30th January 2017
Sow Love “Above all, love each other deeply…” 1 Peter 4:8 (NIV) Like the majority of people in the UK, I was saddened and appalled at the shooting and stabbing of the Batley and Spen MP,...
3rd November 2016
A True Love Story… “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” 1 John 4:8 (NIV) It was three months since my husband had died, shopping held no attraction for me but...
1st November 2016
What About Me? “He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” 1 John 4:8 (NKJV) God is love, and His Nature is that of a giver. He gives, He helps, He cares, and He sacrifices. He does...
14th September 2016
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...
27th August 2016
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...
13th May 2016
Loving to the End “Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.” John 13:1 (NIVUK) As John wrote his Gospel account of the life and work of Jesus Christ, he looked back...
24th April 2016
Crazy Love “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to...
17th April 2016
The Good Samaritan “If you really fulfil the royal law according to the Scripture, ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself,’ you do well.” James 2:8 (NKJV) Have you ever heard the story...
7th April 2016
God Numbers The Hairs On Our Heads “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” Matthew 10:30 (NKJV) Both men and women are adorned with the gift of hair on their heads, by God. When well...
6th March 2016
Mother’s Day “In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of...
24th February 2016
That, Madam, Is Out Of My Remit! “So be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Matthew 5:48 (NIV) I can’t remember what the request was at the time; all I remember was feeling...
15th February 2016
Let Your Heart Do The Talking! “When I call, give me answers. God, take my side! Once, in a tight place, you gave me room; Now I’m in trouble again: grace me! hear me! You rabble—how long do...
14th February 2016
Valentine’s Day “…‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the...
13th February 2016
When a Man Loves a Woman “Be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.” Ephesians 5:21 (NASB) I recently attended a wedding where the groom’s eyes were full of love and the bride was...
18th December 2015
Initiating Love “This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” 1 John 4:10 (NIVUK) Does God begin to love us because we seek...
15th December 2015
Why Celebrate Christmas? Part Two “But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. Then the angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for...
5th November 2015
Finding the Father’s Love “My heart beats for you, and my love for you stirs up my pity. I won’t punish you in my anger and I won’t destroy Israel again. I am God and not a human; I am the...
3rd November 2015
Infinite Love “Dear friends , let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love....
18th September 2015
Fasting From Sin, Feasting On Love “…show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.”...
13th September 2015
The Wrath of God “…They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the...
23rd August 2015
Laundry Love “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’” Matthew 25:40 (NIV UK) These days...
11th August 2015
A New Commandment “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.” John 13:34 (NKJV) The most effective way to preach the gospel...
3rd August 2015
The Other Son “But he was angry and would not go in.” Luke 15:28 (NKJV) The parable of the ‘Prodigal Son’ (Luke 15:11-32 NKJV), is the longest story ever told by Jesus and has lessons for...
31st July 2015
Jesus Gets Angry “And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.”...
2nd July 2015
The Desires of Your Heart “Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 (NIV) What does Psalm 37:4 say to you? When you think about it, that’s a...
3rd June 2015
Planted and Built on Love “May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvellous love. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high,...
1st June 2015
Puppy Love “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 (NIV UK) Higher management and I have...
31st May 2015
Jesus Loves You More Than You Will Know “We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, ‘I love God,’ yet hates his brother or sister, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his...
25th May 2015
Activate the Power “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us…” Ephesians 3:20 (NKJV) As believers in Jesus,...
16th May 2015
Don’t Judge, Just Love “We love because he first loved us” 1 John 4:19 (NIV) A Dad was telling me his frustration with his 17 year old son. The boy had no ambition, skipped school, had few...
12th May 2015
Against All Odds “In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” Romans 8:37 (NIV) Many of you may have seen the ‘Invictus’ games in 2014. They involved many...
1st April 2015
Seize The Day “Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the...
15th March 2015
Your Hall of Fame “Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you.” Deuteronomy 32:7 (NIV UK)...
8th March 2015
Emotional Terrorism “Some faced jeers and flogging, while still others were chained and put in prison. They were stoned; they were saw[n] in two; they were put to death by the sword. … the world...
15th February 2015
Valentine’s Day “[Jesus:] A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” John 13:34 (NIV) This week, many around the world will celebrate...
14th February 2015
Love Actually “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees...
5th February 2015
God Our Comforter Fourth part of a Series “Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; burst into song, O mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted...
29th January 2015
God Our Provider Third part of a Series “So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things,...
28th January 2015
God is a Loving and Merciful God “The LORD is loving and merciful, slow to become angry and full of constant love. He is good to everyone and has compassion on all he made.” Psalm 145:8-9 (GNT)...
25th January 2015
Christian Service “A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. All men will know that you are my disciples if you love one another.” John...