6th December 2013
A Time To Listen “Listen to what I am saying; that is all the comfort I ask from you.” Job 21:2 (GNB) Have you ever wanted someone to listen to you? Instead, what happens is that others talk...
5th December 2013
The Gift of Hope “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) As...
4th December 2013
Illuminations “Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.’” John 8:12 (NKJV) Rare and...
3rd December 2013
Let Your Life Speak “…let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 (NIV) There are a few people from my youth...
2nd December 2013
The First Goel “After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:” Leviticus 25:48 (KJV) Yes, you did read correctly: “The First Goel”—Goel being the...
1st December 2013
Faith on Prescription “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” 3 John 2 (NKJV (emphasis added) UK) Some atheists claim that belief in...
30th November 2013
It’s A Date! “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” Mathew 24:36 (NIV) It is November, and I have this year’s diary and one...
29th November 2013
Keep On Praying “Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God...
28th November 2013
Thank You “…always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 5:20 (NIV) Having gone through the supermarket check out, loaded my...
27th November 2013
Breath of Life Fourth of a Series “For you created my inmost being, you knit me together in my mother’s womb.” Psalm 139:13 (NIV) When my wife was admitted to hospital in late September...
26th November 2013
Influence “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.” 1 Corinthians 11:1 (NIV) A realisation comes to me which I find profoundly exciting. That is the amount of influence I have...
25th November 2013
The—“To Be Excused List!” “Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all about you. Before you saw the light of day, I had holy plans for you: A prophet to the nations—that’s what I had in...
24th November 2013
“Would Have Been Enough” “God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!” Ephesians 3:20 (The Message) In the USA...
23rd November 2013
Who Dares Wins “Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer.”...
22nd November 2013
Amaze The Crowds “There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28 (NIV UK) There has been...
21st November 2013
Who Flew the Hot Air Balloon? “Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one...
20th November 2013
God Gives Grace in His Time Third of a Series “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”...
19th November 2013
Simple Blessings Are Awesome “If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”...
18th November 2013
Science and Theology: Different Perspectives “The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand...
17th November 2013
The Bride “Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.” Revelation 19:7 (NIV UK) I recently officiated at the...
16th November 2013
For God So Loved The World “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 (NKJV) Isn’t this...
14th November 2013
Duty of Care “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” John13:34 (NIV) There I was lying on the floor, my left ankle throbbing with pain. I...
13th November 2013
Surprised by God Second of a Series “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6 (NIV) ...
12th November 2013
The Best Thing “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day...
11th November 2013
Science and Theology: Different Keys “But God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.” 1 Corinthians 2:10 (NIV) Galileo Galilei once...
10th November 2013
Remembrance Sunday “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29 (NKJV) At eleven o’clock a field gun is fired on Horse Guards Parade to mark the beginning of the two...
9th November 2013
Walking in the Footsteps of Giants “Now faith is a well grounded assurance of that for which we hope and a conviction of the reality of things which we do not see. For by it the saints of old won...
8th November 2013
Included In God’s Vision “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel.” Ezekiel 37:11 (NIV UK) “At some points in the trench, bones pierced through their shallow burial, and...
6th November 2013
The Gift of a Child First of a Series “Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised. Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in...
5th November 2013
Tell God What You Need “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done.” Philippians 4:6 (NLT) “Would you be able...
4th November 2013
Science and Theology: Basic Concepts “By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.” Hebrews 11:3 (NIV) In...
3rd November 2013
Does God Hear Our Prayers? “When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.” Jonah 2:7 (NIV UK) I imagine everyone who has ever said a...
2nd November 2013
Universal Salvation, or Universal Grace? “…that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9...
1st November 2013
Jesus Protects Us From Evil “But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one” 2 Thessalonians 3:3 (NIV UK) The third biggest commercial weekend in the UK,...
31st October 2013
Write it on Your Hand! “See, I have written your name on my hand.” Isaiah 49:16 (NCV) I don’t know about you but quite often I see individuals who have written phone numbers, coffee orders,...
30th October 2013
The Elder Son: the Mind of the Father “Now his elder son was in the field; and as he came and drew near the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants and asked what this...
29th October 2013
153 “…the net…was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn.” John 21:11 (NIV) It’s always puzzled me – Who counted the fish? It seems such a strange thing...
27th October 2013
The Master Potter “So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.…”...
26th October 2013
Advice for the Despondent… Think of What Might Be “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “If you had been here, my brother would not have died.” John 11:21 (NIV) John chapter 11 tells us the story...
25th October 2013
God Who Sends “As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world ” John 17:18 (NIV UK) God is in the business of sending. He sent his Word through whom the universe came into being....