THERE HAS TO BE A TRAINING GROUND

Reference text: 1 Timothy 3:1-13 Today's letter to Timothy presents the criteria Bishops had to meet to qualify for office, and this was a tall list encompassing maturity in both character and stature. However, the statement that is the core of our discourse is found in 1 Timothy 3:5 ' For if someone does not... Continue Reading →

THERE HAS TO BE A TRAINING GROUND

Reference text: 1 Timothy 3:1-13 Today's letter to Timothy presents the criteria Bishops had to meet to qualify for office, and this was a tall list encompassing maturity in both character and stature. However, the statement that is the core of our discourse is found in 1 Timothy 3:5 ' For if someone does not... Continue Reading →

GET ARMED IN ANTICIPATION

Luke 4:17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, There used to be a TV game show called "it takes two". It was a show where two people who claimed to be familiar with each... Continue Reading →

THE DANCE OF HERODIAS’ DAUGHTER

Reference text: Matthew 14:1-12 Today's Gospel is one that ensures that the daughter of Herodias 'gets bad press'. In fact, together with her mother, they probably rank closely to the other female characters in the Bible who were seen as villains - Jezebel and Delilah being the other two. So for all intents and purposes,... Continue Reading →

READY OR NOT?

When you're being picked up for an event to a place you know not and at a time that you know not, your best chance of making it is to go by the assumption that "it could be any day and anytime" and thus prepare accordingly. Jesus words today in Acts 1:7 are not very... Continue Reading →

CRUSHING

I  am just a few pages to the end of my current read 'CRUSHING ', by Bishop T D Jakes. It is a book that summarizes what it takes to get wine out of grapes. These are the bites that stood out: 1. A hidden God is not equal to an absent God There are... Continue Reading →

GOD’S UNSEEN HAND ALWAYS AT WORK

Mark  6:8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse: When things work well, we are often quick to identify what specific features, actions or attitudes contributed to the success story. Often, these are tangible. In the Gospel today,... Continue Reading →

PATTERNS PREDICT OUTCOMES

Reference text: Luke 20:27-40 Even as you read this text, do you notice the patterns on your phone? The location of the clock and battery percentage or the  colours on the app you currently using? Life consists of patterns- night then day, that is one pattern; winter-spring-summer-autumn that is another. There are many others like... Continue Reading →

SPEND THE NIGHT PREPARING FOR THE DAY

Reference text: Luke 6:12-19 In the development of a child, there are developmental milestones they should have achieved within specific age points. Whenever these set targets are not met within an acceptable margin of error, there is reasonable grounds for an inquiry. Likewise, life is broken down into seasons-there are seasons to build character, seasons... Continue Reading →

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