Devotional 14 July 2019
All Alone In 1 Kings 17:1-6, God sends Elijah to the wilderness to be fed by the ravens. The Lord is sending a drought over the land, an act of judgment on the idolatry Ahab and his Phoenician wife, Jezebel, have introduced to the nation (1 Kings 16:30-33). God gives Elijah power over the rain…
Devotional 7 July 2019
Eyes Fixed on Jesus (Devotion from Ellel Ministries) “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:2, NIV. God gave Adam everything –…
Devotional 30 June 2019
Eyes Fixed on Jesus (Devotion from Ellel Ministries) “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:2 (NIV). God gave Adam everything. –…
Devotional 23 June 2019
“A Spirit-filled Church” Acts 2:42-47 Are these verses just an historical account of what the church did? Were they intended to inspire the church for all the years of mission and ministry ahead? I believe the latter. Luke is by no means conveying this is the model of a perfect church. He is describing what…
Devotional 16 June 2019
A Personal Appeal and a Personal Response (Acts 2:14-41) What occurred at Pentecost and continues to this day was and is Jesus baptizing people in the Holy Spirit, so that they might receive the necessary power for witness and mission in our community, city, nation and world, and to live genuinely Christian from now till…
Devotional 9 June 2019
The Coming of the Holy Spirit – Acts 2: 1-13 One Accord (v1) – Makes an important distinction – a historical fact. Not only were they all together in one place, but they were also all of one mind – unanimous, in agreement. Both physically (location) and mentally of the same mind because in Christ,…
Devotional 2 June 2019
Last Sunday was a difficult day for me because I truly believe that God wanted me to bring a fairly hard-hitting message to the church. I fought against it during the week and wanted to back out, not because I was afraid people might react towards me, but because I love the people at Fairfield…
Devotional 26 May 2019
Acts 1:1-8 Holy Spirit series: The Gift the Father Promised D. L. Moody said, “I believe firmly that the moment our hearts are emptied of…everything that is contrary to God’s law, the Holy Spirit will fill every corner of our hearts. But if we are full of pride, (selfishness and worldly things), there is no…
Devotional 19 May 2019
THE JOY OF HIS ASCENSION We worship an ascended and living Christ, we worship a loving Father, we worship the Holy Spirit. We worship because we see Christ for who he is. Worship that touches every pocket of life, and where every pocket of life is lived into as worship, that is underpinned by joy….
Devotional 12 May 2019
LIVING ‘GOD’S WAY’ ‘The Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives’ See Galatians 5:22. Paul writes, ‘What happens when we live God’s way?….(We gain) a sense of compassion…(and) we find ourselves…not needing to force our way in life.’ Let’s think about these two Christlike qualities: You become more compassionate. You stop seeing…