Sunday: 2nd June, 2019 John 17:22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: A pair of scissors is classified as a first class lever. This means the fulcrum or pivot is sandwiched between the effort and the load. Wondering why the... Continue Reading →
START WITH WHAT YOU HAVE
Saturday 1st June, 2019 Reference text: Acts 18:22-28 Acts 18:26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: when Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him home, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. Lovers of football will be familiar with the 'Tiki Taka' of Barcelona and the 'Gegenpress' of... Continue Reading →
POWER VERSUS SERVICE
Friday: 31st May, 2019 Luke 1:43 Why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should visit me? Mary would probably seem as one of the people who did not understand what it meant to 'wield power' in modern interpretation of the word. I have not really considered how much power Mary wielded... Continue Reading →
ASK QUESTIONS
Thursday: 30th May, 2019 Reference text: John 16:16-20 John 16:17 At this point, some of his disciples asked each other, "What does he mean by telling us, 'In a little while you will no longer see me, then in a little while you will see me again,' and, 'because I am going to the Father'?"... Continue Reading →
KEEP YOUR HEAD UP
Wednesday, 29th May, 2019 Reference text: Acts 17:15,22-18:1 Acts 17:23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship--and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.... Continue Reading →
CHECK THE LABELLING
Tuesday: 28th May, 2019 Reference text: Acts 16:22-34 Acts 16:27 The jailer woke up to see the prison doors wide open. He assumed the prisoners had escaped, so he drew his sword to kill himself. I don't know if this rings a bell, but have you had moments when after hours of desperately searching for... Continue Reading →
MOVE WITH PURPOSE
Monday: 27th May, 2019 Reference text: Acts 16:11-15 Acts 16:13 On the Sabbath we went out of the city to the riverside, where we thought there would be a place where Jews gathered for prayer. We sat down and talked to the women who gathered there. There is this story about a man who 'apparently'... Continue Reading →
YOU DON’T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS
Sunday: 26th May, 2019 Reference text : Acts 15:1-2,22-29 Acts 15:2 Paul and Barnabas had quite a dispute and argument with them. So Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to confer with the apostles and elders about this question. Every manufacturer includes some limits to the... Continue Reading →
UNACCEPTABLE EXCUSES
Saturday: 25th May, 2019 Reference text: Acts 16:1-10 Acts 16:1 Paul went on to Derbe and Lystra, where there was a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman, but his father was a Greek. When people have to give referees for an application for a job or further studies, they try hard... Continue Reading →