Build yourself up
But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. Jude 1:20-21 One of the things we are commRead More
Cultivate yourself
The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.’ Mat 25:20 Jesus is the Master and he has given each of us talents. To some he has given plentRead More
One in Christ
Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. 1 Corinthians 12Read More
Work and Equality
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. Philipians 2 v 3-4 Yesterday we looked at the first 2 verses of the chapterRead More
Work and Unity
Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, Then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of oneRead More
Trust in God
Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, trust also in me. John 14:1 Some commands of Jesus are simply outrageous. "Do not let your hearts be troubled". Sometimes He says "do not worry". It's as simple as that, a command, and we need to obey. How do wRead More
Working like God – Part 3
By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Gen 2:1 Over the last couple of days we have seen how working like God results in Effectiveness as well as Excellence. The third quality we willRead More
Working Like God – Part 2
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good... Gen 1:31 Yesterday, we found out that in His work, God is effective. He gets the job done. Today we learn something else of God's work: "it was very good". That's excellence! God doesn't make anything that'Read More
Working like God – Part 1
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Gen 1:3 So far this week, we know that God is a worker aRead More