Romans 6:11 – Be ALIVE TO GOD, alert to Him, through Jesus Christ our Lord!
If you and I can be ‘full of hope’ then we can be a source of hope to others. You can only give what you have got. If you have got hope – give it to others. This overflow of hope can touch others lives and bring them to a place of wholeness and hope. …
God wants each of us to live with hope in our hearts. God makes fresh hope available to each of us. As this divine hope becomes a reality to us, we can in turn become a source of hope to others. Those who are battling with a loss of hope need to be helped by…
QUOTE: Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all. – Emily Dickinson LIFE WITH HOPE Hope is an essential ingredient of life. If we have hope we can face anything that life can throw at us. If we have hope…
Doubt and faith cannot walk together. They are opposites. Doubt robs our faith of its power. Doubt undermines our faith and our very confidence in God. Matthew 21:21-22 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree,…
There is a reward for those who will not doubt. If we can understand this I believe it will give us strength. There is a blessing reserved for those who don’t doubt God. Matthew 11:6 Then give him this message, ‘Blessed are those who don’t doubt me.’ These were words that were spoken by Jesus.…
Doubt needs to be dealt with, with ruthlessness. Joshua 1:9 “Yes, be bold and strong! Banish fear and doubt! For remember, the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Banish is a strong verb. The dictionary gives us the following definition: ‘to condemn to exile and to dismiss from one’s presence or mind.’…
SCRIPTURE READING: Matthew 14:22-33 INTRODUCTIONDoubt is very much part of life. Nothing in life is sure. Everything can change and constant change is what we have to adjust ourselves to. But there are certain things that can be trusted completely. The market may go up and down, governments may come and go and we can…
THE GREATEST GIFT FOR THE MAN IN THE TEMPLEOne of the greatest stories for me is the story of Simeon. He had known, waited and expected Jesus to come. It happened as he had hoped. Luke 2: 25-33That day a man named Simeon, a Jerusalem resident, was in the Temple. He was a good man,…
THE GREATEST GIFT TO THE WISE MENThe wise men had been watching for the signs, and they journeyed far to meet the Saviour. A star that had appeared drew them. A star that would lead them to the Messiah. Matthew 2:1-11Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the…
This is a wonderful time of the year – a time when we celebrate the greatest gift of all: the gift of Jesus to the world. May this season be one where you deeply sense the presence of God in your homes and hearts. This greatest Gift – Jesus – was given for each of…