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Next Year Get Out Of Your Rut!

‘The Lord said to me, ‘You have been travelling around this mountain country long enough. Turn northward.”’ Deuteronomy 2:2–3 ESV A biologist experimented with what he called ‘processional caterpillars’. He lined up caterpillars on the rim of a pot that held a plant so that the lead caterpillar was head-to-tail with the last caterpillar, with [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

1 Thessalonians 4:1–5 2 For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. 1 Corinthians 5:13 11   I will remember the deeds of the LORD;    yes, I will remember your wonders of old.12   I will ponder all your work,    and meditate on your mighty deeds.13   Your way, O God, is holy.    What god is great like our God?14   You are [...]

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Hanukkah Feast of Dedication / Festival of Lights Pt 3

We’ve spent the last couple of programs learning about Hanukkah, also known as the Feast of Dedication and the Festival of Lights. It’s a celebration mentioned in John 10. We learned that after the Jews returned to Israel after the Babylonian exile, that the temple was rebuilt in a humble fashion, but later on it [...]

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Paul’s Thorn And Yours (3)

‘My power works best in weakness.’ 2 Corinthians 12:9 NLT Paul writes: ‘Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

1 Corinthians 16 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ [...]

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Paul’s Thorn And Yours (2)

‘To keep me from becoming proud.’ 2 Corinthians 12:7 NLT The Bible doesn’t tell us what Paul’s thorn in the flesh was, but Paul tells us why God permitted it: ‘To keep me from becoming proud.’ Increased achievement and success can lead to increased pride and independence from God. Have you noticed that when life [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Hebrews 11:1–6 18 In the morning, as he was returning to the city, he became hungry. 19 And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree withered at once. [...]

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Paul’s Thorn And Yours (1)

‘I was given a thorn in my flesh.’ 2 Corinthians 12:7 NLT Bible scholars disagree as to what Paul’s ‘thorn’ was. Some think it may have been poor eyesight, others a speech impediment, and others a physical challenge. Why doesn’t the Bible tell us? Well, if his problem was poor eyesight, then we would say, [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

1 Corinthians 15 3:1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,   “The voice of one crying in the wilderness:  ‘Prepare the way of the Lord;    make his paths [...]

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Hanukkah Feast of Dedication / Festival of Lights Pt 2

In our last program we began learning about Hanukkah, also known as the Feast of Dedication and the Festival of Lights. This annual celebration is mentioned in the New Covenant, in John 10, it took place in the winter time and while Hanukkah isn’t one of the 7 mandatory Feasts of the Lord, it is [...]

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Developing Patient Endurance

‘Suffering produces endurance.’ Romans 5:3 ESV Isn’t it interesting how as we get older, we tend to become more patient, even though we have less time left? Why is that? Perspective! Our problems haven’t changed that much, but our perspective has. Things that once upset us don’t anymore, because we’ve lived long enough to know [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

1 Corinthians 12–14 13 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” 14 And he rose [...]

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Hanukkah Feast of Dedication / Festival of Lights Pt 1

Each year, approximately around the time we prepare to celebrate Christmas, our Jewish friends celebrate Hanukkah and it lasts for 8 days. Hanukkah isn't one of the mandatory 'Feasts of the Lord' of which there are seven; Feast of Passover “Pesach” Feast of Unleavened Bread “Matzot” Feast of First Fruits “Bikkurim” Feast of Weeks “Shavuot” (Pentecost) [...]

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Trust God’s Timing (2)

‘What I have said, that I will bring about.’ Isaiah 46:11 NIV God has a plan for your life that requires certain things to happen at a particular time. And since He sees the big picture and you’re working with limited information, it’s wise to trust Him—even when you don’t see how it will all [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

1 Corinthians 10–11 2:1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” 3 When [...]

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Christmas Pt 7 – Is It Possible That?

We’ve taken the best part of a week to look at all the characters who played a crucial role in the nativity account. There are two pivotal events in history that the human race revolves around…the birth of our Messiah and the death and resurrection of our Messiah. His purpose was to come and live [...]

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Trust God’s Timing (1)

‘When the right time came, God sent His Son.’ Galatians 4:4 NLT God doesn’t consult us to make sure His plans line up with our timetable. God sets the schedule. Sometimes we have to run to keep up, and other times we have to slow down in order to get in step with Him. Mary [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Isaiah 9:1–7 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce [...]

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Christmas Pt 6 – Mary & Joseph?

Mary Who was the young woman chosen by God Himself to bear His only begotten Son? Mary said of herself that all generations would regard her as blessed, not because she was perfect, she even admitted that God was her Saviour, rather, she’d be considered blessed because of the privilege she was given to bear [...]

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Christmas Symbols

‘In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace.’ Ephesians 1:7 NKJV Today, some people are trying to remove any public mention of Christ at Christmas, while others seem bent on secularising it completely. So let’s look at the meaning of some of the Christmas [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

1 Corinthians 7–9 17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations. Psalm 97 22   She makes bed coverings for herself;    her clothing is fine linen and purple.23   Her husband is known in the gates    when [...]

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Christmas Pt 5 – The Shepherds?

We’ve been taking our time looking at the various characters in the Nativity story; we’ve learned about who the Magi were, where they came from and why they were so interested in the birth of Jesus. We’ve learned about King Herod’s role and what this event may have meant to both him and the Romans [...]

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Do You Really Trust God?

Do You Really Trust God?

Telling Biblical Truth puts us at risk of losing our jobs. But Bill Muehlenberg challenges us to trust God and stand up for our beliefs.

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