4-minute devotions

Bite-size devotions for a better future

Welcome to 4-minute devotions, my very own passion project designed to create thought-provoking Christian content for those wanting to be challenged and encouraged. Thanks for visiting - Terry

To find out more about my latest book, 'Looking Back to Move Forward: embracing setbacks for greater fruitfulness', please go to www.kharispublishing.com

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pastor.terry

Sep 18, 2021
3 min

Saints

Dear friends - This is the last time I will post a 4-min devotion on this site. I now have a brand new shiny website which you can find...

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pastor.terry

Aug 30, 2021
3 min

Money, Sex and Power

I reckon these are the three main distractions our enemy, the devil uses to try to knock us off course. What do you think? Jesus talked...

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pastor.terry

Aug 3, 2021
2 min

The One who Sustains

“Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.” (Ps 54: 4) When the Lord gave instructions for the Israelites to collect...

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pastor.terry

Jul 12, 2021
2 min

Peace in the neighbourhood

“Be at peace with each other”, said Jesus to His disciples in Mark 9: 50. He knew that harmony in the ranks was not a given. Even when He...

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pastor.terry

Jul 5, 2021
3 min

When stuff happens

Genesis chapter 11 tells the curious story of the Tower of Babel. In a nutshell, God divided people using language. Thousands of years...

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pastor.terry

Jun 21, 2021
2 min

Clothed with the Lamb

I was watching a TV documentary recently about a couple of shepherds living in the Yorkshire Dales in the UK. The man and wife (and nine...

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pastor.terry

Jun 7, 2021
2 min

Silence

Silence Sometimes we just need to stop talking. Job has done a lot of complaining, “Though I cry, ‘Violence!’ I get no response; though I...

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pastor.terry

May 31, 2021
3 min

Agreement in Prayer

Our sun is one giant nuclear fusion reactor. Nuclear fusion occurs when two or more atomic nuclei combine to form bigger nuclei with the...

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pastor.terry

May 24, 2021
3 min

On Eagles Wings

“Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will...

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pastor.terry

May 10, 2021
3 min

A People Belonging to Him

Why did Jesus die on the cross for us? “To save us from our sins”, some will answer. Christ is, indeed, our Saviour. As Paul writes to...

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pastor.terry

Apr 26, 2021
3 min

Bird in a Cage

King Hezekiah was the 13th King of Judah. Within just a few years of Hezekiah’s reign, the Northern Kingdom (Israel) was completely...

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pastor.terry

Apr 12, 2021
3 min

Wrestling in Prayer

When Paul wrote his letter to the Colossians, it was to a people he had never met. Epaphras, mentioned in the letter, originally planted...

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pastor.terry

Mar 22, 2021
3 min

Treasures

‘Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up...

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pastor.terry

Mar 9, 2021
2 min

A Philippian Prayer

Paul keeps no secrets about his prayer life. On several occasions, in his letters, he allows and welcomes us into his prayer room to see...

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pastor.terry

Feb 23, 2021
2 min

Eternal Life

What do you imagine Heaven to be like? I remember from my childhood images drawn of angels peacefully strumming harps and sitting on...

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pastor.terry

Feb 16, 2021
2 min

Gathering and Reaping

In Exodus chapter 16, we come across the famous story about Manna. The grumbling Israelite community accused Moses of starving them to...

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pastor.terry

Feb 9, 2021
2 min

Putting on the Right Clothes

The forecast was clear: it was going to be a sweltering day. No clouds in the sky. Get the sunscreen out. Wear a hat and sunglasses....

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pastor.terry

Feb 2, 2021
2 min

Be Strong and Take Heart

David trusts in his God. He describes him as his rock and fortress (Ps 31: 3). “You are my God”, he declares aloud (v 14), reminding...

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pastor.terry

Jan 19, 2021
3 min

Repentance

The world tells us to keep the past in the past. For example, Tupac Shakur said, ‘Don’t look back unless it is a good view’. If we have...

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pastor.terry

Jan 5, 2021
2 min

Deep calls to deep

In a Psalm that begins with a vivid description of a soul desperate for God (‘As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants...

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