Matthew 6:25 – “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life…” In the context of the current pandemic with so many out of work or on reduced wages; business owners trying to stay afloat whilst wading through umpteen government forms; children, teenagers and young adults struggling with education; care home residents feeling… Continue reading Practical Christianity
Month: February 2021
Called
Matthew 4:19 – And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” This was the call to the first two disciples, Andrew and Simon, who lived in Bethsaida. We know that Andrew believed in who the Messiah was because, up until this point, he had been a disciple of… Continue reading Called
Beware the Tempter
Matthew 4:1 – Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Temptation comes to all of us in various shapes and forms, but what tempts me won’t necessarily tempt you and vice versa. We all have different weaknesses which in most cases are not sinful of… Continue reading Beware the Tempter
Lip Service
Matthew 15:8,9 – This people honours me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.” Sitting at the feet of Rabbi Jesus is a wonderful thing and the truth of his word can bring so much hope and comfort and… Continue reading Lip Service
A Lesson in Giving
Mark 12: 41,42 – And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. We know that Jesus traveled throughout Galilee, Samaria and Judea proclaiming… Continue reading A Lesson in Giving
The Question
John 11:25 – “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” This is the fifth of the seven ‘I AM’ statements of Jesus, recorded by John, which again portrays the… Continue reading The Question
Compassion
John 11:35 - Jesus wept. Jesus receives word that someone very dear to him is ill; it is Lazarus, the brother of Martha and Mary. The sisters have sent a messenger to inform Jesus that, “he whom you love is ill”. There is no pleading for Jesus to come quickly, just the facts of the… Continue reading Compassion
Safe In His Hands
John 10:38 – “Even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.” Jesus had been proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom of God for over two and a half years now, with signs and wonders, and… Continue reading Safe In His Hands
One Flock
John 10:9 – I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. John 10, verses 1 to 19 contain the wonderful passage of Jesus as the good shepherd. The words he speaks are full of hope and love alongside caution and warning.… Continue reading One Flock
No Excuse
John 9:25 – One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see. John chapter 9 tells the incredible story of a man born blind who was healed by Jesus and then cast out by the Pharisees. All those who knew him knew it was a miracle but the man had to… Continue reading No Excuse