Reference text: Luke 6:27-38 The two greatest commands in scripture are summarised in two short phrases "love for God" and "love for neighbour". If you thought either of those are simple, then you really have not understood love; t's length, depth, breadth and width. It is the expanse of these dimensions that moved God to... Continue Reading →
KEEP THE FRAME IN MIND
Luke 14:29-30 For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn't able to finish.’ For our discourse today, I will digress from what seems the core of today's Gospel: "making detailed plans". In no way am... Continue Reading →
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
Reference text: Ezekiel 34:11-16 Among the many traits that characterize a good leader is the ability to delegate. This refers to the knowhow to assign tasks to be completed to others after discerning their capacity to execute them, or with the intent for them to learn through that new task. The latter is appropriate if... Continue Reading →
DON’T RANDOMIZE ASSOCIATIONS
Acts 18:3 So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked; for by occupation they were tentmakers. When Paul found Aquila and Priscilla beyond their belief in God, which was key to the relationship and served as the foundation, 'they were also tent makers'. So there was clear reason for... Continue Reading →
DON’T RANDOMIZE ASSOCIATIONS
Acts 18:3 So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked; for by occupation they were tentmakers. When Paul found Aquila and Priscilla beyond their belief in God, which was key to the relationship and served as the foundation, 'they were also tent makers'. So there was clear reason for... Continue Reading →
THE WILL OF MAN
Matthew 26:15-16 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. The moment Judas set his heart on the price for betraying Jesus, the deed was already done.... Continue Reading →
WHERE DO YOU BELONG?
The Gospel today brought about up a series of questions to ponder on beginning with "in which category do you fall? Our verse of interest is John 7:44" "And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him." So here we had a group of men who would have wished... Continue Reading →
DON’T SAY YES TO EVERY “GOOD” THING
Exodus 32:9-10 God said to Moses, “I look at this people—oh! what a stubborn, hard-headed people! Let me alone now, give my anger free reign to burst into flames and incinerate them. But I’ll make a great nation out of you.” Moses was offered the 'chance of a lifetime' if we really consider what happened.... Continue Reading →
LEAVING ALL
Mark 10:28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. "ALL" is an interesting word because it can be quite a challenge to establish exactly what is included in that all. For the widow who had two coins, that was her ALL. To Abraham, Isaac was his... Continue Reading →