Good morning, brethren. 1. Do you pray in the morning? Our morning prayer focuses on "Drawing near on Sunday." 2. Do you know that the Gospel transformed? 3. How do you use the power of God? P.1&2. 4. Do you know our worth in Christ? To know more, read the message below: 1. Morning Prayer Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. ⏤ Hebrews 10:22 He who kneels the most, stands the best. ⏤ D.L. Moody Most gracious God, in Your good providence You have allowed us to see the light of another Sunday—draw near to us in mercy. May the Sun of righteousness arise upon us with healing in His wings. May our fellowship this day be with You, the Father, and with Your Son, Jesus Christ. May all unworthy thoughts be suppressed, and may our hearts be filled with holy desires. Be a guest in our home today. Abide with us and sanctify our home life. We ask You to bless all the gatherings of Your people who will worship today in any part of the world. May Your Spirit be with all who preach and teach in the name of Jesus, and with all who love You. May Your word have great power. May lost sinners be convicted and led to repentance. May Christians be strengthened and encouraged. May those who are sorrowful be comforted. May children and young people receive holy and heavenly guidance and be blessed. May this be a day of the power of the Most High, and may its influence be deep and lasting. We ask You, O God, to give us a good Sunday in our own home. Help us to remember the day and keep it in a way that pleases You and brings blessings into our lives. May our love for each other grow as we worship together. May Your love be poured out in our hearts more abundantly. May we stay close to Your heart all day. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. https://www.youdevotion.com/daily-prayer/miller/49/morning #taptapstudio #youdevotion. 2. *DAILY WALK WITH CHRIST* (COCIN DEVOTIONAL) *DATE:* SUNDAY 23RD NOVEMBER, 2025. *SUB-THEME:* PROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL OF THE RESURRECTED CHRIST. *TOPIC:* THE GOSPEL TRANSFORMS. *TEXT:* LUKE 8:26-36. 26. They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee. 27. When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs. 28. When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, don’t torture me!" 29. For Jesus had commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places. 30. Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "Legion," he replied, because many demons had gone into him. 31. And they begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss. 32. A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and He gave them permission. 33. When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned. 34. When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, 35. and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. 36. Those who had seen it told the people how the demon-possessed man had been cured. *TOPIC:* THE GOSPEL TRANSFORMS. *THE MESSAGE:* In the course of proclaiming the gospel, Jesus came across a demon-possessed man who lived in tombs and was often driven into solitary places. The demons recognised Jesus' authority and power over them that they were gripped with fear of being sent to Abyss. So they pleaded with Jesus not to torture them. With authority, Jesus delivered him and the man was transformed. He sat calmly at Jesus' feet, clothed and in his right mind. Are you under satanic influence or weighted down with many problems? The power of Jesus to deliver, heal and restore the afflicted is accessible. Believers must also rely on the power of Jesus as they attend to those in need in the church and society. *REFLECTION:* Those who encounter Jesus never remain the same. *PRAYER:* Lord, thank You for Your transformational power. Amen. *MEMORY VERSE FOR THE MONTH:* 2 TIMOTHY 2:8. "Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel." *TODAY'S BIBLE READING PLAN:* 1 CORINTHIANS 14-16. 3. OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23RD 2025 TOPIC: USING THE POWER OF GOD MEMORISE: “Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.” - (2 Corinthians 13:10) BIBLE READING: LUKE 9:52-56 (KJV) 52 And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. 53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem. 54 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? 55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. 56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village. MESSAGE: Some people who have received a measure of God's power use it wrongly. For example, simply because people fall under the anointing during their ministrations, some ministers of God want to touch people just to show that they are anointed. Some even perform different acrobatics during deliverance sessions. Some of them give demon-possessed people microphones so that people can hear what the demons are saying. All of these are unnecessary and wrong. Ministers of God should simply cast demons out of people to set them free; they shouldn't embarrass the people they are trying to deliver because they want to show that they are anointed. The power of God isn't a tool for punishment but for bringing joy to the hearts of people. When God gives you a measure of His power, it is for you to give life to dead things and bring glory to Him, not for you to show off or seek personal gain or vengeance. It is possible to destroy and kill with the power God has given to you; however, that is not what it is meant for. This is why most mature believers are usually slow to speak and try not to get angry no matter what people do to them. They don't want to ever use the power of God for evil. When God gives you a measure of His power, you are not to go around destroying people you consider to be enemies. Ephesians 6:12 says: For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. A vessel in satan's hands today can become a great vessel in God's hands tomorrow. If God could use Mary Magdalene, who had seven demons in her, He can use anyone who is considered evil. If Stephen had called death upon Saul as he was being executed under Saul's supervision, there would never have been an Apostle Paul. Paul said in today's memory verse that the power of God is for edification, not destruction. In today's Bible reading, James and John wanted to call down fire on the Samaritans because they didn't receive Jesus. However, Jesus told them that He came to save, not to destroy lives. Beloved, God's will is for everyone to be saved (1 Timothy 2:4); He doesn't want anyone to perish (2 Peter 3:9). If He has given you a measure of His power, only use it to fulfil His will, not to destroy. KEY POINT: God's power is for saving people and blessing them, not for showing off or destroying lives. BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: ACTS 27-28 HYMNAL: 31 - YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION 1 Yield not to temptation, for yielding is sin. Each vict'ry will help you some other to win. Fight valiantly onward; dark passions subdue. Look ever to Jesus; He'll carry you through. Refrain: Ask the Savior to help you, comfort, strengthen, and keep you. He is willing to aid you; He will carry you through. 2 Shun evil companions; bad language disdain. God’s name hold in rev'rence, nor take it in vain. Be thoughtful and earnest, kind-hearted and true. Look ever to Jesus; He'll carry you through. [Refrain] 3 To him that o’ercometh God giveth a crown. Through faith we will conquer, though often cast down. He who is our Savior our strength will renew. Look ever to Jesus; He'll carry you through. [Refrain]. 4. Our Worth in Christ https://odb.org.uk/2025/11/23/our-worth-in-christ/. 5.