As it was for the new Christian in Corinth, 65AD, so it is for us today. We come into the kingdom dressed in our finest rags. We come from other churches, other traditions and other cultures. We want to settle into this new life and not have to think too much, not have to wrestle … [Read more...] about Our Finest Dungarees
Marvellous in Our Eyes
David understood the maxim that "what fills the eyes soon fills the heart." He understood that the wicked had "eyes full of conceit" (Psalm 36:2) just as Peter lived among those whose eyes were "full of adultery" (2 Peter 2:14). In short, it matters what you feast your eyes … [Read more...] about Marvellous in Our Eyes
Jesus, Sons of Jonah
We like to reach that part in any lesson where we get to do something. Peter, James and John were men like this. Keen to cut off an ear or call down fire from heaven on some unsuspecting Samarian village. Now, there is a work for us to do, but first, there is a work to be done in … [Read more...] about Jesus, Sons of Jonah
He Came to Gladden the Heart
Jesus came eating and drinking and people thought that perhaps He had a demon. He ate with tax collectors and some considered Him to be unclean. He feasted with fishermen, and some thought Him to be an arrogant and uneducated Galillean hack. As God had been with Adam in the … [Read more...] about He Came to Gladden the Heart
Jesus, Look and Live
Matthew 27:45-61 gives us the account of Jesus' death on the cross, the cataclysmic events that occurred while he was dying and His burial. At the centre of these events is the declaration of the Centurion in verse 54 who looked up to Jesus and said, Truly, this was the Son of … [Read more...] about Jesus, Look and Live
