all believers should expect to pass through the dry valley where the only apparent water is our tears.

Paul compares the life of faith as though each believer was building a structure. Our materials can be gold, silver, or precious stones ...

When I was a young teenager, my mother took me aside one day, and entrusted the Churchill crown to my safe keeping, I hid it in an old..

This story made me think of a recurring theme in the bible of how God can make a little go a long way. Let us bring these stories to mind…

Have you ever known someone who believed in you, someone who frequently spoke words of encouragement and praise?

Barnabas was the nickname given to Joseph because he was so known for his encouragement. What a lovely accolade.

Psalm 8:1 O LORD our Lord, how excellent [is] your name in all the earth! who has set your glory above the heavens. The Lord our God has an

Nicodemus was around 60-70 years old and had a lifetime of personal failures and character flaws behind him. Yet here was Jesus offering him

Jesus marvellous victory purchased us our new birth right. What does the bible say about the birth-right of new believers?

In the bible name changes are highly significant and often reflect a new identity or character.

The spiritual gifts are given to us by the Father. These are the so-called “motivational gifts” described in (Romans 12:3-8)

This whole area of pride vs humility is rooted in the ‘act of comparing’. Pride arises when we compare others unfavourably with ourselves.

We need to be able to compare the lusts of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit to recognise whether we are walking in the flesh or in the

However, the sailor or airplane pilot must keep making constant checks on their direction to avoid drifting off course and into danger and s

There is something about day-to-day life that can easily desensitise our senses particularly with those people we see regularly.

Fruit in the natural sense contains seeds for reproduction.

Our fear must never overpower of love of any person. What a tremendous witness to the unbelievers it would be to see the church putting ..

Fear of circumstances or consequences An example of this type of fear is found with the prophet Elijah who after having destroyed the...

The inherited type of fear is often produced in the children of nervous mother who are constant worriers. It is thought that babies can even

We are made to fear God but nothing else. Fear God but nought else!