Today’s Bible Readings: Joshua 7; Isaiah11; 2 Thessalonians 3 The Rod out of the Stem of Jesse Israel had been told, (Joshua 6:17-19) that Jericho was to be accursed and if they were to take anything from it, that too was accursed and they would make the camp of Israel a curse and trouble it… Read More Thought for May 21: The Rod out of the Stem of Jesse
When the word ‘meditation’ comes up in conversation, it is often equated with mindfulness, something which today has become connected to good mental health. It usually involves stopping the hectic routine of life for a moment and taking time to try and empty one’s mind of stressful thoughts and to just ‘be’. Some smartwatches will… Read More Bible Meditation
Nehemiah 2 – The spirit of prayer is caught, not taught. It is caught from the prayers of the faithful in the Bible, and from the example of Jesus. There may be difficulties. Some who have grown old in the Faith have confessed that they had not found it easy to pray; perhaps because of… Read More The way of prayer
2 Chronicles 15 – “The Lord is with you while ye be with Him. If ye seek Him, He will be found of you; but if ye forsake Him, He will forsake you.” (2 Chronicles 15:2) The scriptures abound with similar declarations. They make the course of every earnest man clear. Seek the Lord in… Read More If ye seek him
Philippians 4 – “Being justified we have peace with God.” “Peace” is a constant element in all Paul’s salutations. When the gospel is truly and earnestly believed, although there is no audible expression on God’s part of His favour, there is an attainment of peace. It is sin that separates from God. This was literally… Read More The peace of God
The brain takes all its impressions from without, and it can only receive so much – each day a little. It may be compared to a book of blank pages, on which each day writes something on each page. The character of the writing depends upon the holder of the pen. If a man’s whole… Read More Ye cannot serve God and Mammon
There are occasions when prayer sets the tone to, and forms an example of, the spiritual life. One such occasion is the family meal when from an early age children can become accustomed to the giving of thanks. There are few more charming experiences than to see the head of a two year-old child bowed… Read More Giving thanks for daily bread
“Now, therefore, O Lord our God, I beseech thee save Thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that Thou art the Lord God, even Thou only.” Here we have Hezekiah in his distress taking refuge in prayer. This is the first thing to be noted by such… Read More The need for prayer
Genesis 9,10 A new beginning is presented in Genesis 9. After all the violence, distress and wickedness of the circumstances of Genesis 6, and the work of salvation through the provision of an Ark, in which the principles of atonement (Heb. kafar, “pitch”) are revealed, and the judgment against sin is shown in the action… Read More Thoughts on the reading for Monday 4th January 2024
You may be familiar with the book “The Five Love Languages” by Gary Chapman. The concepts in the book have been a great help to many couples. The basic idea is that each of us has one or maybe two primary ways of expressing love—but if the person we’re expressing love to has a different… Read More Saying I love you
In 2 Corinthians Paul writes of his experiences of afflictions and the comfort God gives him to cope with them. Paul’s comfort is also founded on the comfort believers give to each other. “The father of mercies”, writes Paul, “comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who… Read More Today’s thought (September 03): “That was to make us rely … on God”
Before Jesus made his deliberate choice of twelve men he spent the night with his Father. All the great events in his life find him or leave him in prayer. It is the natural expression of the dedication of one whose meat and drink was to do the will of Him who sent him, whose… Read More Today’s Thought (August 08): The importance of prayer
This world should know that there shall come a day that the godless people will fall by the mouth and the edge of the sword and will be led away as captives to and among all nations and Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled (completed).… Read More Thought for June 10: Warning to be patient and ready
Today’s thought “Struggling on your behalf in his prayers” (November 15) The wonder and reality of effective prayer confronts us in today’s readings. Paul tells the Colossians to “continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving … pray also for us” (4:2,3). Paul is imprisoned, he asks them to “remember my chains” (verse… Read More Today’s thought “Struggling on your behalf in his prayers” (November 15)
This year’s Special Issue of the Christadelphian Tidings is ready for you to download and share with your family and friends. This year’s Special Issue was written almost exclusively by and about Young People and their struggles in Coming of Age in Christ. We are sure that you will enjoy it and ask that you… Read More Christadelphian Tidings looking at teenagers and young adults “Coming of Age in Christ”
Today’s thought “A house of prayer” (March 27) Our readings in the book of Numbers and the Gospel of Luke include references to cleansing. In Numbers we read yesterday how they consecrated the tabernacle now that it had been set up, offerings were made by each of the twelve tribes. It was about to be… Read More Today’s thought “A house of prayer” (March 27)
Today at our service we had a live meeting on Zoom but this time without a live exhortation. For all, we include the video of this morning sermon here on this platform as well, so that we can reach also people who were not at our service this morning. We do hope you enjoy it… Read More Today’s exhortation on Mark 10 With God all things are possible
This morning in service, we had a look at the Book of Nehemiah, in which we can find the longest (Ch. 9) and the shortest prayer (Ch. 2) For a hundred years the people went asleep. We too have come into a period when previously lots of people though they said to be Jew, Christian… Read More Coming to Thanksgiving day 2020
Chris P writes; A number of us met on Monday 09 March to think about how we might make this objective come to life in our services.As it happened most of our conversation was about the breaking of bread, so maybe there is scope for thinking about other meetings at another time. Here are some… Read More Objective: To Glorify God and His son
Faith matters because it defines our life—forever. It shapes our relationship with God and with each other. We each come to God individually, but we are called to walk together in common purpose, united by our faith in God. WCF FaithLaunch Program WCF’s FaithLaunch Program is designed to answer that huge question and assist you as you… Read More How can you grow faith throughout your whole life?
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