Looking Forward to Transformation But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it Romans 8:25. In context Paul has been writing about Jesus’ return. When that happens the cursed earth will at last be set free. Paul describes the earth as groaning under the weight of corruption.
Another Good Reason to Read the Bible We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please his neighbour for his good, to build him up (Romans 15:1,2a). Paul saw this as the way a Christian lives. We are called to serve,
By What Authority? Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. “By what authority are you doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave you this authority?” Jesus replied, “I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I
Christmas – God Cares I was recently talking with a Bible College student about Christmas. She told me how her family sees Christmas as a pagan festival and so play no part in it. Is the real meaning of Christmas worth fighting for? Jesus’ birth still separates time into two parts – even if we’ve
Christmas Day And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news
Christmas ‘The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us…’ John 1:14 God seems a long way off to most people. You might even sometimes find yourself thinking that. But God has never wanted to be a long way off. From afternoon walks in the Garden of Eden and His visible presence in
Not Really? A Religious Education teacher was asking his upper Primary class “Who knocked down the walls of Jericho?” No one answered so he repeated himself a little louder “Come on, who knocked down the walls of Jericho?” Finally a short, bespectacled boy in the front row put up his hand “Please sir, I don’t
Keep Moving Constant change should be the norm for Christians. Unfortunately for most of us it’s the very opposite. Some of us don’t like change, but for most of us, the real problem is that we’ve become too comfortable right where we are. For God to get us moving He first has to dislodge us.
The Thirst for Jesus There was a story in the news this week about a Queensland town that had completely run out of water. It doesn’t seem all that long back that we were rationing water in all of south-east Queensland. What must it have been like for the generations of people who have lived
The Cosmic Shock This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant Colossians 1:23 Because Paul hadn’t even visited the church he writes to here, what did he mean by saying the gospel … has been proclaimed
