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When was the last time that you realized that you were wrong about something to do with following Jesus?
So, when was the last time that you realized that you were wrong about something to do with following Jesus? If your answer is ‘I don’t know’ and you’re not Jesus then I would suggest that you have a problem. … Continue reading
Posted in change, discipleship, Faith
Tagged being open to change, chang, change, disciples who make disciples, discipleship, whole life discipleship
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From Scattered Sheep to Sent Shepherds
It’s amazing how you can read a very familiar part of the Bible and yet see something new in it! Recently I was reading about the time when Peter said that he would never deny Jesus (Matthew 26): 31 Then Jesus … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Bible, discipleship, Faith, freedom, God loves us, Learning, Life experiences, Relationship with God, vulnerability
Tagged Acts 10, Do you love me more than these, failure is a part of life, feed my sheep, free to fail, God restores, jesus restores peter, John 21, Matthew 26, peter denies Jesus, peters denial of Jesus, restoration, scattered sheep, sent shepherds, shepherds, you will deny me 3 times, Zechariah 13
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She Looks Young and Old at the Same Time
My wife and I were walking our dog recently when a passer-by stopped to say hello (it’s amazing how easy it is to meet new people when you are walking a dog). He asked how old our dog was and … Continue reading
Posted in church, discipleship, Faith, Life experiences
Tagged God wants us to grow, growing in faith, let the children come to me, life experiences, maturity in faith, respectability, risk take chances, spiritual growth, unless we become like children we cannot enter the kingdom of heaven
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Are you excited about the Royal Wedding?
Are you excited about the Royal Wedding? My oldest daughter is, to the point where she has asked a few times now if we can go and watch. We are only 98 miles away from Windsor and so we could … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, discipleship, Faith, God loves us, grace, Life experiences, Parable, Relationship with God
Tagged bride of Christ, jesus taught in parables, parable of the wedding feast, royal family, royal wedding, the church is the bride of Christ, we can follow God, wedding, wedding of the lamb
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For God so loved the world that he gave …?
I used to be passionate about just sharing a gospel message but now I have become more passionate about sharing Jesus. When God wanted to demonstrate his love for the world, he sent his son, not a message. A letter, … Continue reading
There’s a hole in my roof
Sadly we have had some vandalism at the church and a part of this has involved some tiles being ripped off the roof. This vandalism has resulted in a lot of time and effort being spent on repairs and securing … Continue reading
The Shock of Finding Snow after we thought that all the Snow had Melted
Yesterday my wife and I went for a walk and we were astonished to come across snow. Most of the snow where we live has melted and most of the places we went on our walk were also snow free. … Continue reading
Posted in change, creative communication, discipleship, Faith, Following Jesus, Holy Spirit, Life experiences, Life in all it's fullness
Tagged being open to change, change takes time, ezekiel 36 26, heart of stone, let god change you, life experiences, May God melt our hearts, spiritual growth, walk of life, walking
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The Kingdom of God is like a Farmer Growing Crops
Jesus said that the Kingdom of God is like a farmer who planted seeds in a field but as he slept his enemy planted weeds among the wheat. As the crop grew, so did the weeds and the farmer was … Continue reading
Posted in discipleship, Faith, Kingdom of God, Life experiences
Tagged faith is choked, kingdom of God, kingdom of God is growing, Matthew 13, worry
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The Kingdom of God is Near
Have you ever really, really looked forward to something? I was once in a school staff room where there was a white board with a series of marks that were being crossed off to remind everyone how many days were … Continue reading
Posted in discipleship, Faith, Jesus will return, Kingdom of God, Life experiences
Tagged are we looking backwards or forwards, called to follow Jesus, follow Jesus wholeheartedly, jesus king or consultant, kingdom is near, kingdom of God, may your kingdom come may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven, new heaven and a new earth, revelation 21 3-4, revelation 21.4, seek first the kingdom of God
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He’s behind you!
We had enjoyed a great lunch with a lovely view and as we finished our fish and chips I began to wonder where we would put all of the wrappers. We had already walked along the path in both directions … Continue reading
