Category: August

Day 1 The Fruit of the Tree

The Fruit of the Tree In Romans 11 Paul pictures God’s people as the branches of an olive tree (11:17-24). Some of the branches have been broken off. These are Jews who trace their heritage back to Abraham but who have rejected Jesus as the Messiah. Not all the Jews have done this and those

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Day 2 Core Values

Core Values CORE VALUES define who we are. VISION CHRISTIAN FAMILY’S core values are: (1) Our relationship with God is not only primary but is fundamental to every other part of our Christian life (2) We believe our highest calling and ministry, both individually and corporately, is to be worshippers of the one true God

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Day 3 Judgement Day

Judgement Day We live in an unjust world where wrongs continue, often unchecked. So does that mean God is waiting until Judgement Day to put all that’s wrong – right, or does He intervene in the here and now? The answer is: “both.” More times than we would realise He intervenes in history. And every

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Day 4 God Bless You

God Bless You We use the words “bless” and “blessing” pretty freely. Many finish letters with the word “Blessing” and how often has someone said to you “God bless you”? The word is first used in the book of Genesis. God’s blessing is pronounced three times in Genesis 1 – over the fish and birds

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Day 5 God’s Covenant Blessing

God’s Covenant Blessing Are there principles behind God’s blessing? We all agree there must be, but what are they? And sometimes it seems God blesses those we don’t think “deserve” that blessing, and seems to hold back His blessing from those we think truly “deserve” it. Why? Throughout the Old Testament God’s blessing was over

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Day 6 Jesus’ Biographers

Jesus’ Biographers Probably the greatest difficulty for a biographer is trying to work out where their story will begin. Jesus had four biographies written about Him within sixty years of His ministry life and death and they each began at a different place. The first to be written was almost certainly Mark’s gospel. Mark portrayed

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Day 7 John’s Gospel

John’s Gospel John’s gospel really is different to the other three. Mark’s gospel concentrated on what Jesus did; Matthew and Luke concentrated on what Jesus said. But John’s emphasis is overwhelmingly on who Jesus was (and continues to be). John states his purpose in writing ‘Jesus did many other miracles …But these are written that

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Day 8 Growing Faith

Growing Faith In John 4 Jesus heals the son of a royal official. We read these stories so quickly that we easily miss some detail that John was careful to include. The royal official went through three stages in his faith, each relating to how he saw Jesus. In verse 47 he is frantic to

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Day 9 Miracles

Miracles Ask the average person on the street if they think genuine miracles occur today, and the vast majority will say “no.” Ask a real Christian if genuine miracles occur today, and the vast majority will say “yes.” Why the difference? A Christian is a miracle – a walking miracle. A Christian is someone who

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Day 10 Holy Partying

Holy Partying There are three well known parables in Luke 15 – the lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost son. But there’s always been one part I could not work out. Why did Jesus close each parable with everyone having a party? Let me explain why. The chapter begins with ‘the tax collectors

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