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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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When God says Tune in Next Week
Thomas couldn’t believe what he was hearing, the other disciples were saying that Jesus was alive but how could that be? Thomas listened to them and then he famously replied: “I won’t believe it unless I see the nail wounds … Continue reading
Posted in Being honest about our faith, Bible, Faith, Life experiences, Listening to God, trust
Tagged cliffhangers, do you hate waiting?, doubt, doubting God's promises?, doubting thomas, easter week explained, God is not a vending machine, God says wait, growing in faith, holy week explained, honest thomas, Jesus is alive, let go and let God, let God be God, loyal thomas, thomas let us die with him, thomas the apostle, trust God, trust in God, trusting even when things go wrong, wait, why is he called doubting thomas
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The Kingdom of God is like a tiny mustard seed planted in a field
It’s amazing that something as small and seemingly insignificant as an acorn can produce something as large and majestic as an oak tree. Jesus said that the Kingdom of God is like a mustard seed planted in a field. Although … Continue reading
Posted in change, Faith, God is powerful, Kingdom of God, perseverance, Power of God, trust
Tagged change takes time, God wants us to grow, growing in faith, kingdom of God, kingdom of God is growing, kingdom of heaven, Matthew 13.31-32, parable of the growing seed, perseverance, trust, trust God, trust in God, trust in the lord, trusting in God, trusting Jesus
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Could you climb a mountain?
When asked whether you could climb a mountain you might picture something like this. I have to be honest and say that as I look at this climber, I am filled with feelings of admiration, inspiration and terror all at … Continue reading
Posted in discipleship, Faith, Life experiences, Miracles, Relationship with God, trust
Tagged answers to prayer, faith as small as a mustard seed, faith moves mountains, growing in faith, Lord I believe help me overcome my unbelief, miracle, mountains, overcoming the things that hold us back
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Growth Is Happening Even When We Can’t See It
Jesus said that the Kingdom of God is like a tree that is growing, so why do we expect everything to happen so quickly? I mean, have you ever stood and watched a tree grow? Growth is evident over time … Continue reading
Grow Towards the Light
As I prayed with some friends recently I looked out the window (you don’t have to close your eyes to pray you know!) and I noticed the tree in the next door garden. As the tree has grown, the main trunk … Continue reading
Is it time to make God the focus of our prayer lives again?
I’ve had quite a stressful week and so I was looking forward to homegroup last night as an opportunity to share and to receive prayer. We had a great conversation about Mark 5 and part of our discussion was about the miracles … Continue reading
Posted in discipleship, encouragement, Faith, God is powerful, Life experiences, Miracles, Power of God, Prayer, Relationship with God, restoration
Tagged do we understand what prayer is?, focus, focus on what really matters in Christianity, growing in faith, How to pray, Jesus be the centre, mark 5, mark 5 21-43, me centred complaints, miracle, prayer, privilege of prayer, talk with God, talk with Jesus, trust God
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How to change the colour of a Carnation
Richard, one of the leaders at Orchard Baptist, introduced me to a cool colour changing trick. He used celery leaves and placed one in ordinary water and the other in water with red food colouring. The second one had red … Continue reading
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