We live in a world where God’s will isn’t done in so many areas of life. We also need to pray this for ourselves, our families and our church community.
Looking at Philippians 4:10 – 13 and trying to understand what contentment, despite the circumstances is. Contentment is obviously a real challenge for the Christian.
This is one of the most difficult struggles of the Christian life. We acknowledge there is no simplistic answer here and so we look closely at what God is offering us and also what he is encouraging us to do.
Luther is the key figure, arguably the most important person, to bring about the “Reformation” of the church that swept through Europe in the 16th Century. Basically, the founder of any non- Roman Catholic Church and non-Eastern Orthodox Church lies Luther. Martin Luther described the Book of Galatians this way, “The Epistle to the Galatians […]
I entitled the message, “A gracious message of judgement.” Gracious because the message of judgement was designed to awaken the people from their slumber and move them to repentance and forgiveness.
Jonah is someone that should have felt embarrassed about his behaviour. Compared to the sailers he was an embarrassment to God and his people. 1. Jonah, cared nothing for the life of the Ninevites – The sailors cared for Jonah’s life. In the same vain – Jonah had no compassion – the sailors had compassion. […]
None of us like to face the antagonism and hatred of Christ in the places we work in or study at. None of like it when we are under the blowtorch of opposition to the Gospel. None of us like it when those who make films and movies make up a Christian caricature that is […]
When discussing the violence of God in the Old Testament we have to a number of presuppositions. Firstly, itt isn’t really an option to say that God was unfair, unjust or unmerciful! God is holy and we are not! God has every right to judge us but we have no right to judge God. Secondly, […]