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Editor's choice of Bible teaching

We invite you to use our free, mobile-friendly daily and weekly Bible teaching devotions written in worldwide easy English. These Manna devotionals are prepared daily (Mon to Sat) at 06:00 hours, then uploaded at approximately 07:30 hours GMT.

It was the last wish of Fred Morris, Manna Publications author, to his editorial team that, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, "Old Testament teachings should be viewed in the light of their New Testament fulfilment and that New Testament teachings should be viewed in the context of God's purposes and promises expressed in the Old Testament and then applied to today". These daily devotionals are useful for Bible teaching topics and sermon ideas from random places in the Old and New Tetaments. They will help build up a broader picture of God's word at the time it was written and for today.

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5th August 2025

Ecclesiastes 11:4-9; 12:13-14.

“Anyone who keeps on watching the wind will not plant seeds… You do not know the path the wind takes. Nor can you understand how God works. He made everything. Therefore, in the morning plant your seeds and keep your hands busy until evening. You do not know what will succeed… No matter how many years anyone might live, enjoy all of them. But do not forget the dark days. There will be many things without any understanding. So young people, be happy while you are still young. Let your hearts be joyful while you are able. Do what your heart tells you to do… and know that God will judge you for everything you do.” The writer concludes, “Have respect for God and obey His commandments… God will judge everything people do, whether it is good or bad.”

Romans 15:11-18.

Paul, a devout Jew, says, “All you Gentiles, praise the Lord.” (Psalm 117:1) …May the God who gives hope fill you with great joy and peace as you trust in Him. May the power of the Holy Spirit fill you with hope. Brothers and sisters… you are filled with knowledge and able to teach one another… The grace of God has allowed me to serve Christ Jesus among the Gentiles. I have the duty of a priest to preach God’s Good News. Then the Gentiles will become an offering that pleases God through the Holy Spirit… I will speak about what Christ has done through me and nothing else. He has been leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done.”

We praise You God for the faith of the Old Testament writer, despite the “many things without any understanding”. We praise You God for the calling of Paul to “speak about what Christ has done and nothing else”. Grant us all the same divine knowledge to speak of Your provision through Christ our Saviour. Encourage us to “plant seeds… not knowing what will succeed”. Amen.

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Weekend Manna for Saturdays and Sundays

What Fred said in his Bible teaching

These are extracts from Manna Publications Bible teaching commentaries by the late Fred Morris (fondly referred to as dead Fred's scrolls) based on the easy English NIrV Bible.

Weekend of 2nd/3rd August 2025

Hebrews Chapter 1: Old and New Testament beliefs about Jesus

In the very first words of Hebrews, the writer points us to the Lord God Almighty of Jews and Gentiles who is Father of our Lord and Saviour Jesus the Christ or Messiah. In the past, God used His Old Testament prophets to bring His message of salvation to people and nations (1:1). “But in these last days, God has spoken to us through His Son” (1:2).

The writer of Hebrews then shares some important things about Jesus that we believe today:

• Jesus was with God His Father before the world began. The Lord God Almighty created everything through Him (1:2).
• Jesus is exactly like God. He shares the wonderful bright light of the glory of His Father. He has the power to control the Universe (1:3).
• Jesus came down to Earth in the way God planned, to be born as a human being without sin and to save us from sin. He now sits at the right hand of His Father (1:3).
• Jesus is greater than the angels of God (1:4).

The writer of Hebrews then quotes from the book of Psalms (1:5-13). The Psalms were written many hundreds of years before Jesus was born on Earth as a baby boy. They prophesied about Jesus. What they said came true.

• Jesus is the Messiah and Saviour. He was promised by God through the Old Testament writers (Psalm 2:7).
• Jesus is the first and only Son of God. Jesus is over all things. The angels worship and serve Him (Psalm 104:4).
• God Himself says that Jesus is God. The throne of Jesus will last for ever and ever. His kingdom will be ruled by what is right (righteousness). He loves what is right and hates evil (Psalm 45:6-7).
• Jesus created the Universe, through His Father God and the Holy Spirit. “The heavens are the work of Your hands. They will pass away (perish). But You remain the same for ever… Your years will never end” (Psalm 102:25-27).v
• Jesus sits at the right-hand side of His Father. God will put the enemies of Jesus under the control of Jesus (Psalm 110:1).

Extracted from “HEBREWS” Bible teaching commentary by Fred Morris, © 2005, 2016, 2025. [view here]

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Our Prayers of praise to God

Father God and Creator in Heaven, we thank and praise You for Your love and mercy in forgiving and saving us through the sacrifice of Your Son and Saviour, Jesus the Christ and Messiah. Thank You for His promised Holy Spirit at work in the lives of those who repent and believe and among fellowships of true believers. Keep us faithful as Bible-believing witnesses of Your purpose in Christ to establish Your Kingdom on Earth as in Heaven. Forgive our disobedience, fears and doubts. Provide our daily needs while awaiting His return, and bring help and forgiveness to others through Christ's resurrection power and His compassion at work in our lives. Grant us perseverance during famines, plagues, storms and persecution as we study and teach and distribute Your Bible teachings.

Thank You for the amazing worldwide growth of the Church over the past two thousand years and for the part that Manna Publications has played in this 21st Century. Accept our praise for the funding, printing and distribution of Manna Bible teaching commentaries written by the late Fred Morris currently in Armenia, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and worldwide through this website. Amen.

Also read the daily prayers for blessing God's suffering people who are persecuted for their faith or traumatised by easrthquakes, climate change, plagues, terrorists or wars. These prayers are provided by Barnabas Aid for the worldwide, suffering church.

View The Jesus Book New Testament in worldwide easy English: PDF version published by Soon Publications, England, in 1969 and 1998 and republished in 2023 by Manna Publications (UK) in memory of George Verwer (Operation Mobilisation).