Mar2020
A new way of living
by Pastor Chris Mann
Then Jesus said to Simon, ‘Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people!’ (Luke 5:10b, NET)
Mar2020
Care-less in the care of God
by David Folker
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God (Phil 4:6).
Mar2020
Live for today
by Jane Mueller
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own (Matthew 6:34).
Mar2020
A little karma
[Jesus’] disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ Jesus answered, ‘It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him’. (verses 2,3) Read John 9:1-41 The Buddhist concept of karma describes a spiritual cycle of… Read more
Mar2020
Twenty-three
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul (verses l-3a ESV) Read Psalm 23 Psalm 23 is a favourite for many people. It has been memorised in Sunday schools, quoted in movies and prayed by countless… Read more
Mar2020
Ready for action
So then, have your minds ready for action. Keep alert and set your hope completely on the blessing which will be given to you when Jesus Christ is revealed. Be obedient to God, and do not allow your lives to be shaped by those desires you had when you were still ignorant. Instead, be holy… Read more
Mar2020
Christ removed sin once and for all
For Christ did not go into a Holy Place made by human hands, which was a copy of the real one. He went into heaven itself, where he now appears on our behalf in the presence of God. The Jewish high priest goes into the Most Holy Place every year with the blood of an… Read more
Mar2020
Amish County Pennsylvania
While we wait for the blessed hope (verse 13a). Read Titus 2:11-15 Today’s reading comes from deep within the core understandings of the Amish people of Pennsylvania. One has to admire the literalist mentality that aims to restrict behaviour and maintain a straight and right plan of living. Monastic living is another alternative to this… Read more
Mar2020
Live to serve, not to be served
‘This, however, is not the way it shall be among you. If one of you wants to be great, you must be the servant of the rest; and if one of you wants to be first, you must be the slave of the others — like the Son of Man, who did not come to… Read more
Mar2020
When God doesn’t take no for an answer
God answered, ‘I will be with you, and when you bring the people out of Egypt, you will worship me on this mountain. That will be the proof that I have sent you.’ But Moses replied, ‘When I go to the Israelites and say to them, “The God of your ancestors sent me to you,”… Read more
