FIND WHERE JESUS IS AND FOLLOW

When the audience of Jesus returned to the place proximal to where they had been fed, to their surprise, on arrival neither Jesus nor his disciples could be found. It is the action which follows this realization that forms the focus of our discussion today: Therefore when the crowd saw that Jesus is not there,... Continue Reading →

EYES ON THE TARGET

When multiple priorities exist, choices result in trade offs, and that is where problems arise. The Apostle encountered their first hiccup with increasing numbers when the story of food distribution came up. And while this was a genuine cause for concern, they were quick to realise that it created a need for prioritisation: "So the... Continue Reading →

YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY PLAYER

John 5:7 Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.” I have been teaching with Kahoots for the most part of the last 4 years. This is an online platform... Continue Reading →

SCRIPTURE OR CAP?

There is a series of Christian videos dubbed 'Scripture or cap'. This is where a statement is presented to an individual and for them to judge whether the content presented is found in the word of God or just a made up statement. Today's text about David and his men present one of such situations... Continue Reading →

DEFINING BOUNDARIES

The boundaries of neighbourliness should not be seen simply in generalised terms. In the 'parable of the good Samaritan' as we know it, Jesus asks a question that sought to push boundaries a little: " Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”(Luke... Continue Reading →

MINIBITES

1. BECOMING BEGINGS WITH FOLLOWING In my memory, Mark 1:17 is stored as"Follow me and I will make you fishers of men". But reading it again today, I think I will update that text to the version  "Come after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men." The statement "make you to... Continue Reading →

WHAT DO YOU SEEK?

You can spend time discerning the intentions of others, you may get it spot on or miss it entirely. The latter can often come at a steep cost. But we have an example today that appears to skip the whole introspection and goes straight for the jugular with the question "what do you want?" John... Continue Reading →

ONE STEP FROM DANGER

DAY 140/366 Acts 23:6-7 Now when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is with respect to the hope and the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.” As soon as he had... Continue Reading →

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