Dec2017
Go in reverse, God!
Preserve and protect the people you have chosen, the nation you made so strong. We will never turn away from you again; keep us alive, and we will praise you. Bring us back, Lord God Almighty. Show us your mercy, and we will be saved. (verses 17-19) Read Psalm 80:1-7,17-19 In today’s world prayer can… Read more
Dec2017
To burn or bask
The Lord Almighty says, ‘The day is coming when all proud and evil people will burn like straw. On that day they will burn up, and there will be nothing left of them. But for you who obey me, my saving power will rise on you like the sun and bring healing like the sun’s… Read more
Nov2017
What a God!
There is no other God like you, O Lord; you forgive the sins of your people who have survived. You do not stay angry for ever, but you take pleasure in showing us your constant love. You will be merciful to us once again. You will trample our sins underfoot and send them to the… Read more
Nov2017
Hating sin but not the sinner
But you, my friends, keep on building yourselves up on your most sacred faith. Pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, and keep yourselves in the love of God, as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy to give you eternal life. Show mercy towards those who have doubts; save others… Read more
Nov2017
Hold firmly to the teaching
My dear friends, I was doing my best to write to you about the salvation we share in common, when I felt the need to write at once to encourage you to fight on for the faith which once and for all God has given to his people. For some godless people have slipped in… Read more
Nov2017
Reaching out
My dear friend, you are so faithful in the work you do for other Christians, even when they are strangers. They have spoken to the church here about your love. Please help them to continue their journey in a way that will please God. For they set out on their journey in the service of… Read more
Nov2017
A touching place
‘Then the King will say to the people on his right, “Come, you that are blessed by my Father! Come and possess the kingdom which has been prepared for you ever since the creation of the world. I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me a drink; I was a stranger… Read more
Nov2017
What is worship?
Come, let us bow down and worship him; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker! He is our God; we are the people he cares for, the flock for which he provides. (verses 6,7) Read Psalm 95:1-7a This psalm describes the moods of worship. There is singing, praising and thanking. There is telling what… Read more
Nov2017
A kick in the back side
Last of all, Jesus appeared to the eleven disciples as they were eating. He scolded them, because they did not have faith and because they were too stubborn to believe those who had seen him alive. He said to them, ‘Go throughout the whole world and preach the gospel to all people. Whoever believes and… Read more
Nov2017
Where is Jesus?
So they entered the tomb, where they saw a young man sitting on the right, wearing a white robe – and they were alarmed. ‘Don’t be alarmed,’ he said. ‘I know you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is not here – he has been raised! Look here is the place… Read more
