‘This is how we’ve come to understand and experience love; Christ gave up his life for us. That’s why we ought to live sacrificially for each other and not just be out for ourselves. If we see each other needing something and have the means of doing something about it, but turn a cold shoulder and do nothing, what happens...
(Jesus said…) “at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man 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 man not separate.” Matthew 19:4-6 Comment Our culture...
Psalm 107 v 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story….. V4-9 Some wandered in desert wastelands finding no way to a place where they could settle They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away… He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things…. Comment Every Christian has been redeemed from the power of...
Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be tender hearted, and keep a humble attitude. Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will...
The LORD is my shepherd; I have all that I need. Psalm 23. Comment My son’s family is moving house. It’s been quite stressful – the mortgage provider nearly pulled out, there were safety issues to deal with as they have young children- arrangements for schools and all sorts of logistical nightmares with packing up and storage – most of...
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am...
A band of scholars arrived in Jerusalem from the East. They asked around, “Where can we find and pay homage to the newborn King of the Jews? We observed a star in the eastern sky that signaled his birth. We’re on pilgrimage to worship him.” … …The star appeared again, the same star they had seen in the eastern skies....
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 Comment Have you seen a new born baby recently? Take a moment to capture the amazing miracle of those perfectly formed hands and feet that...
1 Corinthians 13 – a Christmas Version If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I’m just another decorator. If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned table at mealtime, but do...
Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and becomes united to his wife. They become one flesh. Genesis 2:24 Comment We are currently experiencing what is known as the ‘sandwich generation’ where our children are now adults but still need our support and our parents are growing older and also need our support. Seasons ebb and flow and family ties...
