‘But what about you?’ he asked. ‘Who do you say I am?’ Matthew 16:15 A. W. Tozer wrote ‘What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.’ C.S. Lewis then wrote a counter argument saying that actually, it is much more important what God thinks about us! I think both […]

‘She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said.‘ Luke 10:39 Mary sat at Jesus’ feet. She soaked up His words and His teaching. She spent time just listening to Him and being with Him. Mary recognised who Jesus truly was, and this was an act of […]

‘Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.‘ Jeremiah 6:16 The people of God are called to follow the ancient paths. There are many places in the Bible that refer to following the ancient ways. ‘They […]

‘Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.‘ Hebrews 11:1 Some verses in the Bible can be so familiar that we forget what they actually say. They can easily become a string of sounds that we don’t really process! I read the above verse the other day […]

‘Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.’ Proverbs 19:20 In the Kingdom of God, being teachable is essential. It looks like being open, inviting, eager to learn and humble in heart. There rightly is an emphasis on being teachable when you are younger. Wisdom grows with life experience, so […]

‘But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.’ John 16:7 When Jesus died, the disciples’ hopes and dreams were completely and utterly shattered. Everything they had envisioned, planned […]

‘Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life’ 1 Timothy 6:18-19 Last Sunday, […]

‘It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.’ Proverbs 25:2 Full Colour It was great to hear from Mark last Sunday about how Jesus came to recolour all creation. You can find his presentation here if you want to look back at the interesting pictures! His talk is recorded here. […]

Selah The Hebrew word Selah appears 71 times in the book of Psalms and 3 times in Habakkuk. The funny thing is, no one can be completely sure what it means. In my Bible it says (a word of uncertain meaning). It is likely that it is a musical term based on the type of psalms it appears […]