03 Nov The Path Before You
A plane has a flight path which is set. It also has a runway, a determined place to land. Are our lives like that? Is there a path determined for us to fly along, and a place determined for us to land at? Here is what...
Gospel
30 Oct Same God/Different God
Do Muslims, Jews and Christians have the same God? Each of the three belief systems trace their history back to Abraham, who despite all odds, surrounded by pagan idolatry came to find the one true God, the Lord. From Abraham came Isaac, then Jacob, then the...
24 Oct Christmas and Astrology
Does the story of the Wise Men in the Matthew's gospel, validate the idea that astrology is ok? It seems for some people they think it does, but reading the Bible story a bit closer helps us see it otherwise. The ‘Magi’ of Matthew 2:1 were wise...
02 Oct Why Forgive 490 Times?
When the disciples asked Jesus 'how many times should I forgive?' they even suggested what seemed like a generous answer to their own question...
30 Sep Does God Force People to Hell
God gets accused of many things. One of them is the idea that he forces people to either do what he wants, OR he sends them to Hell as punishment for not obeying. It's not a fair accusation, and comes when people don't understand what is...
18 Sep When There Is No Gospel
Sometimes when you are talking about Jesus, people raise an objection to God's perceived fairness. 'What about all those people in the Congo jungle who never heard the gospel? Surely God isn't going to send them to Hell for not believing when they never had the...
15 Sep The Importance of Confession
It’s not quite as simple as saying ‘if you don’t confess, you won’t be forgiven.’ The reason this is true is because the cross of Christ is timeless and he went to the calvary for all sins, for all time. And when he died for you,...
02 Sep Judge, Lawyer or Witness?
While not everyone has been to court, we are all familiar with courts and trials. It is in this context that the idea of being a witness for Christ takes on another whole meaning. 'You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you,...
25 Aug Did Jesus Sing a Song?
Matthew's gospel records that while concluding the last supper, Jesus and the disciples sang a hymn. 'Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured...
30 Jun Revelation For The 1st Century
The book of Revelation is apocalyptic - full of symbols - and at times hard to understand. But not all of it. The part of the book of Revelation which is written in plain language is actually the component where John is told to write...
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