Tag: Jesus
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Jesus our Companion!
I was wanting to select an image which would convey the meaning of belonging to Jesus Christ… nothing seemed to jell. Perhaps for this reason, that no image can fully portray the reality of the relationship we have and experience in Him. The relationship we have with other Christians is fellowship and comes from the…
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STRUCTURE
We live our lives, interacting with one another and the world around us. But we take for granted that without structure nothing would function. For instance, consider travel, be it road, train or air… without structured rules there would be chaos. Or consider agriculture, with ploughing, sowing and harvest all structured to a timetable, to…
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Conversion Dynamics!
Water baptism is a powerful symbol of Christian conversion. We belong to Christ and identify with him in his death and resurrection. Yet in itself, does not guarantee conversion has taken place. For conversion is a spiritual change which occurs in a person when they place personal faith in Jesus Christ. Understanding the dynamic of…
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A Fireside Chat
A chat around the fireside is often an informal time of sharing personal experiences. Not getting too serious, certainly not arguing but a relaxing time of conversation about life. President Roosvelt liked to think of the audience as a few people seated around his fireside. So, let’s have a casual fireside chat about things relevant…
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Increase your faith!
There is no question as to whether the Lord Jesus had faith. He had faith, period! Surely the essence of his faith was not whether it was weak or strong but rather the object of his faith. He knew that he belonged to God. the eternal God, the alpha and omega, the self-existent one…. the…
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Continuing in Christ!
I’m reminded of the Marathon race in the Olympic Games… it is long, but still important for each competitor to finish and enter the Stadium. Our Christian lives can be likened to a marathon; a race which is long and demands our total commitment to hang in there. It is so important to CONTINUE IN…
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A Companion for life!
There is an incident in the Gospel narrative where the disciples were out fishing in two boats. They had fished all night and caught nothing but Jesus asked them to put down their nets again. They caught so many fish that the nets were in danger of breaking and the other boat had to come…
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24 ELDERS!
Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain on earth and over the years has challenged many climbers to reach the summit. In fact so many are tackling the climb today there can be human traffic jams as they ascend the narrow routes. You may well ask, what has this got to do with 24 Elders? The…
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Your powerful VOICE!
We are all familiar with those speech bubbles seen in comics where the words of someone speaking are typed in. The meaning they convey together with the picture can have quite an impact! The spoken word can be a very powerful form of communication which has a significant capacity to bring about change. The above…
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JUDGEMENT DAY!
There is a certain complacency that life will go on as we know it, and the sun will continue to rise and set. But there is a timetable which God keeps, and the Lord shall return. It is this certainty that reminds us to maintain a daily relationship with Christ. There is also encouragement to…
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