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Category Archives: faith
The Great God Who Comforts His People.
We often think of God bringing comfort to people but so often we imply that all their problems are solved whereas the word of God brings comfort to people in the midst of their problems. Isaiah chapter 40 is an … Continue reading
Posted in AWESOME GOD, DIFFICULT TIMES, Discipleship, faith, Faithfulness
Tagged assurance, christ jesus, Creation, exile, God's people, salvation, sin, sovereignty of God
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The Message of Liberation and Restoration: some thoughts from Isaiah 61
Isaiah the prophet declared many great things and was used of God to communicate so much of the gospel message to us. Isaiah 61 is particularly significant as Jesus declared that these words had been fulfilled in him. It is … Continue reading
Posted in almighty God, Discipleship, faith, God's love, grace, Holy Spirit, Theology
Tagged assurance, free grace, God the Father, grace, healing for the broken hearted, Isaiah 61, Isaiah the prophet, Jesus Christ, justice, poor, poverty, Redemption, righteousness, robes of righteousness, spiritual implications, work of the holy spirit
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Discipleship:Following the Lord Wherever he leads
When we talk of discipleship we often think of discipleship courses and gaining knowledge and although that is important that is not the heart of discipleship, a disciple is a follower of the Lord. When we start to look at … Continue reading
Posted in body of Christ, Church, Discipleship, faith, God, grace, holiness, Holy communion, Jesus Christ, love, the body of Christ., Theology
Tagged christianity, Church, discipleship, discipleship courses, emotions, faith, fruit of the Holy Spirit, God, God the Father, grace, holy scripture, Jesus Christ, personal relationship, relationship, word and spirit
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Honouring God in our Worship
I believe most Christians would affirm that worship should be God centred but in practice we often evaluate our worship time by how much we enjoyed it. subtly self creeps to the centre. We know that this is not how … Continue reading
Posted in almighty God, Charismatic, Church, faith, Faithfulness, filled with the Spirit, God, grace, Greatness of god, Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, Jesus Christ, praise, THE CHURCH, Theology
Tagged christianity, Church, God the Father, Holy Spirit, Honouring God, Jesus Christ, prayer, The Lord's Prayer, worship
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Pentecost: Church Tradition or a Lived Reality?
On Pentecost Sunday millions of Christians will celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the early church. we gather and we pray,hear the word read and preached from and we sing our hymns and songs,but what does it all … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism of the Holy Spirit, body of Christ, faith, filled with the Spirit, gifts of the Holy Spirit., holiness, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Pentecostal, Uncategorized
Tagged Charles Wesley, Church, church tradition, fruit of the Holy Spirit, gifts of the Holy Spirit, God, grace, holy scripture, Jesus Christ, Pentecost, prayer, work of the holy spirit
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Conforming to the World or Maintaining God’s Purpose For Us
There is a temptation that is common to all Christians and that is the temptation to conform to the world and its mindset. This has been a problem since mankind fell into sin. The world calls on us to be … Continue reading
Posted in culture, faith, Faithfulness, God, Greatness of god, holiness, love, moral decline, Power, relationships, sin, sovereignty of God
Tagged 1 Samuel 8, Church, discipleship, faith, holy scripture, injustice, Israel, king, Lordship of Christ, own way, Samuel, sovereignty of God, theology, truth.
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Godly Extravagance
12:1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honor. Martha served while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table … Continue reading
Posted in Anointing, Apostolic church, body of Christ, Church, faith, God's love, grace, Theology
Tagged calling, Christians Against Povert, Church, Consecration, discipleship, faith, grace, Jesus Christ, Judas Iscariot, Lazarus, Service, Tearfund, The cross, worship
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Thinking Christianly
When we are confronted with issues we are often tempted to use proof texts from the bible to present a Biblical view. Proof texting can be dangerous especially as it often means that we rip a verse out of context … Continue reading
Posted in almighty God, creation, culture, faith, God, God's love
Tagged biblical revelation, Creation, holy scripture, Lordship of Christ, Moral issues, Redemption, sovereignty of God, The cross, the fall, theology
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Is Reformed Theology A Grand Vision Or Just A Tulip?
We very often hear discussions of the Five Points of Calvinism as though they amounted to the totality of Reformed thinking, John Calvin himself would have been horrified that his theology had been reduced to just five points. Of course, … Continue reading
Posted in almighty God, Church, culture, faith, Faithfulness, God, Greatness of god, Holy Trinity, Reformed, Reformed Theology, sovereignty of God, Theology, Word of God, worldview
Tagged Abraham Kuyper, christianity, Church, Creation, faith, Francis Schaeffer, G c Berckouwer, God, Herman Bavinck, holy scripture, John Calvin, Lordship of Christ, Predestination, Redemption, Reformed faith, Reformed Theology, sovereignty of God, Synod of Dordt, The five points of Calvinism, theology, Westminster Divines
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Worship,Faith and Doubt in the Nativity Story
One of the fascinating aspects of the Nativity story is the important place of worship within it, worship features both in formal settings and in everyday life. It is almost as if the paradigm for worship is given in an … Continue reading
Posted in almighty God, Anointing, faith, Faithfulness, filled with the Spirit, God, God's love, grace, Jesus, love
Tagged Anna, faith, God, grace, Jesus, Jesus Christ, prayer, Simeon, the saviour., the shepherds, theology, worship, Zechariah
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Pneuma and Logos 