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We don’t know everything Adam said to Eve as they left the Garden of Eden but one thing he might have said was “My dear, the world is changing.” Consider – it’s estimated that 90% of all the items in your supermarket didn’t exist ten years ago. More information has been produced in the last … Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago the Olympic Games commenced in Beijing, China. Such activity is solidly rooted in history. I’m sure you can recognize the music playing in the background. Listen for a moment – it’s Chariots of Fire, the theme of a marvellous film made in the 1980s about Eric Liddell, known as the … Continue reading
Matt. 28:19-20; John 21:15-19 There’s a philosophy about today that can best be described as the do-your-own thing philosophy. It’s the emphasis upon individual freedom and personal rights that seems to have gone from the sublime to the ridiculous. A recent report tells us that some aspects of crime are on the increase. Some have … Continue reading
Good morning. I want you to think about a statement I read recently. “Jesus lived his life in italics”. Why do we use italics? For emphasis! No one else like him has ever existed. He was mild and gentle, tough but tender. His life was a perfect blend of grace and gristle. Yes, he was … Continue reading
Good morning. There has been a question in the minds of men and women since time began. “If a man die shall he live again?” Today is Easter Sunday, the day we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. In the early Church Christians greeted each other with the words, “Christ is risen! And back would come … Continue reading
“For this I was born and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth.” (John Chapter 18 verse 37) In our current climate of fear and trouble, the months leading up to Christmas have been difficult for many people. Christmas was almost lost this year, because of the worry … Continue reading
Recently someone asked me “how do we handle unanswered prayer? That’s a question that comes from deep in the heart. It’s actually a question tinged with anguish and even anger. Doesn’t the Bible teach that God has promised to answer prayer? Matthew 7.7 So many of us, in faith have prayed about the health of … Continue reading
From time to time, you will notice as you look closely at people, that they look tired and worn out. The cause of their tiredness and tension can be symbolised by a set of scales. That is, the need to keep everything in balance. We need to keep in balance what we spend with what … Continue reading
Introduction I want you to imagine you are from another planet, and that you have come to learn about human life. The only input is that you just observe what goes on. You watch how some people work endlessly and others just hang around. There are those who are very health conscious and others are … Continue reading
A man may deeply love his wife, who is also his best friend. There is no one he would rather spend time with. But he discovers that there are times when there are things that get in the way, there are times he avoids his wife. Like when he is too occupied with the demands … Continue reading
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