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Dare To Be A Daniel

20100905 The book Daniel, much like other books written by Old Testament prophets, is a test of our capacity to trust Sovereign God for our future as we see God’s program for the future of the world.  God is seen as sovereign in the lives… Read More »Dare To Be A Daniel

The Missional Church

20100829 “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,  a people belonging to God, that …” (1 Pet 2:9a) The conjunction “but” requires us to consider the few verses before verse 9.  We find that in 1 Pet 2:7-8 that the Apostle Peter in his… Read More »The Missional Church

So Send I You

20100822 “Jesus appointed the twelve apostles so that they would be with Him and that He could send them out to preach …” (Mk. 3:14 NASB) Nothing can be more touching than Jesus’ deep longing for a close and personal relationship with His people.  Besides being… Read More »So Send I You

The Greatest Commandments

20100815 “To love the whole world is no chore; my only problem is the neighbour next door!”  Often used with a tinge of humour, this saying is actually quite profound.  It draws attention to the frivolous use of the word “love” in this context and… Read More »The Greatest Commandments

The Holy Trinity & Missions

20100808 From the very onset of the sin by Adam and Eve, God the Father responded not only with the necessary disciplinary action but also with a missionary heart!  In Gen 3:15, God rebuked the serpent, stating that “And I will put enmity between you and the woman,… Read More »The Holy Trinity & Missions

Patiently Trust God

20100725 Trials and afflictions are part and parcel of Christian living.  All of us have and will endure times that are like what the Psalmist David has described as “slimy pits of mud and mire”.   These are often pits contaminated by our very own sins. … Read More »Patiently Trust God

We Are Overcomers

20100718 “Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God” (1 Jn. 5:5).  Christians are described as overcomers of the world through their belief in Jesus.  King David in Psalm 34 having “tasted the goodness of the… Read More »We Are Overcomers

Obedience and Integrity

20100627 “All” is a small word, but it means “everything”.  Jeremiah 35:10 (KJV) reads: “We …have done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.”  In the NIV, the word “all” reads as “everything”.  Just three letters – but “all” signifies totality and completeness.  And… Read More »Obedience and Integrity

Noah Obeyed God

20100620 Sometimes obedience to God means having the guts to stick out like a sore thumb – like when the Patriarch Noah built the ark.  Noah’s ark – estimated at about 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high (converting the Bible cubit… Read More »Noah Obeyed God