Posts from 2009 (Page 7)
The Resurrection – its place and blessing (1 Cor 15:12-20)
What is the point of the Christian remembrance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, indeed of the very death and resurrection of Jesus itself?
Is it merely a metaphor to help us understand and face the difficulties and pressures of life? Is it merely that the crucifixion is a metaphor finding…
Sto Pro Veritate
The history of the human race is marked by many famous, and in their times, influential men and women. And no doubt there have been times throughout our lives when we’ve thought ‘I wish I could be more like him or her.
But equally I am pretty sure that none of us would pick Judas Iscariot! Nor do I suspect any of us would choose to be Pontius Pilate – yet Pilate is the…
A Genuine Christian
A genuine Christian should be a walking mystery because he is surely a walking miracle. Through the leading and the power of the Holy Spirit, the Christian is involved in a daily life and habit that cannot be explained. A.W. Tozer
“…whoever confesses Me before men” (Luke 12:8)
We are to “confess” Jesus, which means to acknowledge Him as Lord, and that in life or in death. Yet we do not always do this, do we. Or if we feel we must we often temper what we say. Why? “However, no one spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews” (John 7:13). “Nevertheless even among the rulers…
Woman…son…mother! !” (John 19:25-26)
Evening Service, 15 March 2009 Do you have a Will? Why have you done so? Isn’t it true that when a person writes their ‘Last Will and Testament’ it is primarily because they want to take care of their surviving family, friends and organisations like churches or charities with their money and other assets. And because they want to make sure there is no doubt as to their…
Forgive one another (Eph 4:32)
Morning Service, 15 Mar 2009 Last week we saw that in relationships within the church it is essential that we “Bear with one another” (Eph 4:2) – that is, we are to take account of our diversity, the reality of human frailty, the liberty God has given us within the boundaries of His commandments, as well as the need to validate the authenticity of our understandings. The…
Forgiveness is the oil that keeps the church running smoothly
It is no understatement to say: ‘Forgiveness is the oil that keeps the church running smoothly.’
One of the jokes that keeps doing the rounds of the Internet relates to a lady going to a motor spares shop and asking for a ‘710’ cap. This of course left the salesman bemused and confused until she…
“Today … with Me in Paradise” (Luke 23:43)
Evening Service, 08 Mar 2009 What’s next? We’ve all thought about that question at some time. Maybe in reading a novel with its twists and turns of action or unfolding mysteries, and you think what will the author put them through next. Many have been the times when we have completed a task, and…
Bear with One Another (Eph 4:2)
Janice lost the chance to get a great job when her husband Marvin failed to mail the application which she had so carefully prepared. When Marvin discovered the letter under some papers on his desk, the deadline was past. He was devastated by his carelessness. He tried to apologise but it was too late. Janice was furious. When Janice accused her husband of not wanting…
About Regeneration
Regeneration makes man’s heart a battlefield, where ‘the flesh’ (the old man) tirelessly disputes the supremacy of ‘the spirit’ (the new man). JI Packer