Replacing Conflict With Unity

Replacing Conflict With Unity

When we are in a state of conflict, the danger is that instead of focussing on Jesus, we instead focus on our need for victory; our need to be right. In Ephesians 4:4-6, Paul reminds us, ‘There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you...
Psalm 23 The Valley of the Shadow of Death

Psalm 23 The Valley of the Shadow of Death

Many notable Bible figures: Moses, Joseph and David, for example, made it to higher ground, but not without first going through the valley of the shadow of death. A shadow itself is harmless – it can’t hurt you, nor can it exist without light defining its shape: • We...
Positive Confession Theology – Some Reflections

Positive Confession Theology – Some Reflections

“The time is coming when people won’t listen to good teaching. Instead, they will look for teachers who will please them by telling them only what they are itching to hear” (2 Timothy 4:3). In this morning’s message, we reflect over some elements of positive...
Making a Good Marriage Better

Making a Good Marriage Better

According to Eric (age 6) “Marriage is when you get to keep your girl and don’t have to give her back to her parents!” Eric is right in that marriage is permanent and a new family unit comes to be with the blessing of God....
Losers Don’t Fail to Win, They Fail to Participate

Losers Don’t Fail to Win, They Fail to Participate

Jesus has finished the race and we – in Him – too, will cross that finish line. So, in a sense, the goal is not to win, but to complete the race that you started. And in and by the grace of God, we will cross that finish line. Join the race … participate!...
Looking Forward to the Second Coming of Jesus

Looking Forward to the Second Coming of Jesus

Yes, we live with uncertainty, but an uncertainty about those things that really do not matter. So approach your days of uncertainty with the certainty that Jesus Christ came, He is amid the happenings of our lives, and that He is coming again at a time appointed by...