In terms of our understanding Adam and Eve’s sin has also affected the world. Their sin caused a catastrophic change and the result is all sorts of so called “natural” disasters. The devastating bush fires, a volcanic explosion that seemed to come out of no-where (Mount White – NZ Dec. 2019). A tsunami or cyclone. […]

Moving towards Christmas we look at one of the prophecies regarding Jesus birth.  Found in the first chapter of Matthew it is originally found in Isaiah 7 and concerns the coming of Immanuel, born of a virgin.  A familiar passage, as is the whole Christmas story.  Yet, has the good news of Jesus coming become […]

Joseph would be a recipient of Christ’s finished work on the cross. Because he brought the baby home with him, nurtured him, protected him, cared for him and trained him. Despite the fact that Joseph was a righteous and sensitive man he still needed a Saviour and that Saviour was Jesus. Even the best of […]

Using a ‘Christingle’ as a visual aid, the children made their own as each part helped explain the meaning of Christmas. An orange to represent the world. A red ribbon representing Jesus blood shed for the sins of the world. 4 sticks of fruit to represent the 4 corners of the earth and the 4 […]

John Piper gives the following definition of Joy: ‘Christian Joy is a feeling in the soul, produced by the holy Spirit, as he causes us to see the beauty of Christ in the word and in the world.’ Joy is something that should characterise all Christians. The question though is, does it? Do you have […]

Although Anna never left the environs of the temple, she was aware that something was missing. For starters, all the temple extensions had been paid for by Herod, the King. He wasn’t even a Jew and righteous, he wasn’t. Secondly, the temple did not have the Ark of the covenant in the Holy of Holies. […]