What are your hopes as you enter this New Year? What challenges do you fear, or face or rejoice in? Know, that as you enter this New Year with many tests, that there is One who walks beside you and who holds your life and carries you, even during hardships,...

Every year, around the world, people celebrate Christmas Day on 25 December.  Some focus on shopping, business profits, tinsel and toys, gifts and celebrations.  Others think only of Bethlehem, the star in the sky, shepherds in the field, and angels singing.  Children...

  As we near Christmas time, we remember that Jesus is our DELIVERER. The Greek word for deliverance is sōtr = Saviour or "deliverer," and sōtēría, meaning "salvation" or "deliverance". The most common Hebrew words for deliverance are tšûâ and יְyšûâ which mean...

  When the angels announced the birth of our Saviour to the Shepherds near Bethlehem, they sang: Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favour rests. (Luk. 2:14) But not many years later, this same Saviour said to his...

  Like Paul, Peter also urges believers to make every effort, to apply all diligence to grow in our faith.  In his second letter Peter says God has given us everything we need for life and godliness in Jesus.  So, we should focus all our energy on adding to our...

In this world people who are goal oriented, dedicated, who make every effort to achieve great things, are greatly respected and honored.  Their names are famous around the globe, and they inspire generations of young people to follow their example. The same is true of...

To recap: God is love.  Because He is love, He decided to make us, so that He can express His love.  In love, He prepared all we would ever need to live and love as He loves.  This included removing sin and the consequences of sin, so that nothing will ever separate...

The Greek word in the Bible translated as "forgiveness" means "to let go", as when a person does not demand payment for a debt. In the Old Testament the cost of forgiveness to the sinner was prominent.  In Leviticus 4 & 5 Moses taught the Israelites God's...

    We start our walk with God with the miraculous experience of total unconditional pardon, rebirth and reconciliation with our heavenly Father.  What joy, what peace, what lightness of being – how we love Him then.  But this is just the beginning of "the...

Matt. 14:28-31 says – "Peter called to Him, "Lord, if it is really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water."  "Yes, come," Jesus said.  Peter walked on the water towards Jesus.  But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to...