Exploring Scripture

Song In The Gate E01: Introduction

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 16:01:58 +0000

Welcome to the first day (and first podcast attempt!) of this devotional on Psalm 1.

Today's thought: the book of Psalms is placed roughly in the centre of the Bible. Maybe this is where our attention to Scripture, worship and prayer should be placed in our life as well.

Song In The Gate E02: Blessed

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

For the second day of our study of Psalm 1, we look at the first word of the first verse, 'blessed'.
Today's thought: in our hands is a book that, rightly understood and entered into, will open to us a deep well and usher us into a spiritual landscape that is beautiful beyond words.

Song In The Gate E03: Posture, Character, Conduct

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

On Day 3 of our study of Psalm 1, we unpack three sets of triplets in the first verse describing the wicked.
Today's thought: All of us are influenced. It can be by our upbringing, the people around us, the sermons we heard, or the books we read, to name a few. We need, however, to be shaped and influenced by what God says to us through the Scriptures.

Song In The Gate E04: Deliberate Progress

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: According to the text in Heb.12:1, there are things that are sinful, and then there are “weights” (ESV) – “things that hinder” (NIV). These are not sinful in themselves, but they can rob us of spiritual vitality. Can you identify any in your life?

Song In The Gate E05: Delight

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: When you delight yourself in the Lord, His Word and His ways become the focus and foundation of your life.

Song In The Gate E06: Law

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The words that we speak to each other can have profound effects. Many of us remember the effects of words spoken at us or into us years ago. God’s words are deliberately and intentionally spoken into us to cleanse, heal, restore, challenge and grow us into maturity. We need to open our hearts up to them.

Song In The Gate E07: Delight into Digging

Sat, 06 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: a Bible that’s falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t.

Song In The Gate E08: Meditation in Scripture

Sun, 07 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Guigo II was a Carthusian monk and the 9th prior of the Grande Chartreuse monastery in the French Alps from 1174-80. He wrote: "...reading puts as it were whole food into your mouth; meditation chews it and breaks it down..."

Song In The Gate E09: Duvet Victories

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: maybe we ought to think about getting some ‘duvet victories’ – where we are able to crawl out from underneath our duvets in the morning to seek the company of the one who deeply loves us, and desires to meet with us, in the quietness of the dawn.

Song In The Gate E10: Yearning

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: There was an ache in the soul of David. It could only be assuaged by the presence of God. Meditating in the Scriptures and subsequent worship took him there.

Song In The Gate E11: Deeply Rooted

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: "There is no such thing as a spiritual journey. If a little shocking, this is refreshing. If there were a spiritual journey, it would be only a quarter-inch long, though many miles deep." We are usually more concerned about the visibility of our ministry whereas God is more concerned with the depth of our ministry.

Song In The Gate E12: Planted

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Our local church, although not perfect, is the very place where God wants to nurture us. Our brothers and sisters in the faith have been strategically placed to walk with us, the light of Christ shining through their weaknesses and imperfections.

Song In The Gate E13: Fruit-bearing Trees

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: if you sit long enough in the presence of Christ, you will feel his heartbeat. It will not only be for you; it will also be for those who have never known him.

Song In The Gate E14: Sauntering

Sat, 13 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: God is not in a hurry. It is not in his nature, and neither should it be in ours.

Song In The Gate E15: It’s Leaf Does Not Wither

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: someone once said that “we need to learn how to turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones”.

Song In The Gate E16: Trials

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: am I in charge of my attitudes, or are they in charge of me?

Song In The Gate E17: Spiritual Prosperity

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: of all the kinds of prosperity that are out there, what kind are you looking for?

Song In The Gate E18: Established

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: the wisdom and ways of God are ageless and have no need to be adapted to modern cultural tastes.

Song In The Gate E19: The Chaff

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: when the storms of life hit us, will we stand firmly rooted in Christ, or will we be blown away?

Song In The Gate E20: Death

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: if people need to be saved, should that affect the reason and the way we do evangelism? Do we have a responsibility?

Song In The Gate E21: The Narrow Gate

Sat, 20 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Thought for the day: Read Proverbs 24:11,12. Ignorance is unjustified.

Song In The Gate E22: Choosing Purpose

Sun, 21 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: choose well. Don’t let the wind blow you away

Song In The Gate E23: Movements of Heaven

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: when was the last time you somehow sensed what was happening in heaven?

Song In The Gate E24: The Wardrobe

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: each day, a volume of songs and prayers sits on your shelf, inviting you to enter and experience the world of the kingdom of heaven. Will you respond?

Shoe Leather Faith E01: Introduction

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

The faith that James wrote about was a faith that is not merely a cerebral affair, but one that is to be believed, experienced and worked out in the nitty- gritty of life at ground-level. This series will take your time over one or two verses at a time, hopefully allowing them to sink deeply into your heart and spirit. May you pick up the heart of James as you spend time with him.

