General
General
27 Jan 2017
“…hallowed by Thy Name.” That’s the way as a young boy I learnt to recite this part of The Lord’s Prayer from Matthew 6:9 of the King James Bible, but I never thought it more than a statement that my Father God’s name is hallowed or holy. However, I have…
20 Jan 2017
Jesus taught us to pray to our Father in Heaven - not to a foreign god of any nation. There were many such gods in Jesus' day, and there are still many today in the nations where Christians find themselves. Ours is a privileged access to this most holy God…
13 Jan 2017
When Jesus' disciples asked Him, "Teach us to pray", He told them: "This is how you should pray: Our Father, who art in Heaven..." (Matt 6:9 RSV). Jesus' use of the personal pronoun ('who') and the present tense of the verb 'to be' ('art') indicates, first, that we are to…
05 Jan 2017
Some time ago in a communal prayer meeting, I followed an urge to call out to God "Where are you?" Was I being a bit crazy? Of course God was there with us. The scriptures tell us that when two or more are gathered together in Jesus' name, our Lord…
16 Dec 2016
Series introduction (David Forbes) Letter to Ephesus (Dr Clifford Hill) Letter to Smyrna (Frances Rabbitts) Letter to Pergamum (Dr Clifford Hill) Letter to Thyatira (Frances Rabbitts) Letter to Sardis (Paul Luckraft) Letter to Philadelphia (Monica Hill) Letter to Laodicea (Helen Belton)
16 Dec 2016
Series introduction (David Forbes) Letter to Ephesus (Dr Clifford Hill) Letter to Smyrna (Frances Rabbitts)
16 Dec 2016
The world searches and searches for something tangible to worship – even Christians often long to have palpable experiences, in this life, of heavenly realities. Consider how popular are the books written by people who have died (temporarily) and experienced heaven for a few moments, or how much emphasis some…
09 Dec 2016
The community of Israel, and by extension that of the Christian Church, is family-based. God's ideal is for a stable framework of roles and responsibilities between husband and wife, so that children might grow in a safe and sure environment. Several children in one family must each feel personally loved…
