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....
24th October 2013
Breathlessly Beautiful! “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” Colossians 3:12 (NIV) ...
23rd October 2013
The Elder Brother: The Love of Christ “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...
20th October 2013
He Hears Your Voice “Does he who implanted the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see?” Psalm 94:9 (NIV UK) A rancher was having lunch with a friend near Times Square in New York...
18th October 2013
The King’s Government “And the government will be on his shoulders” Isaiah 9:6 (NIV UK) When you visit the area of Westminster in central London, you can’t help but be impressed. History is...
17th October 2013
Seeing and Believing “Then Jesus told him, ‘Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.’” John 20:29 (NIV) Here is a thought...
16th October 2013
Lowliness of Mind “And all of you; serve each other in humility, for ‘God opposes the proud but favours the humble.’” 1 Peter 5:5 (NLT) I’d like to call to mind a couple of stories that...
15th October 2013
Not Our Will, But Thine, O God! “He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, ‘O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but...
14th October 2013
God Loves Us Because He Loves Us “After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. ‘Follow me,’ Jesus said to him, and Levi got up, left...
13th October 2013
Simple Truth “When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, ‘Brothers, what shall we do?’ Peter replied, ‘Repent and be baptised, every one...
12th October 2013
The Whodunit of All Time! “Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the...
11th October 2013
Guards “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7 (NIV UK) Even when the odds are stacked against us, the peace...
10th October 2013
Led By The Spirit “Then Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let every one be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’”...
9th October 2013
Attitude “The centurion replied, ‘Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.’ … Then Jesus said to the centurion, ‘Go!...
8th October 2013
Keep on Walking “But as it is written: ‘Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love him.’” 1 Corinthians 2:9...
7th October 2013
The World’s Worst Prison “Lord if my brother keeps on sinning against me, how many times do I have to forgive him? Seven times?” Matthew 18:21 (Good News Bible) The Spanish name for this...
6th October 2013
Superlative Water “Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.” John7:38 (NIV UK) Bottled water is a multi-billion business....
5th October 2013
You Poor Old Thing, You “…and his heart went out to them” Mark 6:34 (New English Bible) I feel sorry for terribly ugly dogs, one of which really caught my eye. It had a squashed in nose and huge...
4th October 2013
Our Children Sing Our Song “He (Solomon) had seven hundred wives…and three hundred concubines”; “In all he (Rehoboam, Solomon’s son) had eighteen wives and sixty concubines” 1 Kings...
3rd October 2013
Don’t Believe Everything You Think! “Why are you down in the dumps, dear soul? Why are you crying the blues? Fix my eyes on God—soon I’ll be praising again. He puts a smile on my face....
2nd October 2013
Amazing “When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, ‘Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.’” Matthew 8:10 (NIV) Have you...
1st October 2013
I Have Started So I’ll Finish! “…being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:6 (NIV) The quiz...
30th September 2013
A Gift of God “I shall not call you servants any longer, for a servant does not share his master’s confidence. No, I call you friends, now, because I have told you everything that I have heard...
29th September 2013
In Christ “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.” Ephesians 2:13 (NIV UK) If you study the Bible regularly, you can become so...
27th September 2013
Participating in Perfection “For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward Him” 2 Chronicles 16:9...
26th September 2013
Awesome! “When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit...
25th September 2013
Praise and Worship “O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good: for His mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks unto the God of gods: for His mercy endureth for ever. O give thanks to the Lord of...
24th September 2013
From Heaven With Love “All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:” 2 Corinthians 5:18 (NIV) The context of this verse tells...
22nd September 2013
The Fulcrum of History “…The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever.” Revelation 11:15 (NIV UK) I enjoy TV sports, but...