The Bible urges us to follow as we face this Second Coming of Jesus. Starting in verse 11 when he says, 11 that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,1 Thessalonians 4.11 I think it is beautiful that the Bible doesn’t give us a specific time and season when Jesus will come back but clearly show us what the signs...
In verse 9 it says that 9 But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another;1 Thessalonians 4.9 If you go out, our neighbours, some of them are Jewish and we have to say they know what persecution is. Throughout history, whether it is western Europe or in Russia, everywhere they have been persecuted...
Verse 3 speaks about sexual immorality. Interestingly, and if you go to 1 Corinthians chapter 6 verses 15 to 20, there are five reasons why we should avoid sexual immorality. So, let me read out from verse 15. It says, “15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? Certainly not! 16 Or do you not know that he...
In the Lord’s prayer, Jesus gives us a guideline as to how to pray. Now, you can just repeat the words and you know we pray the prayer at the beginning of the service. That’s good! It’s done to remind us of what God has taught us to pray. However, the words are, in one sense, a pattern prayer. They tell us how to approach God and what’s needful when we pray. They can also...
Good morning everyone. So very nice to see you! I tried to have a good Christmas yesterday, but I’ve got an exam tomorrow for the course I’m doing, so I ended up doing some study. I think it’s the first time I have studied on Christmas Day! So, I think if somebody asked me whether my Christmas was good, and I couldn’t answer ‘yes’. I hope you can bear in mind. Let’s...
our great God and
Saviour Jesus Christ,
who gave Himself for us,
that He might redeem us
from every lawless deed
and purify for Himself
His own special people,
zealous for good works
Titus 2.13-14