7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 8 So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God,
Anytime I speak on prayer, I’m reminded of my own failures in the subject of prayer. And if I feel like that then I imagine that other will have similar feelings. We use strange language in church land, like prayer warriors (something out of a Marvel comic?), next level prayer, breaking through the barriers… always…
Jesus in Luke 7 shows compassion to a Gentile centurion, to a widow and now doubly bereaved woman, and to a sinful woman. And the dominant theme is faith that has no racial or gender gaps. The witnesses to these stories react in one of two ways: the crowds would acknowledge the events as evidence…
These two stories describe what it means to accept the invitation and live within the reign of God
Luke wrote that his readers might have an accurate narrative of the life, ministry, and message of Jesus Christ as in fulfillment of the divine promise.
This week has been a tough week for many across the world as we were reminded again of the death to innocence with the murderous events of Sept 11 twenty years ago. Stories were retold of heroism, system failures, horror, survival grief, and terror. Like Aust journalist Damon Johnston “we waited for the inured, but…
As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. John 15:9 (ESV)