“Come to Me with your needs.”
There is an incident in Matthew 14 where Jesus commanded his disciples to get into their boat and row to the other side of the lake, while Jesus went up a mountain to pray. “The boat was already a considerable distance from the land, buffeted by the waves because the...
“PEACE be yours!”
The Apostle Paul wrote that verse above, in Ephesians 1:2 When Jesus prepared His disciples for His departure from this world, we read in John chapter 14, that He made a long speech to encourage his disciples. He promised The Holy Spirit to be their Helper. In some...
HEARING GOD’S VOICE – PART 2
CHANGED IN GOD’S PRESENCE Last week we looked at ways to prepare our hearts to hear God’s voice: clearing out worry and fear by prayer, petition and thanksgiving; consciously turning away from trusting our own understanding and submitting to examination by God’s...
HEARING GOD’S VOICE – PART 1
PREPARING TO HEAR GOD’S VOICE CLEAR OUT ALL WORRY FROM MIND AND HEART Phil. 4:6-7 – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all...
Renewed strength
When challenges come, and life becomes difficult, or we get bad news or become ill; our strength begins to fail. The Bible tells us that those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength. Being strong doesn’t mean you never get weak. It means exchanging our...
Bring your umbrellas!
A little girl went to a meeting with her parents. The meeting had a specific purpose, as the ground had dried up and there had been no rain for a while. The congregation had decided to gather to pray for rain. Everyone agreed: prayer is worth it, and it's the...
THE GOODNESS OF GOD.
In these difficult times of wars and uncertainties, many people fail to see and realize the goodness of God. God’s goodness includes His infinitely generous attitude toward us and His provision and protection towards us. He longs to bring joy and blessings to those...
“LORD, YOU KNOW ALL”
In the Gospel of John, in chapter 21 we read about a wonderful encounter between Jesus and the disciples. Jesus had risen from the dead and He appeared to the disciples on the shore of Lake Tiberias. A lot had already happened, so there had been many challenging days...
TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND
In Romans 12:1,2 Paul says, “I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – which is your spiritual worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by...
THE MIND OF CHRIST
When God made man, He made him different from all the animals, because He had a different purpose for him. He created us in his own image. We have heart, soul, mind and body. His purpose for us was to love Him with all our heart, all our soul, all our mind and all...