Four ways of understanding the BiblePart 3 - Fruitfulness This year, I want to learn how to study the Bible focused on Jesus, and it will have 4 parts. Jesus Context Fruitfulness Flourishing 23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.2 He makes me lie down in green pastures.He leads me beside still waters.3 He restores my soul.He leads me in paths of righteousness for …
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Eleven different ways of experiencing Christianity—Part 5 There are many ways of seeing yourself as a Christian. You can add another as your faith grows; you can have more than one at a time and move through them over time. I am going to look at this through Advent this year. None of them is …
The King’s defence After three parables where Jesus said the chief priests had been shown up before the people for rejecting God Matthew's account moves on to three questions to attack Jesus, followed by a question to them by Jesus. I have mentioned a few times in this series how Matthew likes to group things …
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A poem for Trinity Sunday In the beginning was chaos.Into the chaosthe Spirit of God fluttered over the waterand into a place where there was no lightand a new day dawned,An idea in the mind of the Creator, Spirit, Word Godcame into reality. Into the created world the Word walked.Into the chaosthe Spirit of God …
Does God love in the same way that humans love? No. That's it, the end. Shortest blog yet. Only that question begs other questions ... ... Does God the Father love us in the same way as He loves Jesus the Son? If someone had asked me this question last week I would say no. …
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The Father in one word - Love The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 2 Corinthians 13:14 ESV Some people have got an idea of an angry God who hates us, Let's call him the Old Testament God, and that the …
Making an ass of myself 