20090104 Jesus Christ said that whoever wants to be His disciple must deny himself, take up his cross daily and follow Him. The terms for the disciple include giving up his own will and replacing it with God’s will as expressed in God’s law. It… Read More »Doing God's Will
20081228 2008 is quickly coming to a close and 2009 will soon dawn on us. It is a good time to review how the year has been and to commit plans for 2009 to the Lord. As we do this, we know that our lives… Read More »I Then Shall Live
20081221 About 2,000 years ago Jesus was born and He walked on this earth. John Piper, the author of “Desiring God”, said of Jesus’ first coming as His coming to pay a dowry with His own precious blood. However, the Lord Jesus Christ will come… Read More »Prepared and Watchful
20081214 “He has taken me to the banquet hall, and His banner over me is love.” During the Christmas season we hear many Christmas carols being sung proclaiming the birth of Jesus Christ. However, it is not often mentioned that many prophecies were made about… Read More »His Banner Over Me Is Love
20081207 A young widow named Ruth, a Moabite woman, was the daughter-in-law of a Jewess named Naomi. Naomi and Ruth both lost their husbands and were very poor but they had a rich near-kinsman (relative) named Boaz. Boaz came to the rescue of Naomi and… Read More »Jesus My Redeemer
20081130 The church of Ephesus was a growing church in a society steeped in idolatrous worship of Artemis (Acts 19). Weekly, more people turned to believe in Jesus Christ. It was a church with leaders like the apostle Paul, Apollos and Timothy and firm in… Read More »Repent And Return
20081123 The race is set. All runners are at the starting line. Every muscle strained in readiness to burst forth to the finish line. Unknown to most spectators are the hours of rigorous self-imposed discipline by the athletes from diet to training programme, enduring pain… Read More »No Pain – No Gain
20081116 The Lord is never content to leave us where we are in our spiritual relationship with Him. He works in us until we are prepared for Him to do more through us. Ezekiel 37 is set against the background of the destruction of Israel… Read More »A Spirit Filled Life
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20081102 In Romans, the Apostle Paul reminds us how we are powerless against sin and sinful responses. The non Christian is unable to keep any of God’s commandments fully. The extent of God’s abhorrence of sin is seen by the sufferings and death of Jesus… Read More »Life Through The Spirit
