Apr2017
Christ the cornerstone
The stone which the builders rejected as worthless turned out to be the most important of all. This was done by the Lord what a wonderful sight it is! This is the day of the Lord’s victory; let us be happy, let us celebrate! (verses 22-24) Read Psalm 118:1, 2, 19–29 I remember working as… Read more
Apr2017
Jesus is with you
When Jesus heard what had happened, he found the man and asked him, ‘Do you believe in the Son of Man?’ The man answered, ‘Tell me who he is, sir, so that I can believe in him!’ Jesus said to him, ‘You have already seen him, and he is the one who is talking with… Read more
Apr2017
Laws or love?
The Pharisees, then, asked the man again how he had received his sight. He told them, ‘He put some mud on my eyes; I washed my face, and now I can see.’ Some of the Pharisees said, ‘The man who did this cannot be from God, for he does not obey the Sabbath law.’ (verses… Read more
Apr2017
Alive forever!
They asked Jesus, ‘Were we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon in you?’ ‘I have no demon’, Jesus answered. ‘I honour my Father, but you dishonour me. I am not seeking honour for myself. But there is one who is seeking it and who judges in my favour…. Read more
Apr2017
Bending the knee
They did not understand that Jesus was talking to them about the Father. So he said to them, ‘When you lift up the Son of Man, you will know that “I Am Who I Am”; then you will know that I do nothing on my own authority, but I say only what the father has… Read more
Apr2017
Darkness and light
Jesus spoke to the Pharisees again. ‘I am the light of the world’, he said. ‘Whoever follows me will have the light of the life and will never walk in darkness.’ The Pharisees said to him, ‘Now you are testifying on your own behalf; what you say proves nothing’. ‘No’, Jesus answered, ‘even though I… Read more
Apr2017
Apr2017
Death is dead
Jesus looked up and said, ‘I thank you, Father, that you listen to me. I know that you always listen to me, but I say this for the sake of the people here, so that they will believe that you sent me.’ After he had said this, he called out in a loud voice, ‘Lazarus,… Read more
Apr2017
Healed, forgiven
From the depths of my despair I call to you, LORD. Hear my cry, O LORD; listen to my call for help! If you kept a record of our sins, who could escape being condemned? But you forgive us, so that we should stand in awe of you. (verses 1-4) (read Psalm 130) ‘God, forgive… Read more
Mar2017
No middle ground
by Linda Macqueen
Some of the people in the crowd heard him say this and said, ‘This man is really the Prophet!’ Others said, ‘He is the Messiah!’ But others said, ‘The Messiah will not come from Galilee! The scripture says that the Messiah will be a descendant of King David and will be born in Bethlehem, the… Read more
