UNDERSTANDING THE REPHIDIM STRATEGY

REFERENCE TEXT: EXODUS 17:8-13 This text details the fight between Israel and Amalek in Rephidim, the stand out image being Moses standing on the hill top, rod in hand. When his hands were raised, Israel were winning and they were losing losing when his hands went down. Take some time to read the text but... Continue Reading →

GUARD YOUR MOUTH

Luke 11: 53-54 And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to solicit him to speak of many things; They wanted to trap him into saying something they could use against him. After reading today's text, the first statement that came to mind was... Continue Reading →

GUARD YOUR MOUTH

Luke 11: 53-54 And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to solicit him to speak of many things; They wanted to trap him into saying something they could use against him. After reading today's text, the first statement that came to mind was... Continue Reading →

GUARD YOUR MOUTH

Luke 11: 53-54 And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to solicit him to speak of many things; They wanted to trap him into saying something they could use against him. After reading today's text, the first statement that came to mind was... Continue Reading →

THE KING AS ONE OF HIS PEOPLE

The people of Nineveh heard Jonah first, and once they did, there was an immediate response: they called for a fast and put on sack cloth. As with every system, information flows from bottom to top, especially when they happen at the grassroots. So when word reached the king, his response was also to tear... Continue Reading →

THIS IS THE WORLD OF MEN

John 1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! The words of Jesus' were his perception about Nathaniel, one arising from a knowledge that may have gone beyond just literal knowledge. What we note is that this perception was a good one. Don't... Continue Reading →

RENEWED THROUGH KNOWLEDGE

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. The verse above is a go to text for many when we want to emphasize what a belief in Jesus means. In summary, the old man: sinful, guilty and worthy... Continue Reading →

DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE ASKING FOR?

Matthew 20:22a Jesus answered, “You don’t know what you’re asking Today's text captures the scene where the mother of Jose and John approaches Jesus to ask that her sons sit on his left and right in the kingdom. Every now and again, like her, we make demands of men and of God without having truly... Continue Reading →

SEEING DIFFERENTLY

11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. I remember the story told of a group of blindfolded men who were... Continue Reading →

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