Tag Archives: Jesus Christ

The Eternal God, The Wonderful Saviour and The Priestly People: Revelation Chapter 1.


The book of Revelation is one that puzzles many of us but this first chapter is full of truth that we need to heed. The book of Revelation is an epistle to God’s Church which contains much mysterious symbolism but … Continue reading

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King of the Church to you we pray


Lord Jesus we acknowledge that you are king of kings and Lord of lords, the church is yours not our own. Come Lord Jesus be exalted in this day, pour out your Spirit on us today, then we shall do … Continue reading

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The Compassion of Jesus- The Motivation for Mission and Ministry


I have been thinking a lot about the passage in Matthew 9 which describes Jesus ministry, 35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and … Continue reading

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The Powerful God Who Binds Up My Wounds: Psalm 147


Regular readers of this blog will realize that I love the Psalms because they express so many different aspects of our faith in God. Psalm 147 is a Psalm full of praise to god for  his greatness and his loving care. The … Continue reading

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Jesus: Preached the Word, Proclaimed the Kingdom and Healed the Sick


Matthew’s description of the ministry of the Lord Jesus is very interesting one and one that we need to listen very carefully to. Matthew repeats this description twice in his gospel, this should alert us to the fact that Matthew … Continue reading

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Help! God knows all about me: Some thoughts from Psalm 139


The Psalmist is certain that God knows everything about him, and he does not find that easy to accept. It is easy to identify with the Psalmist because we too find it hard when someone knows all about us, there … Continue reading

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Repentance: A Missing Dimension in Modern Christianity


The subject of repentance is one of vital importance for our presentation of the gospel, I believe that some of the shallowness in modern Christianity can be linked to a failure to call people to repentance. When we read the … Continue reading

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The Personal God of the Bible


Our culture tends to view God either as some remote being who presides over the universe or as a divine Santa Claus. Even a cursory glance at the Bible will reveal something very different and because I believe that the Bible … Continue reading

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Majestic. A Prayer


Lord as the Psalmist looked at creation he cried out, LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Lord like him when I look at creation I see how majestic you are. Lord when I look … Continue reading

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The Weakness of Man and the Power of God


We often feel our own weakness and our inability to accomplish what we want to do. Sometimes when we feel like this we look at the awesome power and greatness of God and we feel that such a great God … Continue reading

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