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Daily Bible reading strengthens our relationship with God, nourishes our spirits and equips us to live a fruitful, effective life for Him.

This month we're going on a journey into God's vision for His Church—our identity, calling, authority, love, unity, and mission. Each day you'll find the passage in full on our website alongside something to help you focus and pray so that you can apply the Word to your life. As we read the Word it’s important that we apply what we read and pray it out over our lives. One of the way you can do this is by using the acronym SOAP. To find out more about SOAP watch this video.

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Week 1 – Our Identity as the Body of Christ
Day 1 – Christ is the Head

Focus: Jesus is the Head of the Church, and His body is the fullness of His presence on earth.
Prayer: "Lord, teach me to live under Your headship as I surrender to You today."

Ephesians 1:15-23

15-16Ever since I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and the way you love your fellow saints, those who also belong to Him, I have been continually thankful that you also share in His life. So I keep remembering you when I pray.17I ask that the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ may impart to you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation of who He is and what He has done for you, so that you will come to know Him better.18-19I also pray for your heart to be filled with light, that you will see for yourself, and know in your experience, the hope to which He has called you, the purpose He wants to see fulfilled in your life. What is this hope? That His saints, all those who belong to Him, will enjoy the riches of a glorious inheritance; and that they may also know His power working in them because they believe in Him, a power so great that it cannot be compared with any other power! You have an example of this power, of exactly how mighty it is, in the resurrection of Christ.Jesus reigns over all20Yes, the power that raised Him from the dead and caused Him to be seated in heaven at His Father's right hand is that same power which is within you now.21As a result of this power, Jesus is now reigning far above every other ruler, authority, power and dominion. He is greater than anyone else could ever be, not only in this present age but also in the future age that He will inaugurate.22-23God has placed everything under Jesus' feet. He has appointed Him to have authority over everything for the sake of the church, which is His body on earth. And He intends the fullness of Christ's life to fill everything in every way, first in the church, and then in the new creation.

Father, thank You for making me a member of the Body of Christ. Help me to love Your Church as You love her. Teach me to serve with humility, walk in the authority of Jesus, be led by the Holy Spirit, and lay down my life for my brothers and sisters. Build us together into a dwelling place for Your presence and make us a powerful witness of Your Kingdom until Christ returns. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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