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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.

6th June 2025

Ecclesiastes 5. The writer warns against talking about our own ideas and fantasies to God. “Be careful what you say when you go to God’s house. Go there to listen.” (v.1) “Why should God be angry with what you say? Why should He destroy what you have done? [Know that] dreaming too much and talking too much are meaningless! So have respect for God.” (v.6-7) The writer truly believed that seeking the riches of this world are unimportant since God seeks to “fill our hearts with joy.” (v.20)

Philippians 3:1,8-11. Paul writes, “Be joyful because you belong to the Lord! I write again about important things. If you know them, you will have a safe path to follow… I consider everything to be nothing compared to knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. To know Him is worth much more than anything else. Because of Him I have lost everything. But I now consider all of it was rubbish... I want to be joined to Christ. Being right with God does not come from My obeying the Law. It comes because I believe in Christ. It comes from God through faith. I want to know Christ better and to know the power that raised Him from the dead. I want to join Him in His sufferings. I want to become like Him by sharing in His death.”

Dear God in Heaven, we thank You for Jesus Christ our Saviour who now sits at Your right hand. We believe He listens to the prayers of those for whom He suffered death to save us for eternal life with You. Forgive us for the meaningless ideas and fantasies we have. They will not save us from the dangers or failures of this world. Help us to “have respect for God” and know the importance of “obeying the Law” in the holy scriptures. But, like Paul, help us to know that the fulfilment of Your Law in our lives comes from believing in Christ our Saviour. Amen.

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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 7h/8th June 2025

Romans 5: Death because of Adam but life because of Jesus

Now Paul teaches another foundation of the Christian church. When Adam disobeyed God, sin came into his life. God judged Adam. Because Adam sinned, he deserved punishment. Sin and spiritual death passed on to Adam’s children. Everyone sinned, so death came to all people (5:12).

Paul has shown us that sinful man cannot save himself. Then Paul showed how a sinner could be made right with God because Christ died and rose from death. Now life in Christ replaces death through Adam. Adam brought death when there was life. Christ brought life when there was only death. He fulfilled for us God’s Law given to Moses. Our new life on Earth is both physical and spiritual.

Because we are children of Adam, every child is born with the seed of sin in his life. As we grow up we are tempted to do wrong. If we give in to sin, it takes root, reaching into every part of our lives. Where people do not know God, this root of sin grows quickly. Even when parents pray and teach children about God, the sin is still there. We are all born wanting to go our own way instead of God’s way. Soon we are living as enemies of God.

This is why children who are born to Christian parents cannot be called Christians until they choose to follow Christ for themselves. The decision to receive Christ into their lives cannot be made for them by their parents or relatives. This is one of the reasons why Christianity is different to all other world religions. Each person must choose for themself to follow Christ and be put right with God. If they are born to Christian parents they are not born as Christians. They need to be born again by turning to God through Christ (Ezekiel 18:23, John 3:7).

“Sin was in the world … and death ruled …” (Romans 5:13-14). We need God to make us right with Himself. God in His mercy, prepared a way for us all to be saved. God’s day of salvation came when Jesus died for us on the cross, then rose up again on the third day.

Extracted from “IN CHRIST ALONE” Bible teaching commentary by Fred Morris, © 2008, 2012, 2023. [view here]

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.

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