Devotional 27 May 2018
Prayer and Self Denial Appeal #2 Wasn’t it great to hear another story of transformation from Lizzie on Sunday? Khondula was the first woman to “leave the line” in the red light area and take a journey to freedom with Freeset. Now she is a woman of influence in the community centre, encouraging others to…
Devotional 20 May 2018
Prayer and Self Denial Appeal #1 By now you will be aware that we are having our annual appeal for Prayer and Financial support for our team of workers from Baptist churches who have gone to serve God in Asia through Tranzsend, the sending arm of the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society. This is your…
Devotional 13 May 2018
Holiness, Love, Prayer and Obedience James 5:13-20 He was the man reported as having knees like those of a camel; such was his devotion to, prayer. Not unsurprisingly it’s the subject of prayer that James bookends his letter. If we recall the opening words to his letter he was aware that even for Christians who…
Devotional 6 May 2018
‘BE PATIENT’ – James 5:7-12 Patience is a virtue we all must develop as we grow. Our parents teach us as children, to learn to exercise patience in all sorts of ways at home, at school and when we are out with people. For the Christian we have the wonderful blessing of the Holy Spirit dwelling…
Devotional 29 April 2018
What’s Mine is His! James 5:1-6 The bible refers to wealth and money matters double the amount of times it speaks of faith and prayer collectively. In fact roughly 15% of all Jesus’ teaching deals with money matters. Rich Stearns, author of “The Hole in our Gospel” and former president of World Vision US said “Jesus…
Devotional 22 April 2018
My Way? God’s Way! James 4:13-17 As Christians all we have and all we are belong to God and it’s that truth that underpins what, why and how we live life. All of which place God’s purposes and mission as our priority, all of which place our confidence in him and him alone. The converse…
Devotional 15 April 2018
Our Reactions Thoughts from James 4:1-12 It’s interesting today how people are unwilling to take responsibility for their own actions. They call it extenuating circumstances. They blame their circumstances, their upbringing, their parents, their husbands or wives, the devil and goodness knows what else. James says that the cause of most conflict comes not from…
Devotional 8 April 2018
The Resurrection #2 For 20 centuries, the world has wrestled over the truth of these seven powerful words: “He (Jesus) is not here; he has risen!” Despite the fact there was in history, and documented in the Bible, eyewitness testimony that this man, Jesus, crucified on Calvary, taken down from the cross, prepared for burial,…
Devotional 1 April 2018
THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST The Resurrection of Christ – despite the rejection of this truth by many and the plethora of religions and beliefs available to all humanity today – is fact! Someone once said due to the evidence we have, not least the eye-witness accounts contained in scripture, it is far more difficult to…
Devotional 25 March 2018
TAMING THE TONGUE James 3:1-12 James says if you can control your tongue to the extent that you are never at fault in what you say, then you can control your whole body and if you can control your whole body – you will be perfect. The wisdom and grace which enables one to control…