In John 4 we read that Jesus was in Judea and was going to Galilee. John tells us that to get there he “had to go through Samaria on the way” (John 4:4). Jesus was a Jew. The people in Samaria were Samaritans. Jewish people and Samaritan people historically didn’t get on at all. The Jews took […]
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God in Slow Motion – book review
God in slow motion is a new book by Mike Nappa that takes 10 snapshot moments from Jesus’ life and ministry, explores them and detail and looks at what lessons we can learn from them. Mike’s central theme is that often we rush through the Bible and miss the great truths that are there for us […]
Prayer for passion
We need to trade our desires and our passions for those of God. Our hopes and dreams fall short of His wonderful plans. Today let’s resolve to pray that he would replace the weak passions we have with strong burning passion for Kingdom things. Let us no longer desire our self comfort but let us […]
Dating with respect
“Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness? What harmony can there be between Christ and the devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever?” 2 Corinthians 6:14-15 Before we start this post I need to do a disclaimer. This […]
Bethel Live – For the Sake of the World
On monday we had a post about laying down our crowns and giving control to God and this week’s worship song is all about surrendering to God as we await the revelation of His glory to all the earth, and includes a powerfully prayer plea that God would set our hearts on fire with a […]
YOLO
“You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow. This opportunity comes once in a lifetime.” ~ Marshall Bruce Mathers III The philosopher Drake has this year popularised the life motto YOLO (You Only Live Once for those of you who are neither in the world nor of it). The most common way for people […]
Beautiful Things
God is in the habit of creating beauty out of our screw-ups, mistakes in failures. Through faith we are being transformed into new creations, becoming more and more like Jesus. When you are tempted to despair, know that you are loved by the King of Kings. Know that He loves you as you are, but […]
God I hope so
This week’s worship song is all about trusting God in the midst of tragedy when we can’t make sense of it all. Pretty relevant given what happened at the weekend. [HTML1]
He chose the nails Review
He chose the nails is a book by Max lucado all about the cross. It is all about how Jesus showed his love for us by coming to the cross to die in our place. There is a lot of focus on how much it meant, how great a sacrifice it was and how much […]
Sometimes – David Crowder Band
This is a great song about the vastness of God’s love, and how it is always there for us in our times of doubt, worry and uncertainty. It is a song about taking a risk and surrendering fully to God. It is the sort of thing that is very refreshing for the soul, and well […]