Devotional 9th September
If we are working with people in any area of their field we are faced with different personalities, attitudes and mannerism and we have to deal with it. We sometimes need to be careful how we approach them, it could be just gentle touch of warm words or sometimes stern words to tell them about…
Devotional 2nd September
“A good father is one of the most unsung, un-praised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.” Billy Graham. “The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.” Theodore Hesburgh “My father didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me…
Devotional 26th August
Luke, in the Book of Acts (Ch 2:42-47), gives us a description of the early church community. He shows us the characteristics and beliefs that made this group of believers such a powerful witness to the community in which they were living. This group met together for fellowship, teaching, communion and prayer. They were filled…
Devotional 19th August
One thing I love about winter is the going to bed early with a cup of tea and a couple of good books. I have just finished reading ‘The Wounded Heart’ by Edina Senft, it is a novel about an Amish woman called Amelia whose husband is killed in a bungy accident. She is left…
Devotional 12th August
Coming Home Luke 15 tells the story of a man with two sons, the younger one demanding immediate access to his inheritance. So the father divided the inheritance between them and the younger one left for another country. The Message puts it like this: “There, undisciplined and dissipated, he wasted everything he had. After he…
Devotional 5th August
FINDING STRENGTH. One of the favorite verses in the Bible is found in Ephesians 6v10…”Be strong in the Lord and in the Power of His might “. I have seen this text hanging on walls in many Christian homes. A modern translation puts it this way…Finally, be empowered in the Lord and in the…
Devotional – “What Did I Do” 29th July 2012
What did I do? A little while ago I bought myself an Ipad and joined this technological age of having a gadget that would allow me instant access to all sorts of data, information and gossip if I so desired. Justification can play a big motivator as to why I did. I realised that I…
Building an Altar – Part two
IS IT OUR DESIRE TO BUILD AN ALTAR FOR GOD HERE AT FAIRFIELD? We learn from Scripture what this really means for us 1. It is a place of worship to the Lord ………. Genesis 26:25, Isaiah 36:7 2. It is a sacred place Holy unto the Lord ……. Exodus 29:37 3. A place of…
Building an Altar
The Old Testament records the many instances of God’s people erecting a building for worship and sacrifices to God. ,Gen 26:25 Isaac built an altar there and worshipped the Lord. Noah, Abraham, Moses, Joshua and David and others constructed many altars to acknowledge and bless God. In the New Testament there is an instance when…
HOW GREAT THOU ART
How Great Thou Art My heart quickens, for I know that when I fling back the kitchen curtains, I will see a riot of colour under the old kowhai tree in the corner of the back garden. The cinerarias are in full bloom. Initially there were a dozen or so plants and in two years…