Shoe Leather Faith E02: James the Half-Brother

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The Bible teaches that “we have this treasure in jars of clay” (2 Cor 4:7). You, and your brothers and sisters in Christ, are all “jars of clay”, and yet within, there is the life of Christ. Don’t be caught up in seeing them in the natural. Can you see the life of Jesus within them?

Shoe Leather Faith E03: Wherever You Are

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The Lord knows where he has placed us, and for what reason. His word can reach us wherever we are, and can nourish us in our faith.

Shoe Leather Faith E04: Handling the Hard Times

Sat, 27 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Our attitudes and our responses to trials will tell the true story about the levels and the maturity of our faith. We cannot choose the circumstances, but we can choose our responses.

Shoe Leather Faith E05: Developing Maturity

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Living in a culture that finds difficulty with any form of long-term commitment, where will I be in my walk with Jesus in about twenty years from now?

Shoe Leather Faith E06: The Gaining of Wisdom

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The landscape of life is littered with the wreckage of projects and schemes that have been attempted for God with little or no reference to him. Better to get close to him, to listen to him, and obey his promptings, than run at the world with a clutch of good ideas.

Shoe Leather Faith E07: Spiritual Instability

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Insecurity in any relationship is never constructive; it is always damaging. How secure are you in God’s love? Do you know in your heart that he loves you?

Shoe Leather Faith E08: A Temporary View of Life (Part 1)

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Jesus taught that our attitude to the least of his brethren actually reflects our attitude towards the Lord himself. (Matt.25:40)

Shoe Leather Faith E09: A Temporary View of Life (Part 2)

Sat, 03 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Our attitude towards money and possessions is a good litmus test of whether or not, in God’s sight, we are rich or poor. We either hold them tightly or lightly.

Shoe Leather Faith E10: A Temporary View of Life (Part 3)

Sun, 04 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Jesus said, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matt.6:21) The Preacher’s Commentary says, “Gathering earthly treasures is not a great enough cause by which to structure a philosophy of life.”

Shoe Leather Faith E11: Sticking It Out

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Trials and temptations are there, not to strip our faith, but to strengthen our faith.

Shoe Leather Faith E12: Understanding Temptation (Part 1)

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Falling into temptation is never an isolated act. It has a background in our hearts...

Shoe Leather Faith E13: Understanding Temptation (Part 2)

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: “Within me is both a dove and a wolf,” said the young novice monk to the desert Father. “I am afraid the wolf will win. What shall I do?” The wise Father replied, “Feed the one and starve the other.”

Shoe Leather Faith E14: Understanding Temptation (Part 3)

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Either my thoughts will capture me, or I will capture my thoughts. (2 Corinthians 10:4-6)

Shoe Leather Faith E15: Do Not Be Deceived

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: under God’s hands, the ‘bent out of shape’ can be reshaped, and can learn to walk straight.

Shoe Leather Faith E16: The Reliable God

Sun, 11 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: If it were down to our grip on God, we would quickly fall. Thankfully, his grip on us is stronger. (Psalm 37:23-24/Psalm 138:8)

Shoe Leather Faith E17: The Best Gift

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: this gift that God has given us is far greater than us. The divine life that stirs within us is the same life that with four words brought the whole of the universe into being.

Shoe Leather Faith E18: The Best Behaviour

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 06:00:27 +0000

Today's thought: a garden, left to itself, will naturally become inundated with weeds. We need to welcome the activity of the divine gardener as he sows his seed into us. We then need to work with him in cultivating these seeds into profound fruitfulness.

Shoe Leather Faith E19: Practitioners of the Word

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: my attitude toward the Word of God is crucial. To hear the voice of God in the Scriptures, I need to approach them quietly, slowly, reverently and with a child-like heart.

Shoe Leather Faith E20: Pure Religion

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: be very clean on the inside, and allow yourself to get dirty on the outside. Let it never be the other way around.

Shoe Leather Faith E21: Partiality

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: with the poor, the treasure is often found in their hearts, not on their clothes. And if we engage sincerely with them, we will certainly find it.

Shoe Leather Faith E22: God’s Values

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: my estimation and my feelings towards the poor and dis- advantaged of this world is a pretty accurate reading of the true levels of my actual estimation and feelings towards Christ.

Shoe Leather Faith E23: God's Choices

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: the cross of Christ is the great leveller. For some it humbles us; for others it lifts us up.

Shoe Leather Faith E24: Despising the Poor

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: if we find within us desires to fill our churches with the right kind of people, that do not put others off from joining us, are we not building beautiful but empty shells?

Shoe Leather Faith E25: The Royal Law

Sat, 02 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Francis of Assisi overcame his fear and embraced the leper, after hearing the Lord say to him, “What you used to abhor shall be to you joy and sweetness...”59 At that point, he had mastered himself.

