Friday: 13th September, 2019 Reference text: Luke 6:39-42 Luke 6:39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? The question Jesus posed in this preamble was one to which a direct answer is not provided, but one answer could be: 'yes, the... Continue Reading →
FOR THE LISTENING EAR
Thursday: 12th September, 2019 Reference text: Luke 6:27-38 Luke 6:27 This is what I say to all who will listen to me: Love your enemies, and be good to everyone who hates you. Jesus spoke a lot of things in the chapter of Saint Luke's Gospel in which today's text is found. It was a... Continue Reading →
PUT AWAY ANGER
Wednesday: 11th September, 2019 Reference text: Colossians 3:1-11 Colossians 3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 'Anger is a strong emotion, a feeling that is oriented towards some real or supposed grievance'. In the list of things to put away which Saint Paul... Continue Reading →
MAKE CHRIST YOUR DOCTRINE
Tuesday: 10th September, 2019 Colossians 2:6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Other versions of scripture render the above text: 'let Christ be your doctrine'. If we look at the definition of a doctrine as a set of beliefs and principles that are followed by a group... Continue Reading →
A NEVER-ENDING QUEST
Monday: 9th September, 2019 Luke 6:7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him. The Pharisees watching Jesus looked out for one thing :'would he heal the paralysed man? If he did, they would accuse him'. It is interesting that... Continue Reading →
OUR C-R-O-S-S
Sunday: 8th September, 2019 Just wanted to share the summary message I heard at service today regarding discipleship and its cost. The cost of discipleship is estimated to be the cross, so to estimate this cost, we have to revisit our lives to see if we have indeed carried our crosses. Have we faced enough:... Continue Reading →
YOU MAY NOT BE THE FIRST
Saturday: 7th September, 2019 Reference text: Luke 6:1-5 Luke 6:3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him; When any sports person wants to break a particular record or reach specific heights in their game, conscious... Continue Reading →
LITTLE EFFORT MAY BE REQUIRED
Friday: 6th September, 2019 Reference text: Luke 3:33-39 Luke 5:34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bride chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? A wedding feast is one where the expectation is that joy and happiness overflows hence, any guest would be expected to join in the... Continue Reading →
WASH YOUR NETS IN ADVANCE
Thursday: 5th September, 2019 Reference text: Luke 5:1-11 Luke 5:2 And Jesus saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. "Gloves- check, injuries - check, water - check, mouth guard - check, fighting tips - check". While boxers earn much plaudits for their... Continue Reading →