“Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of […]
Category: Spiritual
Lessons from Heroes of the Faith: Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi (an Italian preacher who lived from 1181/1182 – 1226) was a young man who had it all together – money, position, fame, success. And yet he gave it all up to become the servant and the secondary figure. Prior to his conversion to faith in Christ Francis had messed up in his relationship […]
Dancing with Delilah
Introducing a new author to you today – Erin Watson, a nursing student from Liberty University in Virginia who writes poems and biblical truths on her website sixthimpossiblethingsbeforebreakfast and who I met during the summer. Dancing With Delilah – a poem about friends who have wandered from the God they once claimed to love I’m watching […]
Eye Contact Grace
Cowering, afraid Curled up on the ground Alone in my shame Hoping no-one sees my sin. But they all know. They all look down, There’s judgement in their eyes. So I crawl up tighter, Wishing they would pass me by But the crowd grows larger, An angry mob, out for me. Then one breaks through […]
The Truth in Love
“Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth” 2 Timothy 2:25 In Ephesians 4:14 Paul tells us of the importance of speaking the truth in love. This is a challenging command, and there are a number of things that are required to fully fulfil it. First of […]
Spiritual Maturity Bible Study
Something slightly different today, you are going to have to engage the brain a little and think about the answers to some questions about spiritual maturity. Read Hebrews 5:11-6:3 “There is much more we would like to say about this, but it is difficult to explain, especially since you are spiritually dull and don’t seem to […]
Thanksgiving
In Luke 17 we are told of how Jesus heals ten lepers. Of these ten only one, a Samaritan, returns and “fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done” (Luke 17:16). The other nine are missing, causing Jesus to ask ““Didn’t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine? Has no […]
Lessons from my time at the Manchester United youth academy
I want to share something with you that not a lot of people know about me. If I was a less modest person it would be one of the first things I told people upon meting them, but because I am so good at being humble I tend not to brag about it. Until now. […]
What is Spiritual Maturity?
If you have been reading All4God posts over the past couple of years you will have probably come across the phrase “spiritual maturity” at some point. One of the big passions I have is to see people seek to grow in faith and mature in their relationship with God, moving beyond a baby milk Christianity […]
Steps to Spiritual Maturity
If you didn’t already hear, I launched a new book all about spiritual maturity this week. And to celebrate that over the next few weeks I am going to be doing a few more posts on spiritual maturity that cover things not included in This one time, at Bible camp as spiritual maturity is essentially […]