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Knocking in Expectation?
Lots of children are going to be knocking on doors today in the hope that they will be given treats. I remember one parent telling me how he would only take his children trick or treating to houses that had … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Good vs evil, Life experiences, Life in all it's fullness, Relationship with God
Tagged Christianity is about a relationship not a religion, God has called us out of darkness into the light, I stand at the door and knock, relationship with God, Revelation 3 20, why I don't like trick or treat
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Shall we be Friends (Part 2)
If you missed it, you can quickly read the first part of this short parable here. Bill sat in his hotel room feeling lousy. He hadn’t talked to Pete for 3 years and life just wasn’t the same any more. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, discipleship, Faith, Following Jesus, Prayer, Relationship with God
Tagged believe the Bible, bible, Christianity is about a relationship not a religion, do we know what the Bible says?, God speaks through the Bible, God wants to talk with us, how to read the Bible, investing in our relationship with God, jesus taught in parables, parables, relationship with God, talk with God, talk with Jesus
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Good Evening Holy Trinity
I was sat at the concert, minding my own business when unexpectedly I heard: ‘Good evening Holy Trinity!’ It turned out that the person speaking was announcing that pupils from Holy Trinity school were there but their announcement caught me … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity is about a relationship not a religion, empowered by the Holy Spirit, filled with the spirit, God the father, holy spirit, In step with the spirit, investing in our relationship with God, jesus, jesus came as a human, Jesus is God, life experiences, relationship with God, trinity
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An amazing Godincidence!
Today, I led the opening session at the EBA Ministers Conference and as I prayed and prepared I felt it was right to come prepared give everyone a large stone to symbolize their burdens. When I arrived at the venue, … Continue reading
The one about showing people how to find the way?
I had been in the hospital before with my son and had followed him to the correct department. Now I was back a few months later without him and unfortunately I couldn’t quite remember the way. Fortunately the receptionist told me … Continue reading
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Tagged called to follow Jesus, Christianity is about a relationship not a religion, disciples who make disciples, discipleship, follow Jesus, God speaks through the Bible, God wants to talk with us, investing in our relationship with God, life experiences, making disciples, prayer is simple, privilege of prayer, relationship with God, talk with God, talk with Jesus, what is a disciple, what is the church for, you cannot be a disciple alone
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You always tell Santa NOT to give me a Present
As we talked about how we couldn’t visit Santa because he was no longer in his grotto, I certainly wasn’t expecting my daughter to say ‘That’s okay, you always tell Santa NOT to give me a present anyway!’ This happened … Continue reading
Posted in christmas, discipleship, Faith, God is our father, God loves us, Life experiences, Listening to God, Loving God, Relationship with God
Tagged blessed to be a blessing, Christianity is about a relationship not a religion, christmas, God is good, heavenly father gives good gifts, love God, loved by God, relationship with God, treat other people the way you want to be treated, you are my beloved son well pleased
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Advent 10: Jesus is God With Us
Joseph believed God, the baby inside Mary really was the son of God who was coming to save us all. All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet: “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will … Continue reading
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