14th November 2015
Slaves To Righteousness “You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.” Romans 6:18 (NIVUK) Being a slave is not something that the average person desires. No one wants...
13th November 2015
Take Time to Read the Bible “What does Scripture say?” Romans 4:3 (NIVUK) Words change meaning from time to time. For example, if someone a few years ago said the English word “kindle”, we...
12th November 2015
Our Identity “I tell you, love your enemies. Help and give without expecting a return. You’ll never—I promise—regret it. Live out this God-created identity the way our Father lives toward us,...
11th November 2015
Think On These Things~ Whatsover Things Are Of Good Report The Sixth in a Series on Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things...
9th November 2015
Calm “And there arose a windstorm, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was now full. And He was in the stern of the boat, asleep on a headrest. And they awakened Him and said to Him,...
8th November 2015
Stand Up And Be Counted “I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land…but I found no one.” Ezekiel 22:30 (NIV) The two World...
7th November 2015
The Throne of Weapons “Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you.” Psalms 89:14 (NIVUK) During Mozambique’s civil war, which lasted...
6th November 2015
If I Should Die, Think Only This “For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Philippians 1:21 (ESV) Rupert Brooke’s stirring poem, The Soldier, will be no doubt much recited and quoted in...
4th November 2015
Think On These Things~ Whatsoever Things Are Lovely The Fifth in a Series on Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just,...
3rd November 2015
Infinite Love “Dear friends , let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love....
1st November 2015
Protect Me From Your Followers “He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives the one who sent me. Anyone … who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will...
31st October 2015
An Amazing Promise “And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.” John 14:13-14 (NIVUK) What...
30th October 2015
Silence in Hell? “And (they) shall be as though they had never been” Obadiah 16 (ESV) Halloween customs often conjure images of hellfire. I recently heard of some people who were praying for...
29th October 2015
A Giant Leap “The sun of righteousness will dawn on those who honour my name, healing radiating from its wings. You will be bursting with energy, like colts frisky and frolicking.” Malachi 4:2...
28th October 2015
Think On These Things~ Whatsoever Things Are Pure The Fourth in a Series on Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just,...
26th October 2015
Forgiveness And Love “…clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you....
25th October 2015
“Tootsie Roll” “…always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.” 2 Timothy 3:7 (NIV UK) In 1896, a sweet shop owner in New York named Leo Hirshfield developed an oblong...
24th October 2015
Which Bible? “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete,...
23rd October 2015
Advancing the Gospel “…what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel.” Philippians 1:12 (ESVUK) It would have been easy for Paul to regard himself as a victim of life. He...
22nd October 2015
Transformed By Truth “Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.” John 17:17 (NKJV) Personally I can say I am transformed by the truth and sanctified by the truth. I no longer believe in the...
21st October 2015
Think On These Things~ Whatsoever Things Are Just The Third in a Series on Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just,...
20th October 2015
Do You Have a Log in Your Eye? “Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but don’t notice the log in your own eye?” Matthew 7:3 (HCSB) It’s a characteristic of the human race to...
19th October 2015
Doubting Justin “Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him, ‘We have seen the Lord.’ So he said to them,...
18th October 2015
Homeless Jesus “Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, ‘Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.’ Jesus replied, ‘Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of...
17th October 2015
Care For The Elderly “Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” Isaiah 46:4...
16th October 2015
Standing up for the Gospel “partakers…in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.” Philippians 1:7 (ESVUK) For Paul, living the gospel was more than an evangelical catchphrase or an...
13th October 2015
Make Mercy A Way Of Life “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23 (NKJV)...
12th October 2015
God’s Masterpiece “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10 (NLT) The Greek word...
11th October 2015
Equally Yoked “Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your...
10th October 2015
Eye, Eye, Sir! “Eye has not seen a God except You, who works for him who waits for Him.” Isaiah 64:4 (LITV) Some things are so much easier said than done, but none-the-less we need to aim for...
9th October 2015
Together in the Gospel “…your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.” Philippians 1:5 (ESVUK) When he wrote to the Philippians Paul stressed the believer’s involvement in...
8th October 2015
Sound Theology “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” Matthew 24:36 (NIV) In a “Peanuts” cartoon, Charles Schultz places...
6th October 2015
The Right Place At The Right Time! “See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.” Isaiah 65:17 (NIVUK) There are many...
3rd October 2015
Dust to Dust … Ashes to Ashes “In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, And to dust you shall return.”...
2nd October 2015
Grace and Repentance “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication.” Zechariah 12:10 (NIVUK) Sometimes we get confused about...
1st October 2015
It’s All in the Detail “How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” Psalm 119:103 (KJV) Reading through the Chronological Bible this year, I am back to the place...
30th September 2015
Long Lost Families “God places the lonely in families.” Psalm 68:6 (NLT) Have you seen any of the popular television series about Long Lost Families? The programmes include highly emotional and...
29th September 2015
Togetherness “How wonderful, how beautiful, when brothers and sisters get along!” Psalm 133:1 (Message Bible) After the recent dry spell we had a night of rain and what a difference it made. It...
26th September 2015
Peace On Earth? “I came to send fire on the earth; and how I wish it were already kindled!…Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern...
24th September 2015
He Knows My Name “Record my lament; list my tears on your scroll [margin: put my tears in your bottle] —are they not in your record.” Psalm 56:8 (NIV UK) The population of the world is about...