The hymn, Count Your Blessings, is a good reminder for us. Has God has been good to you? Has He given you any specials to save you money? Has He kept you safe? Has He answered any prayers recently? We have no trouble counting our burdens, but we often forget to count our blessings. Psalm […]
Sunday morning 20 June 2021 Shaun Whitmarsh
Sunday morning 13 June 2021 Gerhard Labuschagne
A young boy travelling by aeroplane to visit his grandparents sat beside a man who happened to be a university professor. The boy was reading a Sunday school take-home paper, and the professor thought he would have some fun with the lad. “Young man,” said the professor, “if you can tell me something God can […]
If Melody told me, “Do not go into the kitchen”, my first reaction would be to say “Why?” If she answered, “I just mopped the floor.” That reason both informs me and motivates me. Read Gal 5:25. Transition In this verse, God tells us to walk in the Spirit. A careful look reveals three reasons […]
Someone has said, “When God bolts the door, don’t try to get in through the window.” God had not yet opened the door for Abram and Sarai to have a son, and they chose to “climb through the window” to get a son their way. They missed God’s best in their lives. Transition So that […]
In Matthew 21:23-27, the religious leaders came to Jesus and asked Him by what authority He did His miracles and teaching and who gave Him that authority. Jesus agreed to answer them if they could first answer His question. He asked, “The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven or from men?” He had […]
Concerns! We often have concerns. Your concern may be an upcoming exam at school, a leaking water pipe, an unusual noise in your car, a conflict at work, a wayward child, an unsafe situation, or a disease symptom. How does God want us to deal with concerns? Genesis 15 reveals that Abram had three major […]