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Recent articles

The Gospel to Abraham

Monday, 8th April 2024
It might seem rather strange to read that the Gospel was preached to Abraham, when we consider that ‘The Gospel’ usually means the New Testament ‘Good News' about Jesus, and Abraham lived two thousand years before Jesus was born. But this is explained in the same verse (Galatians 3:8) where it says, “The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, ‘In you all the nations shall be blessed.’”

The Whole Armour of God

Sunday, 7th April 2024
The Whole Armour of God

Readings: Numbers 24-25; Proverbs 17; Ephesians 5-6

Our New Testament readings today are taken from Paul’s epistle to the Ephesians 5 and 6. We first hear of Paul visiting the city of Ephesus in Acts 18:19 and subsequently what happened is recorded in Acts 19 and 20. He spent some three years in Ephesus and said a final goodbye to them in Acts 20:25, 37,38. This was for the Ephesians a very sad day. However, prior to his departure he warned them of the dangers they were to face from within and from outside the ecclesia. 

The Hittites

Monday, 1st April 2024

Most of us can identify Israel and Egypt on a map. Many would also be able to pin-point Ammon, Edom, Moab, Syria, Assyria and Babylon, and many other peoples and nations; but what about the Hittites? Where were they located?  What is their history? There are forty-eight references to the Hittites in the Scriptures, from Genesis to Ezekiel, and they are regularly included in the lists of nations and peoples Israel were to displace when they entered the promised land.1

The Lord is My Rock

Sunday, 31st March 2024

Readings: Numbers 14; Proverbs 10; Luke23

In Genesis 1:27 we read that “God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them”.

It is very clear from this verse that we are all made in the image of God. This means that in some way we are actually like God. We might think that it is well hidden in some people, but every one of us has this characteristic. We are all made in the image of God.

Be Reconciled to God! (Part 2 of 2)

Monday, 25th March 2024

To summarise from Part 1, God forgiving people for their sins is how He has offered to reconcile the world to Himself. The question, ‘What did Jesus Christ have to do with reconciling the world to God?’ can now be amended to: ‘What did Jesus Christ have to do with God forgiving people for their sins?’ To explore this fascinating question, it will be helpful to continue reading what the Apostle Paul had to write about this in his second letter to the Corinthians: “He made him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in him” (2 Corinthians 5:21). 

Forsaking Worldly Riches

Sunday, 24th March 2024

Readings: Numbers 5; Proverbs 2; Luke 16

Our New Testament reading today is taken from Luke 16 and by way of exhortation I would like us to concentrate on a few aspects of this chapter to help us on our walk towards God’s coming kingdom, and to prepare our minds before we partake of bread and wine in memory of our saviour Jesus. 

Be Reconciled to God! (Part 1 of 2)

Monday, 18th March 2024

When we consider the death of Jesus, we will most likely be aware that it involved some kind of ‘saving work’. Gaining a slightly deeper understanding of the meaning behind Jesus’ death is challenging, enlightening and very rewarding. It involves intellectual, emotional and spiritual components which all combine in the most beautiful way to deliver an incredibly powerful message of hope. Throughout the Bible there are statements which concisely answer the question: ‘What is the death of Jesus all about?’ One such statement is found in the Apostle Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians: “… God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them …” (2 Corinthians 5:19; New American Standard Bible).

The Sower and the Seed

Sunday, 17th March 2024
Sower and Seed

Readings: Leviticus 25; Psalms 135-136; Luke 8

In Luke 8 we are in the north of Israel which in the gospels is called Galilee. Jesus is still in the first part of His three and a half years of preaching the good news of His future Kingdom on earth. Later in His ministry He moves south towards Jerusalem knowing that it is there that He would meet His death. 

The Birth of John the Baptist

Monday, 11th March 2024

There had been no prophet in Israel for four hundred years. But the writings of Isaiah, Zechariah and Malachi pointed forward to the coming of the king, the Messiah, who would bring good news and deliver God’s people from their enemies. We can imagine the excitement amongst the angels in heaven, when the command went forth for Gabriel to go down and prepare for the messenger who would go before the king.