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“Let no one deceive himself.” 1 Corinthians 3:18 Tiger Woods was an exceptional American success story. He was considered the greatest golfer of all time. He had a beautiful wife, two children, and a wholesome image that netted him 110 million dollars annually in endorsements. But Tiger Woods was living a double life. During the […]

“I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge.” Ephesians 3:17-19 (NIV) What motivates people to get up in the morning […]

“Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.” 1 Corinthians 10:12 The Old Testament prophecy of Isaiah contains a stinging rebuke against Babylon, and yet the words of the text seem to point beyond Babylon, to the very person of Satan himself! In chapter 14, Satan declares five times that […]

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort.” 2 Corinthians 1:3 The craving for comfort is all around us. The advertising industry is fuelled by society’s insatiable desire for comfort. A nicer home, newer furniture, a softer bed, a more exotic vacation, a […]

“You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.” Matthew 7:5 John Wesley was born in 1703, the 15th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley! (Susanna herself was the youngest of 25 children!!) John grew up under strict […]

“For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. But solid food is for the […]

“The people to whom I am sending you are obstinate and stubborn. Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says.‘” Ezekiel 2:4 Ezekiel, an old Testament prophet, writes to a people who are in Babylonian exile because of their wicked idolatry and unbelief. And he is called by God to minister to a […]

“And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. But in fact Christ has been raised […]

And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” Matthew 21:9 Palm Sunday is the day we remember Christ entering Jerusalem, riding on a donkey, amid the crowds cheering and […]

“My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.” Proverbs 3:11-12 NIV We live in an age in which child abuse is on the rise, and in which loving discipline is in decline. It is […]