Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me." Luke 9:23 With this phrase, Jesus Christ gave a clear picture and challenging description of the christian life. He begins by letting us know that this …
Religion as defined by google is a particular system of faith and worship and the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. The above definition is great and sounds amazing. However it is possible to belief in something but not allow whatever we believe in control us. …
The woman who touched Jesus’s garment to be healed had an imperfect, almost superstitious faith. But it was genuine, and it was directed toward the right Person. Jesus therefore healed her. This is a beautiful picture of the helpless sinner receiving salvation, even though his faith is faltering and limited in knowledge. In 1957 Watson …
Think back to your wedding day. For the man, you probably stood at the front of the church waiting to see your bride for the first time in her wedding dress. And then when she appeared you nearly, or possibly actually did, cry thinking how beautiful she looked. For the bride, she became obsessed with …
At the beginning of this year, the word “fearless” was so strong in my heart. I entered the year not knowing all that was going to unravel. As I look back, I can see how God truly helped me walk through this year fearlessly as He gave me signs to help me know that He …
This is a short post just to share with you something that jumped out to me during yesterday's church service. One of the christmas hymns we sang was 'Oh Holy Night', which happens to be one of my favourite christmas songs. This song is always on repeat in my house during the christmas season. I …
In part one of this bible study, we looked at what spiritual gifts are, who they are given to and what they are to be used for. We also listed all the spiritual gifts and looked at the motivational gifts. I strongly recommend you see part 1 before this. Bible references: 1 Corinthians 12:8-10; 28-30, Romans 12:6-8, Ephesians 4:11. …
The past few days has been exhausting over here. All of my three children are unwell and our nights have been about me waking up every hour to check on their body temperatures and give calpol when needed. My husband and i are walking about like zombies because we are very tired. On top of …
The body of Christ in all her diversity and complexity, to me is still the most beautiful and unique entity on the planet. *I use the word 'entity' very loosely here for lack of a better word. I am willing to amend it if someone provides me with a better word*. I grew up in …
"..... but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits." Daniel 11:32 This scripture has been heavy on my heart and as I mediated on it, I thought it will be good to share some of the nuggets I got from it. I understand this scripture was used in a …
Grace Over Pain 