Second Kings 18-20 records the life of one of Israel’s greatest kings, Hezekiah. We are told of him that “He did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father did” (2 Kings 18:3). This isn’t just a comment about the things he did, good as they […]
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“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven”. Matthew 5:3 Jesus launched into the Sermon on the Mount with these powerful and humbling words. In the opening verse of this chapter we are told that He is speaking to His disciples. Straight away when we hear the words “disciples” we […]
Sin always wants more. Solomon said “All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full… the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing” (Ecclesiastes 1:7-8), and speaking of the destructive effects of lust, Job said: “it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root […]
Have you ever wondered why we are here? What is the real purpose – if any – for our existence? Are we here purely by chance, the result of an accident, or is there something more to this life? Scientists, philosophers and some of the greatest minds have pondered this question and many individual opinions […]
Hebrews 6 vs 1 speaks of ‘dead works’; that is work done by sincere people, often in the name of Christ, but without the Spirit of Christ. Put simply, an enthusiastic human effort to do things in a misguided attempt to appease God, aka religion. One of the great wonders of the Gospel of God’s Grace […]
The word ‘rapture’ is one that most Christians will have come across at some time or another. However it is a sad fact that the subject is rarely discussed or explained from the pulpit, leaving many confused and uncertain as to what, and who, to believe. It would seem that many people prefer to ignore […]
Introduction The word ‘judgment’ occurs almost 300 times in the Bible; over 100 of these references speak of a specific time or day of judgment for “all those who dwell on the earth” (Luke 21:35 / Isaiah 13:6-13 etc.) in other words, everyone! In the book of Matthew, we are told that for every idle […]