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God Revealed!
God Revealed! – Psalm 19 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge.3 They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them.4 Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.5 It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to…
Mission Minded Christ
Mission Minded Christ – Mark’s Gospel chapter 3 verses 7 to 19 7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed. 8 When they heard all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. 9 Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him. 10 For he had…
My Rock, My Fortress
God’s Triumphant and Faithful King Psalm 18 “Holding out for a hero” – This is a royal Psalm of King David, but on further, “to his descendants for ever.” The king’s praises I love you, Lord, my strength. 2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved…
The Cross: That Scripture Might Be Fulfilled
The Cross: That Scripture Might Be Fulfilled – John’s Gospel chapter 19 verses 16 to 37 The King condemned on the Cross 16 Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified. So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. 17 Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). 18 There they crucified him, and with him two others – one on each side and Jesus in the middle. 19 Pilate had a notice…
The Sovereign King on Trial
The Sovereign King on Trial – John’s Gospel chapter 18 verse 28 to chapter 19 verse 15 The King Who is Rejected Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was early morning. They themselves did not enter the governor’s headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover. 29 So Pilate went outside to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?” 30 They answered him, “If this…
Failure & Faithfulness
Failure & Faithfulness – John’s Gospel chapter 18, verses 12 to 27 “I’ve failed”. Then this passage is for you. John shines the light on two men and two trials. Jesus & Peter. Jesus is faithful under the greatest pressure, Peter fails under the slightest pressure. Jesus’ Submission So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him. 13 First they led him to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who…
Still in Control
Still in Control – John’s Gospel chapter 18 verses 1 to 11 Betrayal leaves us powerless, helpless with no control. Here Jesus is about to be betrayed by a friend, yet He shows Himself to be still in control Jesus is the sovereign Lord who controls His arrest When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it. 2 Now…
My Lord and My God
My Lord and My God – John’s Gospel chapter 20, verses 24 to 31 What unbelief actually looks like 24 Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side,…
A Fresh Start
A Fresh Start – Luke’s gospel, chapter 6 verses 26 to 39 Jesus restores a demon-possessed man 26 They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee. 27 When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting…
A Prayer For When We Want Things To Be Made Right
A Prayer For When We Want Things To Be Made Right – Psalm 17 A Plea for Truth Hear me, Lord, my plea is just; listen to my cry.Hear my prayer – it does not rise from deceitful lips.2 Let my vindication come from you; may your eyes see what is right. Psalm 17:1-2 David was not claiming to be perfect, but that in role as king he has done no wrong, walking in God’s path. A Plea for Love Show me the wonders of…
Living Stones
Living Stones As you come to him, the living Stone – rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him – 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 2:4-5
The Mission of the Church
The Mission of the Church – Paul’s letter to the Ephesian church, chapter 3 verses 14 to 21 14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,…