Paul is often thought of as a man of action,
busy about the Lord’s work - journeying, preaching, discussing, persuading and
planting churches. Yes he did all these things and more but he was also a great
man of prayer.
thinkaboutfaith
"Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand." - St. Augustine of Hippo
Thursday, 21 February 2019
Tuesday, 22 January 2019
You have been redeemed and forgiven of all your sins - Colossians 1:14
The context of redemption
Old
Testament times
In
the Old Testament the Hebrew word pädäh, meaning "to deliver" or
"to sever" is translated as redemption. Throughout the history of the
Israelites God reminded them that they belonged to Him because He had redeemed
them and had provided them with the land of Canaan.
Sunday, 6 January 2019
Identity Theft
You
hear a lot in the news about identity theft.
You
might think it’s a pretty new phenomena particularly with the rise in the use
of the internet.
But
for Christians, particularly Christians in the west it’s been going on for some
time.
Monday, 31 December 2018
Time Management
There is a time for
everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Introduction
The
subject of time management is very popular in business training and yet it is
something of a misnomer as time itself cannot really be managed in the same way
as the other resources that we have at our disposal.
Each
one of us has the same time available to us. There are 7 days in a week, 24
hours in a day and 3600 seconds in an hour. What we can do is manage ourselves
so that we can achieve the goals we have set within the required time. But most
business people want to manage their time not so that they can have more free
time but so that they can fit even more activity into their already busy day.
As
Christians it’s important to remember that our time is in God’s hands (Psalm 31
v15), that all our days were written in his book before one of them came to be
(Psalm 139 v 16) and that as we number our days aright we will gain wisdom
(Psalm 90 v12).
Friday, 14 July 2017
What must I do to be saved?
According to the Bible, when the apostle Paul and his friend Silas were imprisoned at Philippi they began to pray and sing hymns.
According to the tradition, this is where Paul and Silas spent the night
Then
an earthquake struck and shook the foundations of the prison enough to open the
prison doors, open up the stocks, and free the prisoner’s chains from the
walls.
Tuesday, 13 December 2016
The Character of God!
After the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem was completed the Israelites got together and praised God. You can read their prayer in Nehemiah chapter 9
It tells us so much about
God – Who He is and what He has done.It reveals to us so much about God's character.
You
see in almost every verse and often more than once, – they refer to God, the
Lord, You, Your!
Friday, 9 December 2016
The Names of God
There's a lot in a name!
ELOHIM
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Genesis 1:1,
Psalm 19:1 meaning "God", a reference to God's power and might.
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ADONAI
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Malachi 1:6
meaning "Lord", a reference to the Lordship of God.
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JEHOVAH—YAHWEH
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Genesis 2:4
a reference to God's divine salvation.
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JEHOVAH-MACCADDESHEM
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Exodus 31:13
meaning "The Lord thy sanctifier"
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JEHOVAH-ROHI
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Psalm 23:1
meaning "The Lord my shepherd"
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JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH
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Ezekiel
48:35 meaning "The Lord who is present"
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JEHOVAH-RAPHA
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Exodus 15:26
meaning "The Lord our healer"
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JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU
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Jeremiah
23:6 meaning "The Lord our righteousness"
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JEHOVAH-JIREH
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Genesis
22:13-14 meaning "The Lord will provide"
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JEHOVAH-NISSI
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Exodus 17:15
meaning "The Lord our banner"
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JEHOVAH-SHALOM
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Judges 6:24
meaning "The Lord is peace"
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JEHOVAH-SABBAOTH
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Isaiah 6:1-3
meaning "The Lord of Hosts"
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JEHOVAH-GMOLAH
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Jeremiah
51:6 meaning "The God of Recompense"
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EL-ELYON
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Genesis
14:17-20, Isaiah 14:13-14 meaning "The most high God
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EL-ROI
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Genesis
16:13 meaning "The strong one who sees"
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EL-SHADDAI
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Genesis
17:1, Psalm 91:1 meaning "The God of the mountains or God Almighty"
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EL-OLAM
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Isaiah
40:28-31 meaning "The everlasting God"
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