We are all unique and different, and we all done and said things we would be horrified if they were made public - maybe things we did and said before we knew any better, before we gave our lives to Jesus… Maybe things we did and said since we gave our life to Jesus and that’s why we carry the guilt with us still. These things can’t be undone so we don’t know what to do or say or feel about it, but the constant shame and guilt can end up leaving us … Numb
Read MoreWill you stand?
To remain standing, to persevere, to be consistent and keep on turning up - this is what God calls us to do. To put on the armour of God and just… Stand.
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Read MoreJesus didn’t choose Simon Peter because he was a brilliant speaker or a good writer or had any knowledge or useful skills to ministry. HE chose Simon Peter because he was enthusiastic. Because he was obedient. Because he was willing to step up. Because He could let go of his plans and shift into Jesus’ plan. How about you?
Read MoreWhat is the Kingdom of God - Where can you find it and When does it reign in history? Answers to these questions and more as we continue to explore The Promise & The Purpose
Read MoreFocus on your calling and not your comfort… and see what God will do in your life!
Read MoreAre you spiritual or logical - a person of science or of faith? This week Lydia explores how Jesus is the very essence of logic and reason - and following him is the only logical thing to do!
Read MoreGoing to church is not reliant on how good the service might be or who’s preaching this week or how many modern worship songs they might sing there… nor who’s leading the worship. That’s how you might choose to attend a conference or a concert… not how you choose whether to go to church!
Going to Church on a Sunday should be your custom, It should be an immoveable object in your life …
When you have a confident expectation of good - when you live in alignment with the truth that God has good plans for your life, when your Hope is based on God’s good promises not your own bad imaginations of what might go wrong - then you realise that Hope is the answer to every temptation.
Read MoreAdam was formed from the dirt, from the created physical realm, yet he was animated to life when God breathed into him, imparting the breath of life - a phrase used only here in the whole bible -
Adam is different from all the other living things God created - Adam is a fusion of the physical with the spiritual - the breath of life shared from Yahweh dwells within Adam and his offspring and no where else.
Read MoreThe purpose of the story of Enoch is to illuminate the story of Jesus and to frame his victory on the cross as complete - not just reversing the sin of Adam - the rebellion of humans against Yahweh - but also dealing with the sin of the angels, the rebellion of the spiritual sons of God against Yahweh.
And the promise of Enoch is to know that we can please our God, not by living perfectly, not by working hard, but simply by believing him and believing his promise to reward his children.
Read MoreWhen you walk with someone, you are going in the same direction they are going
When you walk with someone you have to be walking at the same pace they are walking at
Noah walked with God
The bible starts with Adam and Eve walking with God, and ends with God once more dwelling with his creation.
Walking with God is the key to success
When you walk with God you set your direction, and you make your choices to stay alongside God
Read MoreAbraham and Sarah waited 25 years for the promise of a child to come to be.
Waiting is not punishment or learning or with any understandable reason – Sometimes it is just a part of life. We do not have all the information. God knows what we don’t. Trust Him.
Yes waiting tests our faith sometimes - but as I wrote this message I felt God impress upon my heart that it isn’t always for that reason.
GOD IS NOT REASONable – We cannot learn or grasp GOD with a human concept.
Sometimes we have to wait just because he hasn’t given us the fulness of the promise yet.
That’s it, no BIGGER REASON and we can laugh while we wait, and we can wait with faith, and we can expect with full confidence - because GOD has shown throughout time that He always keeps his promises in his timing, which is always on time every time!
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