Monthly Archives: September 2019

The benefits of the Gospel

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Deborah

Romans 5:1-5 What happens when we believe the Gospel? We receive peace, assurance and hope. Most importantly, we have immediate peace with God (verse 1). We are no longer living under the shadow of His wrath, but under the umbrella … Continue reading →

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In the Beginning: Temptation and Sin

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Deborah

Genesis 3:6-13 Satan could not force the man and woman to sin, only tempt them. They had a free choice, either to believe him (and regard God as a rival and enemy) or to believe and trust God. The temptation … Continue reading →

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Scarecrows

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Deborah

Human beings are incurably religious. Everybody devotes their life to something (whether they recognise the fact or not). But any object of worship that is not the true and living God (things derived from the material world or from human … Continue reading →

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In the Beginning: Enter the Devil

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Deborah

Genesis 3:1-5 We find it somewhat shocking that there could exist, within God’s ‘very good’ world, the possibility of doing evil. Evil is not part of God’s nature, so it must have arisen from within His creation. But we are … Continue reading →

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Something to be proud of

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Deborah

“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know Me, that … Continue reading →

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The model church

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Deborah

Acts 2:42-47 Ecclesiastes warns us not to yearn for ’the good old days’ (Ecclesiastes 7:10). Nevertheless it’s hard, when we read Luke’s description of the very first church, not to feel that we have lost something. In that first community … Continue reading →

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Balm in Gilead

Posted on September 7, 2019 by Deborah

The nation of Judah had a fatal sickness (idolatry), and was going to die from it. “Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is there no healing for the wound of my people?” (Jeremiah … Continue reading →

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High finance

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Deborah

We believe in God, the Father Almighty… Luke 12:29,30 “Do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that … Continue reading →

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Verse of the Month: September 2019

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Deborah

”From the ends of the earth we hear singing: ‘Glory to the Righteous One!’” (Isaiah 24:16) When these words were written, knowledge of the true God was confined to a small geographical area at the eastern end of the Mediterranean … Continue reading →

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