Category: Christian Living

WORDS THAT HAVE SHAPED MY LIFE 76 – 83

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(76)  “THE DANGER OF BEING EDUCATED BEYOND OUR EXPERIENCE”
“But anyone who hears My teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against the house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”
(Matthew 7:26-27)
I will never forget the time a young man came to me to share a concern that Bible study was becoming a danger to him. He went on to tell me that he was regularly attending 4 Bible studies and that he was struggling to take in all he had been learning and to apply it to his …

A WORD FOR THE NEW YEAR… 2022

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“So Peter left the prison cell, following an angel. But all the time he thought it was a vision. He didn’t realise it was actually happening. They passed the first and second guard posts and came to the iron gate leading into the city, and this opened for them all by itself. So they passed through and started walking down the street and then suddenly the angel left them.” Acts 13:9-10

I was led to these verses on the second day of this new year with the prompt that they are meant to encourage many people who have experienced a very difficult year in 2021.

Like Peter, God is opening …

LEVEL 3 FAITH

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“And it is impossible to please God without faith.” Hebrews 11:6
When we consider the things that bring pleasure to God, it seems that there may not be anything more important than our faith in Him and His promises. So much so, that Peter tells us how God is even prepared to allow us to endure great trials to prove that our faith is genuine, just as fire tests and purifies gold. He continues that our faith is even more precious than gold because when our faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring us much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed …

CHOOSE TO BE A LEADER…..NOW in the world in which you live

 

A few months ago, I had a surprise call from a 22 year old young man named Bailey. We chatted for a moment and then he got to the point; “The reason I am calling you is to ask if you would mentor me?” I hadn’t previously mentored a person from Generation Z, but felt a strange prompt to connect with Bailey and agreed to meet with him.

I was immediately impressed with Bailey’s heart for God and his desire to make an impact with his life in the world in which he lived and the new disciplines he started to develop in his life. One day as he …