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,...
I give you peace, the kind of peace that only I can give. It isn’t like the peace that this world can give. So don’t be worried and afraid. John 14:27 (CEV) Comment Learning to relax with God’s peace takes time and practice. The world and our lives today move at such a pace, that we often only snatch at...
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 Comment As I was considering this eprayer our dog came and put her head on my lap and looked at me and wagged her tail…. aaah. Pepper (the dog) with her trust and devotion often reminds me of...
Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be frightened.” But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. 1 Peter 3:13-15a Comment I don’t like horror films but I know they are popular. One...
But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Mark 10.32 Comment “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.” – Steve Jobs Do you have a sense of what’s important? Steve...
