In a day where modern worship seeks to pander to all requests - the outcome of which is a fragmentation of the family at worship- we must ask Is this scriptural? Is this what should be encouraged in the worship of God?
When was the last time you refused to comply to the world or to some request because you are a christian? Mordecai held his counsel when asked by the servants as he why he refused to bow the knee before Haman- his simple answer was, I am a Jew....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
" I would never deny the Lord " I hear you say. That's what Peter also said - and yet he did so with oaths and curses. It is imperative then that we learn from him - and see those circumstances that brought him to that place. Look out for Gods...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The modern idea of church involves a service that is largely music based. Drum kits and the like have replaced the tradition form of praise. Hymns have gone and choruses have taken their place. Loud beats drown out the words and an entertainment...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In this parable of the Saviour unique to Mark, we are taught by comparison with the seed that is sowed and hidden in the ground in spring time, the work of Gods grace planted in the souls of His People.How it starts- in the fashion it continues,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
'We may fall in grace but never from grace.' That is a message that is refuted and ignored today amidst modern preaching. But what interests us is, what saith the scriptures? And we have it loud and clear in these words of the Saviour himself. I...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Do beleivers need a dressing down on their dressing? We look at this text where God clothes our first parents. And as sinners from Adams fallen race we need to be clothed with Christ's righteousness. But don't miss what we can learn from the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Job had it hard and in this chapter confesses that he had escaped with the skin of his teeth. He had suffered the loss of so much - but not his faith in Christ. Many have lost much in these days - but for the true believer we can still say, "I...[ abbreviated | read entire ]