“The days of our years are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty years; yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for it passes quickly, and we fly away.” (Ps 90:10 NHEB)“The voice of one saying, “Cry!” One said, “What shall I cry?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory… Read More Bible fragments by Time for this and that
“Jesus replied, ‘Go back and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor” (Mat 11:4,5). Jesus is healing those people who previously would have been excluded… Read More Today’s thought July 10 Reading 3 – Matthew 11:4-6: Good news preached to the poor
Today’s thought “… salvation to the ends of the earth” (May 04) Acts 8 Today God’s message of “salvation” has reached “to the ends of the earth”. This word occurs six times in the book of Acts. Paul, early in his missionary journeys (with Barnabas) began to preach the “good news about the kingdom of… Read More Today’s thought “… salvation to the ends of the earth” (May 04)
The storyline is so simple yet the message is extremely powerful. The comments by Jesus are as follows; “The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, which, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.” (Matthew 13:45&46). We can imagine the… Read More The Pearl of Great Price
The world has lots of people wondering about life, afterlife, and about different sorts of powers manipulating or influencing life. When growing up people are confronted with a lot of questions they would love to see answered. Some of them they shall never find answered. Others may receive a dissatisfying answer, whilst other questions in… Read More Not waiting until something serious happens in the life of those around us
Today’s thought “Not afraid of bad news” (March 5) The Psalms abound with challenging and positive thoughts in them. But our lives are often invaded by situations that provoke negative thoughts. We need the positive inspired words of the Psalms, Israel’s hymn book that David began to compile more than 3,000 years ago. They are… Read More Today’s thought “Not afraid of bad news” (March 5)
We live in an uncertain world. We can never be sure what will happen tomorrow – to us, or to the world. In this world of uncertainty, one thing seems sure. It is that people will continue to fight each other. All history seems to point to the conclusion that war is inevitable. Yet there… Read More Will There Ever be Peace on Earth?
As the Jewish political organization tottered towards its end, the call of the Gospel was dramatically widened: for the first time, Gentiles were invited to share in the privilege of knowing the eternal God. Paul was the foremost and most energetic leader of this preaching to the Gentiles. “It was necessary that the word of… Read More The Return of Israel
To whom does prophecy belong? With the Book of books the Bible we have a most remarkable book in our hands. Its account of the origin of evil; its unparalleled record of God’s dealings with the nation of Israel; its searching message through their prophets; its “good news” proclaimed by Jesus Christ and his apostles;… Read More Who has the power of prophecy?
Today’s thought “Turning over the page” (December 31) On the last day of the civil year we want to close the book of the year with all the bad and good memories of the year. At the close of the 2017th year of the Common Era which has been designated as the International Year of… Read More Today’s thought “Turning over the page” (December 31)
Today’s thought “Blessed people who trust in God and share the Good News” (July 27) The day before yesterday we made a call for writers. Our Readers Digest and Lifestyle magazine From Guestwriters can do with some more writers on different subjects. We can still do with people who write about family matters, like how… Read More Today’s thought “Blessed people …” (July 27)
In this darkened world there is not much interest in God, but we must be honest that there are some Christians, though they have taken Jesus as their god, there is a sincere love for God. Those trinitarian Christians still have to grow and have to find out that Jesus is the Way to God… Read More Germinating small seeds, pebble-stones, small and mega churches and faith
In preparation to the fraternal Gathering 17th September 2016 Stafford & Newcastle Ecclesiae you always can look at our role in Christianity and how we should take up our discipleship in Christ. These days lots of people may feel a lot of tension and fear. The many terrorist acts and the economical pressure create not… Read More Discipleship to look at
Those who go up in the mountains or just go out in the fields, now in Summer, may sit there at night and count the stars. Though both the stars in the sky and the particles of sand we may find on the beach are too numerous to count. However, there is a gigantic difference… Read More Counting sands and stars
In Joshua we read of the people crossing the Jordan into the promised land at the time when there were enough rain-showers to provide harvest time floods and when “the Jordan overflows all its banks”. (chapter 3 v.15) Because of the Name of יהוה {Jehovah} the Elohim of the Israelites the Ḥiwwites had heard the… Read More The Right One to follow and to worship
“Establish your hearts blameless in holiness” (May 18) The last 2 verses of today’s 1 Thessalonians 3 is specially thought provoking. “… may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you, so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our… Read More Establish your hearts blameless in holiness
Jesus got some disciples which he made into apostles, people to sent out and to bring his messages to other places. Those apostles have listened to, which they could see with their own eyes. Their own hands have handled concerning the Word of Life and brought us also the message of the Good News. The… Read More Authority given to him To give eternal life
Often you hear people calling non-trinitarians heathen and heretics, members of a cult. Becoming a member or Getting in and out Normally you would consider a group as being a cult when it is easy to get in but very difficult to get out. Most of the non-trinitarian groups are not so easy to become… Read More Follower of Jesus part of a cult or a Christian
Jesus has given us life-breath. He had only a little three years to go around in the area where he could come, around his habitat. Distances in his time took many hours to travel. Today we can be somewhere far away in a couple of minutes or just a few hours. What took days for… Read More Breathing to teach
God gives us a lot of answers. We may be happy He is willing to guide us. He also sheds light unto that what we do have to know. We do have to have a vision and show others what we do believe. We have to share our faith. We do have to be concerned… Read More Breathing and growing with no heir
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