The book of Mark asks and helps to answer the question – Who is this man Jesus? In this passage where Jesus heals a paralysed man, there is further evidence that Jesus is in fact not merely a man but is, in fact, God incarnate. This is seen as Jesus knows people’s heart, He has […]
In one of the Old Testaments best-known stories, Daniel is thrown into the Lions Den. We are reminded that the bible is God’s story, so while Daniel is a man from whom lessons may be drawn for our life, the story is ultimately about God. We see that God is king over history, over empires […]
The next Judge of Israel after Ehud is Deborah. Yet she has a commander, Barak who defeats the enemy and yet another woman Jael will be the one who ultimately gets the honour for the victory. In this first part of the message, we look at the faith of Barak, the rut of sin and […]
As Belshazzar mocks God & fails to learn the lessons of his ancestors, he is brought under the swift judgement of God. In this message, we remember that God is sovereign over all and requires that all people stand before him in judgement. Only those who live by faith in Jesus will stand in the […]
If you were to ask what the very epicentre of our own life, what would you say? For many people, who do not know God it would be their families (wife or husband) or their business or their recreations or their sports. For some it would be their money! All people have things they consider […]
No matter how limited access might have been in the temple of Solomon, there was still access. A sinful human being, (High Priest) after making atonement, could come into the very presence of God, through the curtain. What God was conveying in the story of the temple was that there was a way for Paradise […]
Continuing in Daniel we see because of his pride that Nebuchadnezzar is brought low by God so that being restored he would then exalt God. In the same way, people today need to be brought low to the point where they will turn to God. We look at The problem of Pride, how it has […]
We are all pretty good at talking our way out of difficult situations, we call that “rationalising” the situation. The dictionary meaning for “Rationalising” is the following. “… attempt to explain or justify (behaviour or an attitude) with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate.” We are good at rationalising a situation and Daniel’s […]