Luke 18:5 yet because this widow keeps pestering me, I will give her justice. Otherwise, she will wear me out with her perpetual requests. There are people we call 'gatekeepers'- these are men and women of influence and authority who are often at the helm of systems and establishments. Such people can often not be... Continue Reading →
UNTIL THE FLOODS CAME
Luke 17:27 They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. There are two main groups of people: those who react and those who pro-act. The former group finds themselves in trouble when things sneak up... Continue Reading →
DON’T GET LEFT BEHIND
Luke 17:20 Now having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He replied, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed or with a visible display; Stability is founded on predictability. In fact, order thrives in the presence of predictability: knowing when the bus will arrive,... Continue Reading →
BECAUSE GOD SAID SO
Reference text: Luke 17:11-19 The ten lepers described in the Gospel text were something else. A careful look at this story and you would see extreme boldness, and would they not? For context, even in contacting Jesus, they maintained their distance and shouted out for mercy. So when we see them set off immediately after... Continue Reading →
ARE YOU A RESERVOIR OR A RIVER?
Today's message is born from a question I heard at Mass Yesterday "are you a reservoir Christian or a river Christian?" The biggest dam in the world holds over 39 billion cubic meters of water in storage. That is however not it's true merit, rather the generation of over 22000MW of electrical power using that... Continue Reading →
YOUR FRUITS WILL TELL
Ezekiel 47:12 Along the bank of the river, on this side and that, will grow all kinds of trees used for food; their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month, because their water flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves... Continue Reading →
PROBE THE FOUNDATIONS
Romans 15:20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation: Paul understood his ministry entirely as an Apostle to the gentiles and he was careful to stay within the boundaries of this call. In his letter to the Romans today, he... Continue Reading →
YOUR LIFE IS NOT YOUR OWN
Romans 14:7-8, 12 For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, uwhether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. So then zeach of us will give... Continue Reading →
MINIBITES
Luke 14:28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it— Let's break today's verse down into minibites 'which of you intending' - Alternatives to the word "Intending" is desiring or wanting, and that is an important starting point.... Continue Reading →