Revelation 1:17-18 The other day I found myself staring at a gravestone inscribed with the words, ‘In loving memory. Taken from us on Friday 7th July 2045’. According to the calculations of the online Death Clock, I have just 11,077 days left. The headstone was mine. Sooner or later that day will indeed come. What hope is there?
Revelation 1:5-6 In his 1941 State of the Union address President Roosevelt famously proposed 4 fundamental freedoms that people everywhere in the world ought to enjoy: freedom of speech, of worship, from want, from fear. Freedom matters to us as people. But does it matter to God? And if so, what is he doing about it?
Isaiah 52:13-53:12 To have our eyes opened more to the wonder of the cross, and our hearts captured more by the beauty of the cross, is one of our biggest needs. That we might live cross-centered lives which are made up of cross-centred days. This passage in Isaiah can help us do that.
Isaiah 51:17-52:12 Sometimes when we’re unhappy with how things are in our lives or in the world, we may wish God would wake up and act. But more often than not, we’re the ones who need to wake up – to wake up to the new realities the gospel has brought about.
Colossians 1:28 A vision needs a plan of action if it’s to get off the ground and make it from Wish List to To-Do list. And so with the inspiring vision of ‘everyone mature in Christ’. How do we get there? It’s really very simple! ‘Him we proclaim’.
Colossians 1:28 A partner at a venture capital firm said: If you can’t explain your product in ten words or less, I’m not investing, I’m not not buying, I’m not interested. Period. Well here’s our church vision in just four words! – Everyone mature in Christ. But what does it mean?
Isaiah 40:6-11 “I shop for things I don’t need. I buy things that are too expensive which makes me feel better about myself temporarily. I shop more when I’m sad,…
Isaiah 40:1-5 When we’re feeling low or anxious or stressed or bored, many of us turn to comfort-eating and comfort-drinking. But is there an alternative which won’t wreck our health…
Matthew 1:18-25 Nowadays baby names more often than not are chosen according to who the latest celebrity is, or what sounds nice, or which names are currently topping the name…
Mark 10:45 There’s something magical about Christmas and it’s all tied up with gifts and giving. But why is it ‘the season for giving’? To understand that we need to…
