John 20 v1-18. Mary is mentioned by name 14 times across all four gospels – personal recognition from Jesus and others. It was when she heard her name spoken from the mouth of Jesus that Mary realised it was Him. Power of the personal, spoken word. Her first thought and action after that personal encounter […]
Luke 2; John 19 25-27. Mary, the mother of Jesus. Present at Jesus’ first breath and final breath. She pondered the visitors to His birth and then heard the pain of Simeon’s prophecy and Jesus being left at the temple. Her faith was expressed at the first miracle, only to be rejected later along with […]
Joshua 3:1 – 4:24.
Joshua 1: 10-18. Shaped by God.
Luke 1:26 to Luke 2:20. Whilst being in the audience at a Nativity Service can be heart-warming as we experience a cuteness overload of small children retelling the Biblical narrative, that’s far from the reality of how things were when the birth of Jesus was announced. It wasn’t a time when most of the community […]
Zechariah Chaps 4 – 6. And so the visions keep coming! In chapter 4 (vision 5) the people of God are encouraged to keep going and rebuild, knowing that they have the resources to do what the Lord was asking of them. Chapter 5 (visions 6 & 7) explains that those who oppose the ways […]
Zechariah 1: 1 – 6. The message of Zechariah begins with a warning: “Do not be like your forefathers… they would not listen or pay attention to me, declares the Lord”. (1:4). The people of God were being urged to “Return to me”, realign their vision with the Lord’s will for them. For that to […]
Deuteronomy 8. We focus today on the “Good Land” BMS Harvest appeal supporting the transformation of Ghusel, a remote village in Nepal’s mountains.
Philippians 3: 13-14. How do we encourage each other, particularly our young people, to keep walking with Jesus through prayer, bible study, life verses, trust in God as a rock
Psalm 27. Psalm 27 expresses the Psalmist’s confidence and trust in God no matter what the circumstances are that he faces or might face. How can we gain and maintain that confidence in our lives?