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Continue reading →: Love as Jesus lovesJohn 13:34-35 “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” When he was on Earth Jesus, in so many…
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Continue reading →: Shine your lightMatthew 5:14-16 “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine…
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Continue reading →: Jesus is TruthJohn 18:33-37 Today we celebrate the feast of Christ the king, but often during this holy day Jesus is portrayed not with a golden crown but with a crown of thorns, his true crown, the symbol of his heavenly kingdom. He is the king of love on Calvary, and he…
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Continue reading →: God hears us when we call
The message of Psalm 22 There’s a saying that we have that goes, “famous last words” and we usually say it when we think that something won’t go as expected, or when a statement is shown very soon, to be embarrassingly wrong. It’s like when your friend says, “I can…
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Continue reading →: Love is the Lord’s meaningWould’st thou learn the Lord’s meaning in this thing? Learn it well: love is it’s meaning. Who showed it thee? Love. What showed it thee? Love. Wherefore showed it thee? For Love. Hold thee therein and thou shalt learn and know more in the same. But thou shalt never know…
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Continue reading →: ForgivenessHow do we let God know that we have stumbled and that we feel sorry for what we’ve done or said? In what manner do we open our hearts to our Saviour and tell him that we know we’ve sinned and that we are in need of his merciful love?…
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Continue reading →: They will all be taught by God.Proverbs 1:20-33, Mark 8:31-38 In the Gospel of John chapter 6:45, Jesus states: It is written in the prophets, “And they shall all be taught by God,” and I realised that it had a connection to the readings we’ve heard today. Next to his role as saviour, Jesus’ purpose on…
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Continue reading →: You’re not alone
There was a time in my life during which my responsibilities as the bean counter of my household became overwhelming, occasionally these responsibilities still are. It was a dark time because we were struggling to pay our bills, there was so much uncertainty as to our income and we had…
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Continue reading →: I am the Bread of LifeJohn 6:35,41-51 Jesus said, “I am the bread of life.” Bread is such an important symbol in our reading from John today. Bread is a staple food. But in the modern industrialised world it’s easy to take our food for granted. Food is so available, modern society has worked out…
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Continue reading →: Starting your dayIt’s important, some may say essential, to start your day with thoughts of God, with gratitude and love. I find that, especially after I’ve had a bad night, the feeling of closeness to my saviour and friend fills me with the peace and strength that I need to face a…
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