Day three of our suggested reading plan for July is Romans 1:24-32. Throughout the month we are encouraging our members and contacts to read the book of Romans together. You can do this at your own...
Beginning of the End? “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” Matthew 24:3 (ESV) Given the state of the world – the growing war...
I can’t wait until the world changes… When was the last time you really sat and thought about ‘change’? Do you want the world to change? Do you want a political, religious, or social ideology...
Correct priorities … “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!” John 2:16 (NIV) At first glance, Jesus’ cleansing of the temple seems out of character for the Son...
Abba, Father For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” Romans 8:15 (NKJV) …God sent forth His...
The string of pearls ‘Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.’ Matthew...
Jesus, our refuge! Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 (NLT) St. Paul’s Chapel is one of the oldest and most...
Favored Greetings, Highly Favored One Mary’s initial response to Gabriel wasn’t any different than any of us would have responded. Luke tells us she was greatly troubled at the greeting. Another...
Waiting on God I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry. Psalm 40:1 (ESV) Recently, one morning, I telephoned my doctor’s surgery to make an appointment. As usual the line...
Saving the best till last …“Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.” John 2:10...
Appearances But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Saviour appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy Titus 3:4-5 ESV UK...
Our Hearts Revealed Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so...
What a Beautiful Name On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived. Luke 2:21 NIV “Ha ha, what is his...
God’s Love Made Visible He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation Colossians 1:15 ESV I heard a phrase once but I’m not sure where it came from. It was something like,...
Running the Race in 2022 Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross,...
Following the Lamb It is these who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These have been redeemed from mankind as firstfruits for God and the Lamb Revelation 14:4 ESV Part of the lyrics of one of my...
Your Move All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation 2 Corinthians 5:18 ESV “It’s your move.” One of the things I love about...
Choosing to Forgive Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends. Proverbs 17:9 NIV This morning I woke to the sound of my youngest daughter crying. She...
Messy Families This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham. Matthew 1:1 NIV Christmas time is about love, family and children… so why is it so stressful? Why...
A Faithful Witness “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord’” Matthew 3:3 ESV Had he lived at the time of Herod the Great, one could imagine that Desmond...
A New Life All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. John 1:3-4 ESV I can remember the feelings I had...
I’m Coming Home “…hope does not disappoint.” Romans 5:5 (NKJV) Being an England football supporter is a painful business. So often the England team only ‘flatters to deceive’. In the...
Leaping Walls “Lord, you are my lamp; the Lord illuminates my darkness. With You I can attack a barricade, and with my God I can leap over a wall. God—His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is...
The Postcard “For you, Lord, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.” Psalm 116:8 (NIV) It had been eighteen months since the death of my husband as I wrote...
GROWTH 6-Hope “Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath, that by two immutable things, in which it is...
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