Jesus once again addressed them: “I am the world’s Light. No one who follows me stumbles around in the darkness. I provide plenty of light to live in.” John 8:12 MSG MacLaren’s commentary on this passage puts it this way:‘I am the Light of the world.’ We have in Him a better guide through worse […]
A Huge Crowd
I looked again. I saw a huge crowd, too huge to count. Everyone was there—all nations and tribes, all races and languages. And they were standing , dressed in white robes and waving palm branches, standing before the Throne and the Lamb and heartily singing: Salvation to our God on his Throne! Salvation to the […]
Love
We, though, are going to love—love and be loved. First we were loved, now we love. He loved us first. 1 John 4:19 MSG In a letter to Mrs. Johnson dated Feb. 19, 1954, Lewis says, “Charity means love. It is called Agape in the N.T. to distinguish it from Eros (sexual love), Storge (family affection) and Philia (friendship). So there are 4 kinds of […]
Keep on Building
The Christian faith is a continual walk and building on your faith. Committing your life to Jesus is the first step in your journey with Jesus. It would be easy to say, “I’ve made it”, but you need to keep on growing. Read these verses from 2 Peter: So don’t lose a minute in building […]
Broken Vessels
All these piecesBroken and scatteredIn mercy gatheredMended and wholeEmpty handedBut not forsakenI’ve been set freeI’ve been set free Amazing graceHow sweet the soundThat saved a wretch like meI once was lostBut now I’m foundWas blind but now I see Oh I can see you nowOh I can see the love in Your eyesLaying yourself downRaising […]
Finding Ourselves
For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. Mark 8 v 35 (NIV) Calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s […]
What is our Mission?
Then he turned to the host. “The next time you put on a dinner, don’t just invite your friends and family and rich neighbours, the kind of people who will return the favour. Invite some people who never get invited out, the misfits from the wrong side of the tracks. You’ll be—and experience—a blessing. They […]
Blessed
“You’re blessed when you care. At the moment of being ‘care-full,’ you find yourselves cared for. Matthew 5:7 MSG The merciful.—The thought is the same as that afterwards embodied in the Lord’s Prayer. They who are pitiful towards men their brethren are ipso facto the objects of the divine pity. The negative aspect of the […]
Shine Your Light
Jesus said, “In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.” Matthew 5 v 16 Jenny is an ordinary girl who decided one day that she wanted to shine her light in her school. On Monday morning she went into the playground […]
Risks
To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self. To place your ideas and dreams before the crowd is to risk their love. To love is to […]
God Knows
Omniscience of God – God Knows All Things “What’s the price of a pet canary? Some loose change, right? And God cares what happens to it even more than you do. He pays even greater attention to you, down to the last detail—even numbering the hairs on your head! So don’t be intimidated by all […]
Aches and Groans
Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know […]