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Into the fire…part 2
Richard’s daughter was playing with a few beads, she loved them and her whole soul seemed absorbed in the beads. Richard said so her, “you have some pretty beads there.” “yes daddy”. “you seem very pleased with them”, “yes daddy” “well now, throw them into the fire.” She was shocked, tears welled up in her…
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Into the fire….
On Sunday we were looking at three men who faced almost certain death for refusing to bow down to Nebuchadnezzar’s golden statue (Daniel 3). The pressure to compromise was immense – King Nebuchadnezzar was a mighty king of the mighty Babylonian empire, everyone else was bowing down, they were caught for their failure to bow…
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The end of the world….
Last night we reached the end of the Old Testament in our Bible Overview, we had a brief look at Amos 9 and the wonderful promises that God makes of restoration. We thought about how wonderful heaven will be and asked the question, how can we make ourselves think about heaven more often? Graciously, if…
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Pray for Orlando
The brutal murder of 49 people in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando is a tragedy. We are to weep with those who weep (Romans 12:15). We pray for those suffering the aftermath of this awful attack. We pray for many in the LGBT community who must be facing all sorts of emotions at this distressing…
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What should we think about and how should we feel as we take Holy Communion?
Last night we continued our Bible Overview we reached the Passover meal in Exodus 12 and saw it’s fulfilment in Jesus in Luke 22:7-20. Jesus gave a new meaning to the Passover meal; Jesus is the Lamb of God who took God’s judgment for us. Like with the Passover meal we are to look back…
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“No good thing does he withhold…”
“No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly” (Psalm 84:11) As I read this verse this morning, questions started coming – what about health? Surely health is a good thing, but He seems to withhold that good health to many who are walking ‘uprightly’. What’s the Psalm getting at? Does God really…
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A simple prayer of commitment
And here’s a simple prayer of commitment that could be used to turn to the Lord for the first time, make sure you tell someone if this is something you have prayed for the first time. Heavenly Father, I recognize that I’ve not loved you or my neighbour as I should. I am sorry. Thank-you…
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Return to the Lord
This is the prayer from the Valley of Vision that I suggested may be a good prayer to pray to help us examine ourselves and to return wholeheartedly to the Lord. It has fairly old-fashioned language but it’s worth persevering with, and although it makes us aware of our sin, it also reminds of God’s…
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What is a marriage meeting?!
On Sunday we heard “husbands love your wives” (Colossians 3:19). In Ephesians 5:25 we’re told who that love should be modelled on – the Lord Jesus Christ’s love for his bride – the church – that means a self-sacrificial love to the point of death. It’s a dying to our interests and putting our wife’s…
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Listen up!
Summer is approaching (ever the optimist!), it’s a great time to read, especially if you’re off on holiday, you have a bit more time to read. What will you read? How about listening to a book! It’s even easier and more relaxing and you can listen whether you’re travelling, relaxing, or even driving – think…
Light and Momentary Troubles 