For many who acknowledge Jesus, the term ‘Jesus is Lord’ is their ticket to heaven. After all the Bible says, If you declare with your […]
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Can I legitimately participate in an activity or eat something? The question takes me down a line of law. Paul however turns the attention to […]
Crises ask, ‘Do I believe God for his goodness and power?’ Feeling powerless challenges my attitudes both to God and to what I want from […]
When I am in need and I see people having the resources then I am tempted to speak in a way that will ‘help them’ […]
When faith is tested we like immediate vindication. Sometimes faith leads into a lifelong process. Take Noah, he was given a significant challenge – “Build […]
“It’s all about you Jesus …” It is easy to sing the song, but how real is this for us? Jesus presents the issue in […]
We love to measure the fruitfulness of a person’s life by listing a string of achievements. When Paul talks of the fruit of the Spirit […]
Jesus never became chummy with the opinion shapers of his society. Without the Jesus factor their approval, however valued by people, was worthless. And the Father […]
How do we decide who to take seriously? We live in a culture that measures value by size of following. Jesus looked elsewhere. “If I […]
Our culture seems to sap spiritual life from us, we slumber in entertainment, we are ensnared through poor choices. We long for the Lord to […]
Many say, “Where is your God?” Many of God’s people are so distracted by the world’s pleasures that their spiritual lifeblood is being poured out. […]
I have to be pushed beyond my resources before I recognise my need. My soul cries for God but my body interprets the cry as […]
I am tempted by passages of blessing to think God does great things because I am right with him. This can lead to a focus […]
I was awakened each night to pray leaving only a couple of hours sleep. I became sick, losing weeks to poor health. Lord, do not […]
There is a person blocking us in an endeavour we sensed the Lord directing us towards. It had seemed a case of praying and seeing […]