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Leaven

Monday, 27 January 2025

When considering this subject of leaven, I thought I ought first of all to establish exactly what leaven is. The dictionary definition is “The ferment, for example, yeast, that makes dough rise.” And what is fermentation? We have a rather complicated definition of this: “A slow decomposition process of organic substances induced by micro-organisms or by complex nitrogenous organic substances of vegetable or animal origin, usually accompanied by evolution of heat and gas.”

In Scripture times, leaven usually consisted of a little bit of old dough which was in a high state of fermentation. But there was a disadvantage to this, because the bread produced with this had a disagreeably sour taste and smell. And because of this we generally use yeast for the same purpose nowadays.

Joseph Saves His Brethren

Sunday, 26 January 2025
God Sent me before you

Readings: Genesis 42-43; Psalms 46-48; Matthew 28

In our reading from Genesis 42-43, we find Egypt suffering severe famine; but earlier chapters tell us that before the famine commenced Pharaoh had wisely accepted the advice of Joseph the Hebrew prisoner. Joseph had been brought from prison to interpret a troubling dream and subsequently had been given authority to make all necessary preparations before the famine started. So, the Egyptian people were delivered from the disastrous crop failures and were able to come to Joseph for supplies from his grain stores.

Is blood transfusion wrong?

Monday, 20 January 2025

It is a fact that some who read this article would not be alive today if it were not for blood transfusions. We each have around 5 litres of blood in our bodies. Through accident, disease or a lengthy hospital operation, this vital fluid can easily run low, and then the ability to respire – to transfer oxygen from the air to the body cells – declines, and death looks us in the face. Transferring blood from another person with a suitable blood group can speedily make up the deficit, and give us life.

The Headstone of the corner

Sunday, 19 January 2025

Readings: Genesis 32-33; Psalm 36; Matthew 21

As we read about the final week of our Lord's life, it's the most important week in the history of mankind. The lamb of God came to Jerusalem to fulfil the things written in the Old Testament concerning him. He was the Passover lamb, to be examined for blemish by the Jewish authorities and is presented to us as a Prophet, Priest & King.

The King

Firstly, he rode into Jerusalem as their King, fulfilling the prophecy of Zechariah 9:9:

Fishers of Men (2/2)

Monday, 13 January 2025

Reading: Luke 5 verses 1-11

In chapter 5 of Luke, we are immediately introduced to the authority that Jesus bore over the disciples he had gathered together so far. First, we see that Jesus had already attracted a large multitude of people who had been drawn by his teaching. (Truly ‘never man spoke like this man!’) Seeking a suitable place from which he could address them, he saw two boats standing nearby on the lake, their owner’s all-night task of fishing completed. One of the boats belonged to Simon Peter; the other, from the context, we suggest was that of James and John which they would have been working on behalf of their father Zebedee.

One Thing

Sunday, 12 January 2025

Readings: Genesis 22-23; Psalms 26-28; Matthew 14

There is a beautiful simplicity in David’s approach in Psalm 27:4: 

“One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.”

Fishers of Men (1/2)

Monday, 06 January 2025

The First Disciples

John 1:35-42

35 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples.

36 When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”

37 And when the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.

38 Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked.

They said to Him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”

39 “Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.

For the LORD is righteous

Sunday, 05 January 2025
For the Lord is righteous

Readings: Genesis 9-10; Psalms 11-13; Matthew 7

As we start a new year and begin again to read the early chapters in Genesis, it is not long before we realise how far short we fall of the mark in giving glory to our Heavenly Father, which was His primary reason for creating man on the earth. In Genesis 3 we read of the fall of man, where Eve was tempted by the serpent, and it is interesting to note that as early as this, blood had to be shed, when the LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and Eve, so that their nakedness could be covered. In Genesis 6:6 we read: “And the LORD was very sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.”

Love in the Kingdom

Wednesday, 01 January 2025

Reading : 1 Corinthians 13

Love is perhaps one of the most over-used words in any language. Certainly in English we can use it in a variety of different contexts. Personally I love listening to music, eating a favourite meal, watching a sports game, going out into the countryside on my bicycle. I love my wife to whom I have been married for 50 years. Those varying objects of my love will – or should - necessarily involve differing intensities of feeling and emotion, certainly if I apply the following definition of love taken from a dictionary: “an intense emotion of affection, warmth, fondness and regard towards a person or thing”. I would hope my love for my wife would be of a higher, more durable and more intense character than, say, my love for my favourite football team.

Studies in Zechariah 6:1-8 – Vision 8

Monday, 30 December 2024

In Zechariah 6:1 we read of the 8th vision which concerns four war chariots drawn by horses which came out of two mountains of brass. We read that Zechariah turned and raised his eyes and saw these four chariots that God sent to execute His judgments, and which came from between two mountains, and these mountains were made out of brass.

The horses were of different colours – red, black, white, and grisled and bay (or dappled) horses. So, we ask, why were their four war-chariots and we suggest that they refer to God’s judgments on the earth and in Daniel 2 we read of Nebuchadnezzar’s multi-metallic image which speaks of the four empires representing the Kingdom of Men.