Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” NIV Jesus said to him, I am the Way and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except by (through) Me. AMP Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, […]
Before all time
IN THE beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself. John 1:1 AMP In the beginning.—The reference to the opening words of the Old Testament is obvious, and is the more striking when we remember that a Jew would constantly speak of and […]
For God
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 NIV The last verse has spoken of “every one who believeth.” The thought went beyond the limits that Rabbis set to the kingdom of God. Its only […]
The World’s Light
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
God loves you
How much does God love you? He stretched wide his arms and said…. This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. John 3 […]
God Knows Me
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. John 10 v 27 “What matters is not that I know God, but that he knows me. I’m engraved on the palm of his hands. I’m never out of his mind. There’s not a moment when his eye is off me, or […]
A Prayer during early Lent
Loving and Merciful God.It is Winter;Let not the coldness enter my heartAnd chill my neighbourliness.Let not the short days Shorten my temper with all those whom I love.Let not the darknessDim my spirits and close my eyes to your goodness.Grant me the grace to see the signs of SpringThat I may grow in hope.Teach me to […]
Christmas
Have you ever looked at a painting and tried to work out what the picture is all about? Sometimes it is very difficult to tell what the artist has painted if we stand too close to the picture because all we see are different coloured blobs of paint. if however we stand back a little […]