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Are you looking for Hope? Try Romans 15.13
If you turn on a tap, you expect water. If you pour from a carton of juice then you expect juice. When you ask God to pour something into your life, what do you expect? According to Romans 15.13, God … Continue reading
Broken Beyond Repair or Ready to be Restored?
How does this photo make you feel? What do you see? Is this a broken and beat up boat doomed to disintegrate on land or is it a boat that is ready to be restored and returned to the sea … Continue reading
Posted in change, creative communication, Faith, Following Jesus, Listening to God
Tagged being open to change, brokenness, despair, God at work, God transforms, hope, hope in God
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Surrounded by God’s Love
When I think of being surrounded it feels like it has a negative connotation. The police officer might shout ‘we have you surrounded’ to the criminals in a building. Soldiers might shout to their enemies ‘we have you surrounded’ as they … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Faith, God loves us, Relationship with God
Tagged God is love, hope in God, In Christ, psalm 33 22, surrounded by God's love
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Hopeless or Hope?
It’s possible that following the General Election result in the UK that you are feeling despondent today? A few weeks ago I produced this design for a prayer card that we are going to circulate to the homes around our … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, hope, Life experiences, politics, Prayer
Tagged coping with chaos, disappointment, hope, hope in God, politics, prayer, put your hope in God
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It’s a New Day
If you support England, then you probably went to bed discouraged and disillusioned last night. While the match was on last night I was at a church leadership team meeting and so I recorded the football and started to watch it … Continue reading
The Light of Jesus Shines Everywhere, Even In and On Brokenness
In the village of Alresford in Essex, there are ruins of an old church (St Peters). I have been to these ruins many times, but yesterday I was struck by the way that the light was shining on them. You see, the … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, hope, Life experiences, Relationship with God
Tagged brokenness, God has called us out of darkness into the light, hope, hope in God, Jesus is the light, Jesus the light of the world, put your hope in God, the darkness acan never extinguish the light, the darkness can never extinguish the light, The light shines the brightest in the darkest places
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Do you ever lie to God? Is your hope really in him?
Last Sunday we were singing the excellent song ‘Christ in me’ in church. As I sung the line ‘my hope is built on nothing less than Jesus blood and righteousness’ I wondered if I had just lied to God? I knew … Continue reading
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