The subject for my second sermon which I preached at New-Life Church this Sunday gone was:  “To obey is better than sacrifice”. It was based on when King Saul only partialy obeyed the Word of the Lord.  I examined motives, the excuses and God’s hate of disobedience, and he delight...

More and more often I am being reminded that we are people of war!  We are in a spiritual battle, we are soldiers of Christ.  How foolish therefore would it be for a soldier to rush out to battle without protective clothing?  Without the tools to succeed in battle? As Christians we can all to often...

I think “Love your neighbour as yourself” is one of the best known lines of the Bible.  At least thats what non-Christians quote to me when telling me what they understand about the faith.  Have we ever thought about what this law actually means!? Sure I have….  Havent I?  I am...

The first thing that struck me about this passage was the amount of love the Father has for his people.  I sometimes loose sight of how much our God loves!  Here we see him talking just as you or I would talk about our own children had they flown the nest without as much as a wave, a thank you, or...

There is SO much to give thanks to the Lord for.  Sitting here pondering this I realise how much I take for granted, and how very little credit I offer to the Lord for everything He has done in my life and the lives of countless others around me and accross the world! I can thank the Lord for the very...

Over the past few months I have discovered the importance of “Starting Right”.  What do I mean?  Well as they say Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, I believe that the beginning of the day is also the most important time to spend time with the Lord.  By not skipping your...

The Bible very often uses imagery in its passages to illustrate and emphasise a point.  This passage is no exception, as it picks up on the Eagles relationship with its young.  The bird watchers among us would realise that Eagles take extremely good care of their young, ensuring their offspring is...

Last night at our Lifegroup, we discussed the gifts of the Spirit. As part of our aims in our new Lifegroup we: “aim to encourage the use of the gifts of the Spirit in order to strengthen us spiritually as individuals and as a group”. Brynn therefore felt we should pick up on this and learn...

When Grandma passed away a few months ago, it reminded me of the exciting promise of eternal life. Reading through 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 is a wonderful insight into passing from life on earth to life in heaven.  Here is how I broke the passage down in brief to help me understand certain sections and...

How many times have you thought that you would do a better job with Tax payers money than the government of that time? I think only the other day I was complaining at what our government was doing! As much however as we disagree with what our government(s) may be doing for our country, we still have...