9 Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil, cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another with mutual love, showing eagerness in honouring one another. 11 Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer. 13 Contribute […]
The Kind of Prayer God loves to Answer!
1 Now Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he stopped, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” 2 So he said to them, “When you pray, say:Father, may your name be honoured;may your kingdom come.3 Give us each day our daily bread,4 […]
Matthew
The Book of Matthew: A Beginner’s Guide for Young People What’s It All About? The book of Matthew is like the first chapter in a really exciting storybook about Jesus. It’s one of the four books in the Bible called Gospels, which tell us all about Jesus’ life, his teachings, and the amazing things he […]
Why cannot I follow thee now?
“Peter said unto Him, Lord, why cannot I follow Thee now?” John 13:37 There are times when you cannot understand why you cannot do what you want to do. When God brings the blank space, see that you do not fill it in, but wait. The blank space may come in order to teach you […]
Time for a fresh start
Although I head up the work it can never be about one person. If I leave or die anything built needs to continue and thrive so the ministry needs to be about team. The head of the work will always be Jesus, in which case it is about one man! After that it is about […]
Communion
And why it is good to take it at home Many of us are in churches where communion (or the Lord’s supper) is taken in church and has a load of liturgy surrounding it. It is sad but I think the significance of communion is lost because it has become a bit of a rite. […]
Acts 4 v 12
And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved. Acts 4 v 12 Neither is there salvation in any other — No kind of healing, whether for body or soul, can come through any but him who is called […]
The gifts of Christ
To each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.–Ephesians 4:7 Scripture reading: Ephesians 4:1-16 The apostle Paul spoke about the grace and the gifts of Christ–not the gifts of the Holy Spirit, but the gifts of Christ. You are joined to Christ’s body the moment you believe. For instance, […]
The gift of tongues
“Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue, speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understand him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries” (1 Corinthians 14:1, 2). It is necessary that we have a great desire for spiritual […]
Spiritual Power
Bible Reading–Matthew 16. The Pharisees and Sadducees had been tempting Jesus to show them a sign from heaven. He showed them that they could discern the signs that appeared on the face of the sky, and yet could not discern the signs of the times. He would give them no sign to satisfy their unbelieving […]
Resurrection Life
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.—Philippians 2:5 Scripture reading: Romans 6:1-14 Have you been to the place of illumination? Illumination means that your very mind, which was depraved, is now the mind of Christ; the very nature that was bound now has a resurrection touch; your very body has […]
Receive the Holy Spirit
That the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus.—Galatians 3:14 Scripture reading: John 16:7-22 When we have the right attitude, faith becomes remarkably active. But it can never be remarkably active in a dead life. When sin is out, when the body is clean, and when the life is made right, […]