i mean this is a pretty easy one, right? i don't think there is anyone out there saying that Jesus didn't pray or that we don't need to pray... this feel like something we all know but few of us do... and so it is really just being reminded once again that if Jesus, the Son of God, felt a need to spend time in prayer [or at least modelled the importance of it] then [...]
sometimes we might find ourselves at a place where we feel like God is not using us and that can be frustrating... one thing about Jesus is that He always seemed to be on the look out for opportunity and He spent a lot of time with His Father in prayer seeking strength and wisdom and insight for the opportunities that He knew would present - so are you asking God and then are you [...]
this is where it all begins as i start my walk through the Gospel of Mark sharing insights as i go along and this one is about the authority that Jesus had compared to the authority which some of the other 'leaders' of the day were demonstrating or clamoring for... to continue on to the baptism of Jesus, click here
in this video i look at the authority that naturally is associated with lived out Love to continue to seizing the opportunity...
1 Corinthians 13.7 says 'It [Love] always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.' this Corinthians description of Love is a huge one and is one of the most quoted Christian passages at weddings and i really do love it - what stands out for me is that the Love described here is very different to what the world suggests in terms of feeling and passion and sex, but the Love mentioned here has largely [...]
at the simple way tonite we had Chris Haw come and share on the question of whether or not to vote... it was a really interesting discussion and sharing time and i imagine there was enough sensible reason given to vote [and this seriously piss off the 'thou shalt not vote' people] as well as enough sensible reason given not to vote [ditto with the 'tis within your moral obligation to the world to vote' [...]
this is a really short one, but a very important message for Jesus followers to hear - the significance of the fact that the message Jesus brought to the world was something that He referred to as "good news" and the question each one of us should be asking about the message we are speaking and living out... to move on to the authority of lived out Love, click here
continuing the easy access of the psalms - here are the next group of psalms i have walked or am walking through - the idea was always to grab a thought or two from each psalm and comment and hope that others would jump in and do the same so please feel free to add your comments on any of the psalms i have looked at so far - be great to get your thoughts, [...]
'We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us what You did in their days, in days long ago...' [verse 1] i found this a difficult psalm to grab a lot from, but one thing that jumped out at me was that line at the beginning which is such a powerful line. it reminds me of a contradictionary line found in Judges which says: 'After that whole generation had been gathered [...]
continuing my walk through the Gospel of Mark, in this clip i chat briefly about calling and the deeper significance of the act of Jesus calling the four fishermen to be His disciples... to continue on to the Good News of the message, click here