{Matthew 12:46-50} “For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother” Matthew 12:50 While Jesus is talking to the crowds his mother and brothers arrive to see Him. There’s a large crowd present. Jesus is inside speaking and the size of the crowd prevents Mary and the brothers of […]
Author: PeteMcM
Rend Collective – As Family We Go Review
Rend Collective are back with a new album, their fourth ‘studio’ album and they are showing no signs of running out of ideas or passion. The title As Family We Go (released 21/8/15) reflects the fact that since Rend Collective started there have been several band weddings and babies and also the fact that they […]
Tunnel Vision
I was walking to my girlfriend Cherith’s house one evening a few months ago. It is a walk I have made many times, as it was also for the most part the same walk I took to work every morning for eight months. It is a walk I know well. And as I was going […]
Kingdom: Words
{Matthew 12:34-37} “For by your words you will be justified, and by your words will be condemned” Matthew 12:37 Jesus gives a firm warning about the power of our words. He is addressing the Pharisees who, in their evil opposition to the Kingdom, are now trying to discredit Jesus and claim He is only able to do […]
Kingdom: Rest
{Matthew 11:28-30} “Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” Matthew 11:28 Jesus spends more time preaching to the crowds that have started to follow His every move. And He gives them a call. He urges them to come to Him. It is a call that we as Kingdom […]
Life Is_________ Review
Life is___ is Judah Smith’s follow-up to his debut book Jesus is____ and again it is a play on the ‘fill in the blank’ whereby he starts the conversation with a blank beside what life is all about but through the course of the book proceeds to offer his suggestion to what life is all […]
Kingdom:Witness
[Matthew 10:16-20,27-28] “What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops” Matthew 10:27 Jesus takes time to commission His disciples for the harvest labour of declaring the message of the Kingdom to all. They have spent time with Him, learning from Him, and now He is […]
Kingdom: Work
“The harvest is plentiful but the labourers are few” Matthew 9:37 Jesus begins moving through the region, preaching in synagogues along the way in all the surrounding cities and villages. The message of the Kingdom was spreading. And Jesus knew His time was limited. He knew the need was great. He knew where He was headed […]
Kingdom: Focus
{Matthew 9:9-13} “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick” Matthew 9:12 Jesus calls a tax collector Matthew to join Him in the Kingdom life. As a tax collector Matthew would have been ostracised. He was Jewish but collected money for the hated Roman Empire. And tax collectors were typically […]
Kingdom: Authority
{Matthew 8:23-27} “And the men marvelled, saying “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”” Matthew 8:27. The disciples and Jesus were on a boat crossing the Sea of Galilee when in the middle of the night a “great storm” hits. The disciples are petrified. They think this is it. And remember, […]