Don’t be afraid!
As we approach and celebrate Christmas, we remember how God sought a godly virgin who would become pregnant by Holy Spirit power and carry our Immanuel. God sent an Angel to give the news to Mary. Naturally she feared not only the Angel, but also the...
Naisten Joulukappeli Järviradiossa
Tervetuloa kuulolle! Maanantaina 11.12.2023 Klo 18-20 LIVE Mukana haastateltavana Eija Merilä Ohjelman juontaa Naisten Kappeli Toivotamme Siunattua ja valoisaa joulun aikaa!
CHRISTMAS IN A BROKEN WORLD
What does Christmas mean to you personally? To many it means a time of loneliness or remembering losses or sorrows. It can also be a time of celebration where gifts are shared while others make merry with wine and do not realize the deep meaning of Christ...
“THE BREAD OF HIS PRESENCE”
In Exodus 25:23-30 we read how Almighty God instructed the Israelites to build a beautiful acacia table, overlaid with gold, to place dishes for incense and bowls for drink offerings on it. Then God said, “And you shall set the bread of the Presence on the...
The FULL MEASURE of CHRIST’S JOY
In John 17:13, Jesus prayed - “Father I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of My joy within them.” It is wonderful and precious that our Lord prayed this kind of prayer shortly...
FIX YOUR MIND ABOVE
What is your thought life like? What occupies your mind mostly? Col. 3:2 says, “SET your minds on things above…” We’re always thinking of something – the past, the present, the future, outcomes, doubts, joys, questions etc. Our minds and thoughts are always active....
GOD KNOWS HOW TO MANAGE US
Recently I was ill again, for the third time, with covid 19. My family and prayer supporters prayed for me and encouraged me beautifully. One encouragement that grabbed my attention, was from a young Christian refugee whom my husband and I love and support. He wrote,...
GENTLE JESUS
As a child I used to sing a song which says, “Gentle Jesus, meek and mild, look upon a little child. I am weak but You are strong…” Matt. 5:5 says, “Blessed are the gentle/ meek/ humble for they shall inherit the earth.” Meek in Greek is “praus” which means GENTLE. It...
STRENGTHENED BY GRACE
“Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods…Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered outside the gate. So, let us go out to Him outside...
THE FULL EXTENT OF CHRIST’S LOVE
In John chapters 13 – 17 we read how our Lord Jesus Christ spent time with His disciples, preparing them for the Cross, teaching them many important, wise lessons on humility, how to abide in Him as the Vine, the work of the Holy Spirit, while also praying for them...