Church News (Page 64)

By Not Known The Sanhedrin – “the rulers, elders and teachers of the law” – just had to take the evidence as it stood. Right before their eyes was the crippled beggar completely healed, with the Jewish onlookers praising God for what had taken place as five thousand amongst them had just turned to Christ (Acts 4:4). There was absolutely no way for…

By Not Known “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” (Heb 11:1) Living by faith and not by sight is a Christian dictum that we have been taught to embrace. But when it comes to situations of injustice where we desire wrong to be put right, I wonder how Christians might live by that same dictum. Does faith in a just God…

By Not Known There was a very interesting incident in Luke 11 that we often miss. As Jesus continued in his journey toward Jerusalem, he gave various instructions to his disciples. As they moved along, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said: “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed” (Lk 11:27). The woman recognized…

By Not Known “If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.” (Mark 13:36) When Nehemiah led the people to complete the restoration of the wall in Jerusalem, he finished a chapter in the history of the Jews. Another chapter is coming to an end too in Mark’s gospel. In Jesus’ words in Mark 13:32-37, he has placed his followers on another…

By Not Known The decision to put away all the pagan wives and their children in Nehemiah 13, must certainly be heartrending for those Israelite men and their families. Why did God allow this most seemingly cruel event to take place? Why didn’t He intervene to prevent the families from being broken up? Wouldn’t that be more appropriate and merciful? In order to…

By Not Known How easy it is to wrestle an apology from a child who did wrong – intimidate, threaten, deprive, punish… But does a ‘sorry’ mean anything to an unrepentant, stubborn, arrogant and rebellious child? Probably not! It is merely a smart way of getting out of trouble in order to carry on as usual. How often are you truly sorry when you say…

By Not Known Do you believe that God is on our side? Is He going to help us? Can He truly do what He said He would? Skepticism is what many have today about God. That’s why skeptics invented all kinds of stories to help explain the Bible’s miracles; or when they couldn’t explain it, they would come up with theories to dispel its authenticity. How many of…

By Not Known Fear is a terrible ‘thing’ to live with. People in some countries have lived in fear of their tyrannical governments. The international community constantly live in fear of some reclusively unpredictable neighbours. Children often also lived in fear of their angry parents. Fear has its way of controlling, suppressing, and manipulating human…

By Not Known One of our members was awarded the finisher medal for the 116th Boston Marathon held on 17 April. (We’re proud of you!) Winning the race is one thing, for some finishing is totally another. Much have been written about finishing the race. But one aspect of finishing has to do with another character trait. The questions below may differ but the answer is…