I have been reading all four chapters of Colossians each day for the last few, and yesterday while reading, I realised “I am reading this as Paul writing to 1st century Christians, and picking up points from that perspective! How different would this be if I read it from the point of view that God is […]
He first saw the girl with long raven-black hair walking ahead of him along the shopping strip. She turned, and he saw her face. His heart almost stopped at her beauty. He could not get her face out of his mind, and he kept going to the shops hoping to see her once more. A […]
Many Christians are focused in their church lectionary today on the ascension of Jesus to heaven. I’m sure on the one hand the disciples (and perhaps we) felt Jesus was taken away from us. We need to remind ourselves -
We know where He is.
We know He is coming back one day.
He has not left us […]
Haggai 1:1-11. “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come for the Lord’s house to be built’. THEN the word of the Lord came. What voices do we listen to? Circumstances? Our past experience? Our prejudices? Our other selfish agendas? Fear? What other people might think or what they say? I know I often […]
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13
This is a wonderful blessing Paul was praying for his readers. I am praying this prayer today for those in the home churches in Australia.
I like to […]
This was sent to me today by Andrea McLean, a home church leader in Queensland.
31st December 2006.
“God’s got an army marching through the land,
DELIVERANCE IS THEIR SONG
AND HEALING IN THEIR HAND….
Everlasting joy and gladness in THEIR HEART
and in this army I’ve got a part.”
This army is going to be like a TIDAL WAVE – suddenly […]
“For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.” Hosea 6:6
It can be all too easy for us to lapse into forms of ‘religion’ and forget our calling to be ‘as Jesus’ towards a hurting world. Our ‘upward’ focus on the Lord has to be balanced by the ‘outward’ […]
I would like to share things especially pertaining to home church from my daily prayer and Bible reading times from time to time in this section of the Blog. Today’s is more general.
What I do! I usually sing a hymn to start with (don’t laugh). Because I am involved with home churches […]