These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. John 15:11 Comment It’s the season when the word Joy is bandied about everywhere and for some of us it IS a really joyful season … for others of us not so much. For some of us it’s a...
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Proverbs 16.24 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4.29 Comment Words of affirmation are one of the ‘5 love languages’....
How many ways to say ‘I love you’? Kind words are like honey – sweet to the soul and healthy for the body. Proverbs 16.24 Comment In last week’s ePrayer we talked about different ways of expressing our love. This week we thought we’d look at speaking out our love. Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s love poem is one of the most...
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. In this way, love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgement, because in this world we are like him. 1 John 4:16-17 Comment In a programme about Paris the other evening, the presenter commented on how many...
And in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. Ephesians 6:18 Comment One of the reasons praying together can be a challenge is that we can be motivated by different things. Which is the way that you are most motivated...
So let’s not allow ourselves to get fatigued doing good. At the right time we will harvest a good crop if we don’t give up, or quit. Right now, therefore, every time we get the chance, let us work for the benefit of all, starting with the people closest to us in the community of faith. Galatians 6:9,10 MSG Comment...
If a man has recently married, he must not be sent to war or have any other duty laid on him. For one year he is to be free to stay at home and bring happiness to the wife he has married. Deuteronomy 24 v 5 Comment This verse is SO encouraging – God is saying ‘Stop, take some time...
‘Haven’t you read,’ he replied, ‘that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason aman will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’ So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.’ Matthew...
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27 Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. Psalms 105:4 Comment I don’t know about you but I feel swamped in this busy...
A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. John 13.34 Comment On Monday Tom was at a men’s curry night run by guys from the local church. With the help of video clips and personal stories the two speakers described how love involves action… love is a verb,...
