Devotional 18 March 2018
DECEPTIVE FAITH OR GENUINE FAITH? James 2: 14-26 Deceptive Faith is a belief that all that is needed to be saved is to be forgiven, accepted by God and to believe the basic central truths of the Christian faith that Jesus came and died for our sins and rose again. Deceptive faith will say: “Well,…
Devotional 11 March 2018
LOVE WHO? James 2:1-13. Being Christian and demonstrating love, equally to all people, be they wealthy or poor, irrespective of culture, colour and status, is consistent with the values and principles of Christ; is consistent with the “royal law” (James 2:8-10) to love your neighbour as yourself. Being Christian and showing love, unequally to people…
Devotional 4 March 2018
“DO NOT MERELY LISTEN TO THE WORD…DO WHAT IT SAYS” James 1:22 Be Passionate, Proactive and Persistent Question: Are you afraid to say, ’Lord, I’ll do anything you want me to do,’ in case he sends you somewhere you don’t want to go, or asks you to do something you don’t feel ready or qualified…
Devotional 25 February 2018
TRIALS IN PERSPECTIVE #2 JAMES 1:12-18 There is, and will be, much in James that we will continue to be challenged by, even for the most mature Christ-followers among us, not least, the resolve to be willing to continue to grow in Christ, to allow him to change us, whatever stage of life we are…
Devotional 18 February 2018
GETTING THROUGH THE TROUBLES AND TRIALS “When you have many kinds of troubles, you should be full of joy” James 1:2 There’s a significant difference between (a) having ‘many kinds of troubles’ and (b) getting into lots of trouble. You can’t avoid the first category but you can avoid the second! God can, and does,…
Devotional 11 February 2018
JAMES 1:2-11 It seems an odd and counter-intuitive thing doesn’t it to have joy in trials, yet that is the resolve James teaches Christians to have. In fact he says, “Consider it pure joy…” Is that even possible? Yes, because it’s in the context of pure joy, born out of a fully devoted life in…
Devotional 4 February 2018
JAMES Overview As we launch into a series on the book of James, there are several things to consider. In my own preparation, my study in the book has raised a number of questions, uncomfortable questions, not least: what is the Lord saying to me about my use of wealth? Where am I not exercising…
Devotional 28 January 2018
Prayer– The ‘Lifeblood’ of our Relationship with God A Martin Luther quote says: “To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing”. One of the most important habits we can establish is beginning each day by walking with God in His word & prayer. Psalm 5: 3 (AMP)…
Devotional 17 December 2017
Jesus Is The Reason For The Season! Rejoice! Christmas is God’s gift that continues long after the holiday season ends. The guests are gone, the decorations put away, but the ministry of Jesus Christ continues in our lives. Luke 2 in the Bible tells us about the lowly shepherds in the fields at the time…
Devotional 10 December 2017
Can we pause and think about this for a moment: what was in the heart of God, in the sending of our Saviour? No, not a debate on when in His time that might have been, but to consider that it WAS in his heart at all, speaks to who our Father is. We cannot…