11. Move out when God says you must
Moses was attending his father-in-law’s sheep, an occupation that as I said was not the highest on any social agenda. He was at the bottom of his career. But he...
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22 June 2012
9. Trust God in the wilderness
Moses fled Egypt and went to live in Midian. The Lord looked after him and introduced him to the family of Jethro, the priest of Midian. Jethro was a good...
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8 June 2012
8. Help where you can
So let’s continue with the story of Moses’ life. After he killed the Egyptian he fled into the land of Midian. It must have been a horrible experience for him....
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1 June 2012
7. God is faithful and true
Moses killed an Egyptian who mistreated the Hebrew people and with that one act revealed his choice between his Egyptian upbringing and his Hebrew roots. He chose to be part...
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10 May 2012
4. Step out in faith (2)
Last week we spoke about the amazing courage Moses’ mother had to first hide him away and then to follow the leading of the Lord and to place him in...
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9 March 2012
36. Working too hard?
I was reading through the Psalms this morning and something struck me very hard. It was Psalm 127:2: “It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning...
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24 February 2012
34. Trust God
The more I read the Bible, the more I realize that we can truly trust God. He alone knows the future and He alone knows what is best for us....
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13 January 2012
2. Why Noah was safe in the ark (1)
We spoke last week of the similarity between the tar used by Noah to cover the ark and the word ‘atonement’ used to symbolize the effects which flowed from the...
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30 December 2011
33. Message for 2012
This is the beginning of a new year, 2012 and what a privilege it is to be able to experience it. What a privilege to experience life! God has wonderful...
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16 December 2011
30. Trusting God to know what is best for you
I read the most interesting verse the other day. It was about the journey of the Israelites in the Wilderness and how they complained and complained to God the whole...
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28 October 2011
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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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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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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3 September 2011
15. Struggling is good for you (1)
I received a lovely email over the weekend and would like to share it with you. The writer is unknown, but in his/her absence I would like to thank him/her...
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14 August 2011
12. Spending time in the Word
Currently I am listening to a couple of teachings of renowned Christian teachers that I look up to. I admire their knowledge of the Word and their way of interpreting...
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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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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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