Luke 2:25-35 At the time of the birth of Jesus Christ, the promise and expectation of the Messiah’s coming into the world had become a matter of traditional belief but not of vital faith and hope among the Jews. There was no comfort in it. If their hearts were stirred up at all, it was Read More…
Psalm 40 These are very difficult and challenging times, but this should not come as a surprise to those who believe in Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour. In fact, Jesus told His disciples to expect trials. He begins John 16 by stating (John 16:1, 2), “All this I have told you so Read More…
Psalm 40:1 In the light of Jesus’ command that the Lord’s Table be observed in remembrance of Him (Luke 22:19), we want to consider, very briefly, the Patience of Jesus Christ. Our text is taken from Psalm 40:1 where the Psalmist said, “I waited patiently for the LORD; He turned to me and heard my Read More…
(Genesis 28:1-5; 29:15-31) Experiencing the blessing of family does not happen automatically. There is a price that we must pay, and there are certain things that we have to do if we want to experience the blessing of having a family or belonging to a family. In the past two weeks, we have considered the Read More…
(Genesis 11:26-12:9) The effect of Adam and Eve’s sin of disobedience is that every human being is born with a sinful nature. We also saw how God redeemed the institution of marriage through the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross. If anyone repents from sin and accepts Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour, Read More…
(Genesis 3:1-20) Although the family is meant by God to be a blessing to man, not everyone experiences the blessing that God established the family to confer on them. The evidence for this assertion abounds everywhere. Many people have had their lives messed up by the experiences they had while growing up in their families. Read More…
(Exodus 32:1–8, 19–29) One of the commonest questions that is asked in life as we face every decision and as the public decides in every matter of government is this: “On whose side are you?” We have just been through a general election—the first in the series was on February 25 and the second took place Read More…
