Devotional 15 March 2020
Our Approach To Ministry Paul’s motivation was to build up the Colossians’ confidence in Christ and to encourage and equip them, he wanted the church to know what Christian ministry looks like; he didn’t want to leave the church thinking that serving Christ was anything less than giving their whole selves to Jesus, and that…
Devotional 8 March 2020
God’s Enemies, Reconciled and Steadfast. Colossians 1: 21-23 There is a huge depth of meaning in our reading. It contains 3 steps for Christian living. 1) Once we were enemies of God. 2) Now we’ve been reconciled. 3) We must remain steadfast in our faith. Paul using strong terms, reminded the Colossians that before…
Devotional 1 March 2020
FOCUS ON THE SAVIOUR – NOT THE STORM! When we go through the storms of life, whether self-inflicted or otherwise we wonder how can any good come out of this. This true story shows how it can happen, if we face our difficulties with an attitude of trust in God and perseverance. In 1809,…
Devotional 16 February 2020
LIVING TO PLEASE GOD Have you ever thought about what spiritual growth looks like as God’s children? At its heart spiritual growth is learning how God wants us to live, and then for us to please him by living that way. Growing in God is Knowing How He Wants Us To Live (v.9) Paul’s…
Devotional 9 February 2020
THANKFUL TO GOD FOR YOU One of the greatest dangers we Christians face today is the thinking that Christ, his truth and the word are irrelevant. For many, God’s truths are dumbed down, altered, scripture is conveniently interpreted to fit a certain way of living, as if it’s God’s responsibility to accommodate how we’ve…
Devotional 2 February 2020
LOOKING LIKE OUR FATHER ‘Until Christ is formed in you.’ Galatians 4:19 When you become a Christian you discover that part of you wants to walk ‘in newness of life’ (Romans 6:4), while another part wants to walk ‘according to the flesh’ (Romans 8:5). And you would, if it weren’t for God’s Spirit who lives…
Devotional 26 January 2020
WHERE IN THE WORLD WAS YOUR GOD? When we go through times of desperate pain and suffering, we cannot understand where in the world God is when tragedy strikes. Why does He allow His children to go through tragedy, pain and suffering? When God created this world, it was a perfect world. Genesis tells us…
Devotional 19 January 2020
WHY ARE WE SO ANGRY? Ephesians 4:25-32 Anger is something we all feel at times and we all have different ways of dealing with it. It is not wrong to get angry. In fact, the Bible says here “Be angry, but when you get angry, don’t express it in evil, destructive ways.” Being angry at…
Devotional 12 January 2020
The Cost of Our Worship John 12:1-8 teaches us about worship when we see the worth of Jesus. When his worth is matched by our love for him, that is worship. The verses challenge our motivation in our serving and worship. They address the risks of worship being self-gratification and seeking self-satisfaction. They ask the…
Devotional 5 January 2020
How do we see God? I’ve mentioned here before I love the beach, I haven’t got there much, yet! Karyn will tell you I have no interest in sitting on the sand sunning myself, I want to be in that water! Right in. Because I’m always thinking of a spiritual connection here’s what God is…