GRACE – IT COST GOD SO MUCH! (Mark 8: 31-38) Theologian and martyr, Dietrich Bonhoeffer identified an important fact when he spoke of how people prefer "cheap grace" to real, "costly grace: "Cheap grace means the justification of sin without the justification of the sinner.”* Cheap grace is the preaching of forgiveness without requiring repentance, [...]
THE POWER OF THE RESURRECTION Philippians 3: 7-11 If you ask an average group of people in the UK today: What is the most powerful force in the universe? These are some of the answers you may get: The power of the wind (tornados), the power of the waves (tsunamis), the power of energy (electricity [...]
SPRINGING INTO LIFE Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 The weather may be cold, wet and windy but what a joy it is to see the first daffodils bursting through the winter-ravaged soil. Spring is such a glorious time. It is a time of [...]
BE WISE BY ASKING GOD “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” (James 1: 5 NIV) The year 2017 has already brought its fair share of trials, tribulations and unrest! Many innocent people - young and old – [...]
[av_heading tag='h1' padding='10' heading='How do you see Jesus?' color='' style='blockquote modern-quote' custom_font='' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' custom_class='' admin_preview_bg='' av-desktop-hide='' av-medium-hide='' av-small-hide='' av-mini-hide='' av-medium-font-size-title='' av-small-font-size-title='' av-mini-font-size-title='' av-medium-font-size='' av-small-font-size='' av-mini-font-size=''] Text: John 20:1-8 [/av_heading] [av_textblock size='' font_color='' color='' av-medium-font-size='' av-small-font-size='' av-mini-font-size='' admin_preview_bg=''] On one occasion certain Greeks approached one of the 12 disciples and said: “Sir, We would [...]
