26th April 2014
Our Union With Christ “Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! For in our union with Christ he has blessed us by giving us every spiritual blessing in the heavenly...
25th April 2014
Facing The Facts With Faith “Without weakening his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead – since he was about a hundred years old.” Romans 4:19 (NIV UK) The other day...
24th April 2014
From Darkness Into Light “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who...
23rd April 2014
The Magnitude of God’s Grace Ninth of a Series “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.” Titus 2:11 (NIV) In the few weeks after our daughter Lydia was so...
22nd April 2014
But I Thought… “They stood still, their faces downcast… ‘About Jesus of Nazareth,’ they replied. ‘He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. The...
21st April 2014
What’s The Story Morning Glory? “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.” Matthew 28:6 (NIV) What’s The Story Morning Glory is more than the title of a song by Oasis; it would be an...
20th April 2014
Easter “When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: ‘Death has been swallowed up in...
19th April 2014
‘But I was Going the Other Way’ “As the soldiers led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind...
18th April 2014
Nailed To The Cross “Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know – Him, being delivered...
17th April 2014
Empty (Almost) “’Don’t be alarmed,’ he said. ‘You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid...
16th April 2014
Uncontrollable Grace Eighth of a Series “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.”...
15th April 2014
Let Freedom Ring! “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.” Galatians 5:1 (NIV) “April 15th 1945, was like any other day—but not for us. We were reborn on that day. Few of us...
13th April 2014
Prince of Peace “Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.” Jude 2 (NIV UK) Have you ever watched a Miss America Pageant? During the show, the host asks each contestant what they hope for....
12th April 2014
I Dreamed A Dream “He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” Romans 8:32 (NIV) The musical Les...
11th April 2014
Hearts Strengthened By Grace “It is good for your hearts to be strengthened by grace.” Hebrews 13:9 (NIV UK) One of the benefits of participating in the bread and the wine of the Lord’s...
10th April 2014
Hard To Be Humble “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart…” Matthew 11:29 (NIV) A song was released many years ago entitled “O lord it’s hard to...
9th April 2014
The Hardest Night Seventh of a Series “‘Do not lay a hand on the boy,’ he said. ‘Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son,...
8th April 2014
Our Perfect Stand-in! “You are in Christ Jesus by God’s act, for God has made him our wisdom; He is our righteousness; in him we are consecrated and set free.” 1Corinthians 1:29-30 (NEB) ...
7th April 2014
What A Saviour! “He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.” Isaiah 53:3(NKJV) The circumstances of Our Lord and Saviour’s birth were controversial to...
6th April 2014
Peanuts and Grace “Let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it.” Hebrews 4:16 (NIV UK) Anyone...
5th April 2014
I Am! “I am he who lives, and was dead; and behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen.” Revelation 1:18 (NKJV) What more assurance do we want from God? We have assurance that He came for us, lived...
4th April 2014
The Fullness Of Bread “He prepared a meal for them, baking bread without yeast.” Genesis 19:3 (NIV UK) In this story about Lot, he has insisted on bringing the two angels into his house,...
3rd April 2014
The Cross “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:18 (NKJV) What does the cross mean for...
2nd April 2014
Trusting God Even on the Brink of Death Sixth of a Series “Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, ‘Abraham!’ ‘Here I am,’ he replied. Then God said, ‘Take your son,...
1st April 2014
But What About You? “Simon Peter answered, ‘You? You are Christ, the Son of the living God!’” Matthew 16:16 (Phillips) It seems like the disciples of Jesus were slow to understand who...
31st March 2014
Fracking The Bible “Jesus wept.” John 11.35 (NKJV) Fracking has been in the news recently. It involves drilling a deep hole into the earth’s surface, then at an incredible depth actually...
30th March 2014
Honouring Mothers “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her...
28th March 2014
Precious “To those who through the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours.” 2 Peter 1:1 (NIV UK) How much value do we put on our faith? ...
27th March 2014
Blameless “Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied, ‘…Should not your piety be your confidence and your blameless ways your hope?’” Job 4:1, 6 (NIV) “I’ve lived a good...
26th March 2014
Kangaroo Care Fifth of a Series “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!” Isaiah 49:15...
25th March 2014
A Cry for Help! “The Israelites groaned under their slavery, and cried out. Out of the slavery their cry for help rose up to God. God heard their groaning and God remembered his covenant…”...
24th March 2014
Your Move “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ...
23rd March 2014
Take a Good Look “But the man who loves God is known by God.” (1 Corinthians 8:3 NIV UK) “But now that you know God—or rather are known by God….” (Galatians 3:9 NIV UK) When Smokey...
21st March 2014
Live And Breathe God “…you filled your lungs with polluted unbelief…” Ephesians 2:2 (MSG) Abba’s lyrics, “There was something in the air that night”, may be more...
20th March 2014
‘X’ Marks The Spot “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21 (NKJV) When I was a boy I was fascinated by Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. Tales...
19th March 2014
What is Grace? “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14...
18th March 2014
Amazing Space “You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of Joy; At Your right hand are pleasures for evermore.” Psalms 16:11 (NKJV) You will know what it’s like—to come...
17th March 2014
The Joy That Vanished “He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.” Job 8:21 (NIV) What was that sound? I was about to enter the supermarket and was distracted...
16th March 2014
I Am a Rock “Now the [one] body is not made up of one part but of many.… If the whole body were [a single] eye, where would the sense of hearing be? … If they were all one part, where would...
15th March 2014
It’s Just A Leaf—But… “For since the beginning of the world the invisible attributes of God, e.g. his eternal power and deity, have been plainly discernable through things which he has made...