Jesus gives away control Lent 2023 Power is not ours to keep, nor ours to wield over people. As Christians, our job is to follow the example of Jesus Christ in not holding on to power but giving it away. On Fridays this Lent, I shall be looking at the example of Jesus both in …
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Be angry, and do not sin — Psalm 4
Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are mostly personal songs, so I will be looking at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. The first part of. "Be angry, and do not sin," …
Happiness, joy and blessings – Psalm 128
Prosperity and suffering. It is often easier to read songs about prosperity like this than it is to read songs ranting about injustice or laments, at least it is for some people. For other people it is the other way round, they are living the rants and laments but find the prosperity psalms difficult. Psalm …
Psalm 126 — Joy
Joy is infectious When God's people are joyful it has a knock on effect. What is more when God has worked in us before it is good to remember that what he has done before he can do again. This gives us joy, even in the hard times. Psalm 126 A song of ascents. 1 When …
Opposition through legalism 1: Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath
God loves you enough to take your sins away Matthew 12:1–8 The conflicts of Jesus 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 16 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck ears of corn and to eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they …
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An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 2: Joy
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit Part 2: Joy But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy …
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We’re all doomed: The world’s 5 stories – part 5
We're all doomed The world's 5 stories - part 5 There is a difference in the way God sees things and how the world sees things, five of which I am looking at in the first half of Advent this year. And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within …
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Names of God – Part 36
YHWH Maozi Names of God - Part 36 The LORD my fortress YHWH is God’s actual name which he revealed to Moses from the burning bush, it implies the personal nature of God. The second part of the name here is how God relates to us: The names of God tell us something about God's …
Preparation: The joy of John the Baptist
The third candle: Joy The third candle in Advent, is about joy. From Psalm 5:11, we hear these words, “But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, so that those who love your name may exult in you.” I am going to state the …
Making an ass of myself 