The Spirit of God
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. Gen 1:1 The Holy Spirit is all over the BibleRead More
Compelling love
14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. 15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. 2 Cor 5:14-Read More
Love 'em like Jesus
We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19 I read a Facebook post today where my friend was talking aboutRead More
Closer than a brother
One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Prov 18:24 God continues to use imagery from our family setting to illustrate how much he loves us. Sometimes we think of God as being out there somewherRead More
Father God
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 1 John 3:1 The fact that God is our Father and we are his sons and daughters is massive and significant. The Apostle John marvels at this greaRead More
God is like a mother
14 But Zion said, ‘The Lord has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me.’ 15 ‘Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! Is 49:14-15. GoRead More
Laying hold of the kingdom
Jesus said to them,‘Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. Mat 21:31 ‘Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. Mat 21:43Read More
The keys of the kingdom
’I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.’ Mat 16:19 There is much debate as to what the keys of the kingdom symbolise as well as who thRead More
Proclaim the kingdom!
As you go, proclaim this message: “The kingdom of heaven has come near.” Mat 10:7 The Bible teaches us in Proverbs 18:21 that “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” I think I have generally tended to dowRead More