The times in my life when I have been most effective is when I have been myself. When I have tried to be someone else I have been unreal, frustrated, half-hearted and not very successful. There are many reasons why we are not always true to who we are. In our religious groupings there tends…
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We all have to fight it, Jesus beat it one hundred per cent. We can learn from how He dealt with it. Temptation comes to us from three different sources, from our own hearts (James 1:14), from the world (1 John 2:16), and Satan (Matthew 4:3). In the case of Jesus, the temptation was not…
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A cautionary tale for a leadership crazed orchestra. The Royal Unharmonic Orchestra had just concluded their most successful season yet with packed houses sold out. The orchestra had been set up to bring glory and honour to the King through its orchestra and choir.
There are two great principles at work in the lives of Christians. The two principles are death followed by resurrection. Death came as a result of Adam’s sin whereas resurrection is the result of Jesus’ redemptive work.
Two young brothers were arguing at the dinner table. One had gotten so angry he jumped up but his mother told him to sit down. He reluctantly sat down but then protested to his parents that he was still standing up on the inside. To try and follow God without a right heart attitude is…
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Have you ever really wanted something and asked God for this? Did you get what you asked for and did this work out the way you thought it would? Years ago I really wanted a promotion in the job I had. I asked God for this and worked towards this goal. After some time and…
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When I was a child I used to love watching cartoons. There was one cartoon that really stuck in my mind and this was called Yacky Duck. Yacky Duck had a real problem with rejection. His catchphrase was, ‘Nobody loves me, everybody hates me.’ He went through cartoon after cartoon feeling utterly abandoned and…
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Why have I written a book about the last book of the Bible, Revelation? I have had a lifelong interest in the book of Revelation. This interest is despite all the bad press this last book of the Bible receives. Many T.V. programmes portray weird religious characters quoting death and destruction upon people and spouting…
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When most people think of pastors, they either think of church leaders or of very empathetic people with whom they can share their problems. Biblically a pastor is a shepherd. The shepherd had many jobs, but an essential one was leading the sheep to food and water. David refers to this in Psalm 23 when…
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