St Barnabas Daily Devotions

Psalm 106:24-48 - Daily Devotion - 4 September 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park Psalm 105 recounted the story of God’s faithfulness to his promise to Abraham, when he rescued Israel from slavery in Egypt. Psalm 106 has also been recounting Israel’s history – but this time, it is remembering Israel’s constant unfaithfulness to God when he was leading them through the wilder...

Psalm 106:1-23 - Daily Devotion - 3 September 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park As you read, keep in mind our two questions: What things in this Psalm can I relate to? Is there anything in the Psalm that makes me think of Jesus? ~~~ 1 Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever. 2 Who can describe the mighty acts of the LORD...

Psalm 105:24-45 - Daily Devotion - 2 September 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park In the first half, the Psalmist reminded Israel of the promise God made to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give the land of Canaan to their descendants, and he recounted the story of how Jacob and his sons ended up living in Egypt. As you read, keep in mind our two questions: What things in this P...

Psalm 105:1-23 - Daily Devotion - 1 September 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park This month, we are returning to our devotions through the book of Psalms. For these devotions, instead of hearing someone else’s reflections, each day I’ll ask you to reflect on the Psalm yourself using two simple questions: What things in the Psalm can I relate to? Is there anything in the Psal...

John 13:36-38 - Daily Devotion - 31 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 36 “Lord, where are You going?” Simon Peter asked. Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow Me now, but you will follow later.” 37 “Lord,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You.” 38 “Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “T...

John 13:31-35 - Daily Devotion - 29 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 31 When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him. 32 If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify the Son in Himself—and will glorify Him at once. 33 Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for...

John 13:21-30 - Daily Devotion - 28 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 21 After Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit and testified, “Truly, truly, I tell you, one of you will betray Me.” 22 The disciples looked at one another, perplexed as to which of them He meant. 23 One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His sid...

John 13:12-20 - Daily Devotion - 27 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 12 When Jesus had washed their feet and put on His outer garments, He reclined with them again and asked, “Do you know what I have done for you? 13 You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am. 14 So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wa...

John 13:1-11 - Daily Devotion - 26 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 1 It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end. 2 The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the...

John 12:44-50 - Daily Devotion - 25 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 44 Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me alone, but in the One who sent Me. 45 And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me. 46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness. 47 As for anyone who...

John 12:37-43 - Daily Devotion - 24 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 37 Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him. 38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” 39 For this reason they were unable to b...

John 12:27-36 - Daily Devotion - 22 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 27 Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour. 28 Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” 29 The crowd standing there...

John 12:20-26 - Daily Devotion - 21 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 20 Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the feast. 21 They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.” 22 Philip relayed this appeal to Andrew, and both of them went and told Jesus. 23 But Jesu...

John 12:12-19 - Daily Devotion - 20 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 12 The next day the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!” 14 Finding a young donkey...

John 12:9-11 - Daily Devotion - 19 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 9 Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, 11 for on account of him many of the Jews were deserting them a...

John 12:1-8 - Daily Devotion - 18 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. 2 So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him. 3 Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made o...

John 11:53-57 - Daily Devotion - 17 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 53 So from that day on they plotted to kill Him. 54 As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples. 55 Now the Jewish Passover was near, and many people w...

John 11:45-52 - Daily Devotion - 15 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 45 Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in Him. 46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47 Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is perf...

John 11:38-44 - Daily Devotion - 14 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 38 Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 39 “Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.” 40 Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you th...

John 11:28-37 - Daily Devotion - 13 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 28 After Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.” 29 And when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to Him. 30 Now Jesus had not yet entered the village, but was still at the place where Mart...

John 11:17-27 - Daily Devotion - 12 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 17 When Jesus arrived, He found that Lazarus had already spent four days in the tomb. 18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away, 19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them in the loss of their brother. 20 So when Martha heard t...

John 11:11-16 - Daily Devotion - 11 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 11 After He had said this, He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.” 12 His disciples replied, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will get better.” 13 They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the deat...

John 11:1-10 - Daily Devotion - 10 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 1 At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.) 3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is s...

John 10:31-42 - Daily Devotion - 8 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 31 At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him. 32 But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?” 33 “We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, decla...

John 10:22-30 - Daily Devotion - 7 August 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park 22 At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade. 24 So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.” 25&nb...