Gird Up Your Loins “Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 1:13 (KJV)...
Love Is Like A Bicycle “Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no...
Tear up Your CV “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is...
Wars And Rumours of Wars “And you will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against...
Eye of the Storm “For you have been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat; for the blast of the terrible ones is as a...
Take Up Your Sword “…the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” Ephesians 6:17 (NIV) In the Apostle Paul’s day Roman soldiers had at least two different kinds of swords. One...
Doing No Good Together? “Their hands are on what is evil, to do it well; the prince and the judge ask for a bribe, and the great man utters the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it...
Getting It Together “And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one...
The Importance of Being Earnest “If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.” Jeremiah 29:13 (NLT) When I was in the Sixth Form back in school, I had a friend that was into amateur...
From Mud to Beauty “But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand.” Isaiah 64:8 (NKJV) I bought a large ceramic vase for my...
A Winning Ticket “And I am sure that God who began the good work within you will keep right on helping you grow in his grace until his task within you is finally finished on that day when Jesus...
Christ Pantocrator “Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? … He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should...
Kings Cross Station “…and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility.” Ephesians 2:16 (NIV) Kings Cross Station in London has...
A Ministerial Conference “From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church.” Acts 20:17 (NIVUK) Re-grouping in order to consolidate relationships and teaching was important to the...
God Loves You! “Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love.” Ephesians 1:4 (NKJV) You and I were chosen by God...
Men and Women “So God created human beings in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:26 (NLT) From this verse we can see the equality of...
God’s Forgettory “I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on towards the goal for the...
Bucket List “Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures…” Psalm 90:10 (NIV) Have you ever heard of the term ‘Bucket list’? It refers to a list of things you...
Make a Joyful Noise! “Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; make music to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing, with trumpets and...
Father’s Love For His Children “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been...
Seven, But Not Counting… “If Cain’s revenge is sevenfold, then Lamech’s is seventy-sevenfold.” Genesis 4:24 (ESVUK) Does our spirit of vengeance or our spirit of forgiveness know...
Rubik’s Cube “Then He said to His disciples, ‘Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on. Life is more than food and the...
Don’t You Know Who I Am? “Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” Colossians 3:13 (NIV) Forgiveness was...
Hand Over Your Burdens! “Jumping up, he stood and began to walk, and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.” Acts 3:8 (NRSV) Throughout our lives we take many, many...
The Power Of Praise “But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of...
Yesterday, Today, Forever “I the Lord do not change. So you, O descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.” Malachi 3:6 (NIV UK) Have you heard of the smartphone app: Postmates? In the USA It...
Snakes and Ladders “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” Romans 3:23-24 (NIVUK) It...
Prayer as Continuous Contact with God “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (ESVUK)...
The Christian Identity “I pray…that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy...
Living Christianity “You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of joy in Your presence.” Acts 2:28 (NKJV) We have just returned from our Church sponsored annual Summer Camp...
The Ever-Present God “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5 (ESV) It is obvious from the story of the Prodigal Son that the father was confident his impetuous son would return....
Lies, Lies And More Lies—Why? “You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there...
We are God’s Garden “As God’s fellow workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain. For he says, ‘In the time of my favour I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped...
Clutter “Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.” Ephesians 4:31 (NIV) It creeps up on us, a little at a time, almost unnoticeably, until...
Opening Ceremonies “Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, ‘Hallelujah! For the Lord...
The Attitude We Like Most is Gratitude! “Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done.” Psalm 105:1 (NLT) I’m sure you’ll agree that “Thank...
Time and Chance “‘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) In these...
Champion of the World “…keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.” Hebrews 12:2 (NLT) Recently I went to see the rock band Queen (plus Adam Lambert) live at...
Never Give Up “But he who endures to the end shall be saved.” Matthew 24:13 (NKJV) We who are followers of Jesus Christ are in a race and we all need to be determined that we are going to finish...
Gathering in the Lord’s Name “We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eye-witnesses of his majesty…...
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