David believed the key to being a man was to have courage to walk in obedience to the Lord, to keep his command and decrees. Some people like the expressing, “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” But for David the line went this way, “manliness is next to godliness.”
So, where do Christians draw a line in the sand? The answer is this! It is not when people make fun of you or even tease you for your faith! It isn’t even when you are persecuted for your faith! Daniel and his friends faced the humiliation of names that were changed! What Daniel refused […]
The thing is that many people might try to hide from God but David doesn’t see this as something to be worried about but something to be celebrated. David sees God’s providentially looking after him. David loves the fact that God is inescapable! For him in means God is ever present with him!
This is the 2nd part in a 2 part series to introduce and teach the church our new mission statement. “We exist to Win people to Christ and to be transformed to be like Jesus.” We want to recognise that having a mission gives us our reason for being and that from our mission comes […]
In a chess game, if you can get one of your pawns to the other side of the board, something that can happen right near the end, then you say to your opponent, “Crown me.” As human beings we don’t mind a crown and that is certainly the case here. Adonijah, supported and encouraged by […]
This is the first part in a 2 part series to introduce and teach the church our new mission statement. “We exist to Win people to Christ and to be transformed to be like Jesus.” We want to recognise that having a mission gives us our reason for being and that from our mission comes […]
This passage presents to us a left-handed man, Ehud, who was the 2nd Judge of Israel after Othniel. The story is really the story of an unexpected leader by unexpected means. We are reminded that God chooses whomever he wills and he can use anyone for his purposes, including us. We see God’s choice and […]