23. Look with eyes of faith
I was reading through the Gospel of Matthew this morning and there was something that amazed me. I read how Jesus provided food for five thousand men with merely five...
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22 October 2011
22. Do not become friends with the world
Last week we went to a restaurant for lunch. I had a coffee shake to drink and I enjoyed it immensely. But when we got home, we all went to...
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15 October 2011
21. Help there where you are (2)
I spoke last week of making a difference in someone’s life, of helping someone to put them on the right path for their lives. It requires a bit of effort...
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8 October 2011
20. Help there where you are (1)
This morning I heard the following song: “If we are the Body, why aren’t His arms reaching, why aren’t His hands healing, why aren’t His Words teaching? If we are...
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2 October 2011
19. The treasures of God’s Word (2)
Last week we looked at the numerical value of Jesus of Nazareth as well as the numerical value of satan and it was exactly the same. Jesus became like satan...
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23 September 2011
18. The treasures in God’s Word (1)
The Word of God is full of hidden treasures and that makes it even more exciting to read. There is always something new to be discovered and unveiled. I would...
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16 September 2011
17. Struggling is good for you (3)
As part of the theme ‘struggling is good for you’ I would like to add one more thing. As I am writing this we are nearing the end of winter....
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9 September 2011
16. Struggling is good for you (2)
Last week we used the illustration of a moth struggling to get out of its cocoon. A well meaning environmentalist helped to free him from the cocoon while he was...
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27 August 2011
14. How committed are we?
I was reading through Acts and one story in particular amazed me. (There are several amazing stories, but I would like to pause with this one for the moment.) This...
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6 August 2011
11. Take a breather
I received a lovely email about a young man and an elderly man who decided to have a competition. They wanted to see who was going to cut down the...
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30 July 2011
10. The Lord will always be there
As I said my boys are still small. And when the youngest started to walk, his favorite place in the house was the stairs. I think for any parent it...
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23 July 2011
9. Lessons from animations
My two boys are currently small and those of you with small children will know that they love watching animations. And at their age, they can watch the same animation...
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12 June 2011
15. The bricks in our lives (8)
We are currently discussing the ways in making your ‘home’ here on earth steadfast against any storm it may face. We have discussed making Jesus your foundation and your family...
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21 May 2011
12. The bricks in our lives (5)
As I have mentioned before, if your foundation (your faith) is rock solid and you built your house with Jesus as the cornerstone and time with your family as your...
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15 May 2011
11. The bricks in our lives (4)
If your house’s foundation is right (your faith in God), and your cornerstone is right (Jesus Christ), and your bricks are right (quality time with your spouse, children and close...
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8 May 2011
10. The bricks in our lives (3)
We are discussing the bricks in our lives in order to have a fulfilling life, a life that can weather any storm and still come out strong at the other...
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21 April 2011
8. The bricks in our lives
We are discussing the different things that can occupy your time and with which you build your house (your life). There are things that can be regarded as building your...
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20 March 2011
4. The straw in our lives (3)
We have been discussing the different things in our lives that take up our time, but are things that will not stand the test of time when we truly face...
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27 February 2011
1. The three little pigs
I am sure that most of you know the story of the three little pigs. But for those of you who don’t, in short it is about three little piggy...
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6 February 2011
4. Spiritual leaders that had to wait
We are still continuing on the theme of waiting on God. We’ve discussed a few examples such as David and Paul, but in fact there are quite a number of...
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