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Continue reading →: Communion restored“When communion with Christ is broken, there is a strong desire in all true hearts to win it back again. If a person loses the joy of communion with Christ, he or she will never be content until it is restored.” Charles Spurgeon Charles Spurgeon was such a strong preacher,…
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Continue reading →: Voicing praiseIn Psalm 51 King David prays to God, “O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.” David is heavy hearted and burdened by his past misdeeds, he’s got a guilty conscience. He’s done some awful things, but David knows that if he presents his guilt to…
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Continue reading →: Rock of salvationPsalm 71:3 “Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go;give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.” This psalm talks about so many things in life, salvation, hope, faith, trust, safety, protection. The nature of a rock is that of stability,…
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Continue reading →: Striking the rockJohn 7:37-38 ‘Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, “Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water.”’ The imagery of water is everywhere in scripture. Moses smote the rock in the wilderness and water…
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Continue reading →: The greatest commandmentMatthew 22:37-38 He said to him, ‘“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This is the greatest and first commandment. Jesus was always being tested by the Temple authorities who tried to catch him out on his…
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Continue reading →: We proclaim Christ1 Corinthians 1:22-24 Some seeking God demand signs and others desire wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling-block to many, but to those who are the called, he is the Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God. This text is based on Paul’s writings in 1 Corinthians;…
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Continue reading →: Keeping the end in mindPsalm 126:6 “Those who go out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing shall come home with shouts of joy, carrying their sheaves.” This promise written by the psalmist tells us that our achievements and attainments do not come easily, because before the harvest, more often than not there will be struggle…
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Continue reading →: Fear notIsaiah 43:1 “But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.“ There are occasions when we doubt whether or not we are cut out for…
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Continue reading →: Resurrection lifeJohn 11:25-26 “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” Easter is approaching and thoughts are turning towards resurrection and new life. However, resurrection presupposes death. Grief…
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Continue reading →: The foot of the cross“Relying on God has to begin all over again everyday as if nothing had yet been done.” C.S. Lewis Trusting in God is something that is not always easy to do. It’s easy to trust in him when things are going well and worries seem a long way away. But…
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