Jun2017
Day for night
But we belong to the day, and we should be sober. We must wear faith and love as a breastplate, and our hope of salvation as a helmet. God did not choose us to suffer his anger, but to possess salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us in order that we might… Read more
Jun2017
Focused
After saying this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy at seeing the Lord. Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so I send you.’ Then he breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive people’s sins,… Read more
Jun2017
Happy attack
May the glory of the LORD last for ever! May the LORD be happy with what he has made! He looks at the earth, and it trembles; he touches the mountains, and they pour out smoke. I will sing to the LORD all my life; as long as I live I will sing praises to… Read more
Jun2017
Funeral flowers
Our friends, we want you to know the truth about those who have died, so that you will not be sad, as are those who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will take back with Jesus those who have died believing in him. (verses… Read more
Jun2017
The good life
Finally, our friends, you learnt from us how you should live in order to please God. This is, of course, the way you have been living. And now we beg and urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to do even more. For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority… Read more
May2017
Strength and love
May our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus prepare the way for us to come to you! May the Lord make your love for one another and for all people grow more and more and become as great as our love for you. In this way he will strengthen you, and you will… Read more
May2017
Not just words
And there is another reason why we always give thanks to God. When we brought you God’s message, you heard it and accepted it, not as a message from human beings but as God’s message, which indeed it is. For God is at work in you who believe. (verse 13) Read 1 Thessalonians 2:13-20 I… Read more
May2017
Good signs
Because of our love for you we were ready to share with you not only the Good News from God but even our own lives. You were so dear to us! Surely you remember, our friends, how we worked and toiled! We worked day and night so that we would not be any trouble to… Read more
May2017
The heirloom
‘I have made you known to those you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me. They have obeyed your word, and now they know that everything you gave me comes from you. I gave them the message that you gave me, and they received it; they… Read more
May2017
From the sacred temple
God, who lives in his sacred Temple, cares for orphans and protects widows. He gives the lonely a home to live in and leads prisoners out into happy freedom, but rebels will have to live in a desolate land. (verses 5,6) Read Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 ‘As long as I’m OK, the rest of the world… Read more
