Hebrews 12: 1‘Therefore seeing then that we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,. .’ (NIV)During the last four years of the reign of Bloody Mary in
Read MorePsalm 90: 12‘Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom. . .”Time spent cannot be gotten back. I heard someone say once that while some people spend time, others invest time. Both are very different. An investment promises a yield, an ideally better reward than what was invested. An
Read More2 Samuel Chapter 15- Chapter 18Absalom was incredibly handsome, all who saw him always agreed. Asides his good looks, he took particular pride in his long, thick and beautiful hair.We are told that he had to cut his hair at least once a year else it would get too long and heavy for comfort. He
Read MoreEphesians 2: 11-22‘So then, you Gentiles are not foreigners or strangers any longer; you are now fellow-citizens with God’s people and members of the family of God’. (V.19, Good News Bible)I remember the wonderful Bible stories we were told while growing up. It was always some account of God doing the extra ordinary just to
Read MoreHappy New Year. Today’s post is an excerpt from the New Year sermon delivered by Pastor Cameron Arensen of the Evangelical Community Church based on Jesus’ sermon on the mount (Mathew chapters 5 through 7). Here it is:Jesus’ words in this sermon are intended to bring us to the cross for salvation and thus to
Read More1 Thessalonians 5:17‘and never stop praying.’ (Contemporary English Version)Prayer changes things. Prayer releases God’s power to work in the situations we pray for.I’ll be the first to admit that sometimes I wonder about prayer. Sometimes it feels like such a simple thing to do, so unimportant in the face of huge challenges; especially when the
Read More1John 1:9 ‘If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.’(NIV) This is one of those scriptures we quote off so very easily. But let’s take time today to really read it again. According to Wikipedia, a confession is a statement
Read MoreLuke 18: 9-14’To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:’ (Verse 9, NIV)Here’s the story of the two guys who prayed. There was the Pharisee who came to tell God all that he did and how faithful he was. He wasn’t lying. Fasting is a spiritual
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