The better we know the Lord, the more we will love him, and the more we love him, the more we will worship and obey him. As a result, we will become more like him and experience what the apostle Peter called growing "in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ"... Continue Reading →
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Jesus and the heart of the matter – The disabled woman
LUKE 13:10-17 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, there was a woman who had a disabling spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from... Continue Reading →
Spiritual food for thought – Following Jesus is not accidental
To follow Jesus faithfully entails a consistent development of our deepest loves, to train ourselves to adopt an unswerving loyalty to Kingdom values and to delight in all that God approves - D.A Carson Lord God, we thank you that you have brought us into your kingdom and that Jesus calls us to follow him.... Continue Reading →
The practice of private holiness – Who are you when no one is watching?
2020 will be a year that many people will remember for a long time. The pandemic hit hard and we will feel the impact for years to come, but it wasn't the only thing that shocked us. Unfortunately 2 other events in the last 12 months also rocked the boat a bit. The firing of... Continue Reading →
Be a patient prayer
To you who have just started praying about something important in your life, and your wondering whether it's worth it, and how long will it be before you have an answer. To you who are in the middle of a season of prayer, you have been waiting for an answer for awhile and haven't stopped... Continue Reading →
As the dust settles on 2020
I am very thankful for 2020 and the lessons it has presented. Being forced to slow down and having the opportunity to rethink some life and faith stuff. While the pandemic was a pretty crazy experience, I have no doubt that God used, and will continue to use, different parts of the last year to... Continue Reading →
Just a little big reminder that…
You have been rescued from the domain of darkness, and transferred to the Kingdom of his beloved son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins - Colossians 1:13-14 Rescued from deathTransferred from darkness to God's kingdomYou have been redeemedYour sins have been forgiven Which Biblical truth out of the 4 mentioned has had... Continue Reading →
The need to dethrone ourselves when in prayer.
How much control do you like to have when you come to God in prayer? We often talk about how much we trust or don't trust God in our daily lives, we sing songs about trusting God at Church and there are plenty of books about what it means to put our trust in God... Continue Reading →
Prayer, what would Jesus do?
But Jesus would often slip away to the wilderness and pray - Luke 5:16After he had sent the crowds away, he went up on the mountainside by himself to pray, and when it was evening he was there alone - Matthew 14:23In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the... Continue Reading →
Without it, we would waste away
https://youtu.be/rMAxed2cOdk Lord, the feelings are not the same, I guess I'm older, I guess I've changed. And how I wish it had been explained, that as your growing you must remember, that nothing last's, except the Grace of God, by which I stand, In Jesus. I know that I would surely fall away, except for... Continue Reading →