Shoe Leather Faith E26: Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: “Where mercy, love, and pity dwell, there God is dwelling too.” (William Blake, The Divine Image) Is he dwelling with you?

Shoe Leather Faith E27: Faith without Works

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: God has planned this day already for you to walk into. He has things for you to do.

Shoe Leather Faith E28: Faith Alone?

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: use your heads! Do you suppose for a minute that you can cut faith and works in two and not end up with a corpse on your hands?

Shoe Leather Faith E29: The Example of Abraham

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: when the fruit of our faith becomes the focus of our faith, then it will turn bad on us. Don’t let the vision become an idol. Keep your eyes on the Lord.

Shoe Leather Faith E30: The Example of Rahab

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: the grace and mercy of God is always larger than our concepts of both. He sees far more than we do.

Shoe Leather Faith E31: The Responsibility of Teachers

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: we need to teach in order to shape and construct souls, not to distort and tear them apart. Be careful how you use your words today.

Shoe Leather Faith E32: It’s Easy to Stumble

Sat, 09 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: knowing also how precious people are to God, and knowing how powerful our words can be, we ought to become both thoughtful and skilful in our use of them.

Shoe Leather Faith E33: Bits and Rudders

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: in the darkest and most traumatic moment of his life, the Lord Jesus spoke the Scriptures into a prayer. Now there’s a goal to aim for.

Shoe Leather Faith E34: Boasting of Great Things

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: speak to your brothers and sisters in Christ as you would speak to Jesus himself, and you won’t go far wrong.

Shoe Leather Faith E35: The Tongue of Fire

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: "The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences." What consequences would you like to see today out there in your world? You choose.

Shoe Leather Faith E36: The Restless Evil

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: today, I am going to leash my tongue, and I am going to look for someone to whom I can bring a word of restorative grace.

Shoe Leather Faith E37: The Inconsistency of It All

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: in relationships, consistency breeds confidence and trust; incon- sistency results in lack of confidence and distrust. Can we be trusted?

Shoe Leather Faith E38: A Beautiful Life

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Jesus epitomized the beautiful life, not so much by the things he said and the things he did, but the way in which he spoke and acted. It was with gentle compassion. It was with profound love.

Shoe Leather Faith E39: The Two Wisdom Words

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: in Hebrew thought, God himself was to be sought after. After that, wisdom was the one thing to be chased after, and with a holy passion!
The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight.

Shoe Leather Faith E40: The Two Behavioural Words

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: an ambition that climbs over, disregards and hurts other individuals is totally incongruent with the ways of the kingdom of heaven. We are either serving Christ and each other, or we are serving ourselves.

Shoe Leather Faith E41: The Two Parentheses

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: the proverb says that “a word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver”. (Prov.25:11) A ‘fitly spoken word’ is a word that constructs and moves thing along, adding to and inspiring any conversation. Do my words do that, or do they deconstruct and bring the conversation to a jarring stop?

Shoe Leather Faith E42: The Two Parentheses

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: the eternal wisdom of God is always relevant simply because it issues from a divine perspective. Don’t be earthbound in your thinking.

Shoe Leather Faith E43: Pure, Peaceful and Gentle

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: it is a good thing to think about the character of wisdom. Sharpness in our words of wisdom will cut and fragment things, whereas the pure, gentle and peaceful wisdom of God will cleanse, reassure and settle things.

Shoe Leather Faith E44: Reasonable, Merciful and Fruitful

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: what will we leave in our trail today? At the end of the day, will people be thanking God for the influence that we have had upon them, or will they be in pain?

Shoe Leather Faith E45: Impartial and Sincere

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: we do not want the wisdom of God for ourselves only; that is spiritually selfish. We seek the wisdom of God also to be a blessing to others, creatively beautifying their worlds.

Shoe Leather Faith E46: The Genesis of Strife

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: unconquered and ungoverned areas within us are the source of much distress and defeat. Maybe we need to ask the Holy Spirit to do a deep cleansing and to bring under his, and our, control certain troublesome areas of our lives.

Shoe Leather Faith E47: Friendship with the World

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: who or what has the greatest tug on your heartstrings? Remember, God is a jealous lover.

Shoe Leather Faith E48: The Jealous Lover

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Jesus talked about the possibility of the seed of God that has been planted in us being “choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life...” (Luke 8:14) Are there any weeds and thorns in the garden of your soul that need pulling out? Would you let the Lord show them to you?

Shoe Leather Faith E49: The Greater Grace

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: God has not left us to ourselves to muddle through as best as we can. Within us, and around us, and therefore available to us, are the unbelievably boundless stores of grace.

Shoe Leather Faith E50: Stances of Faith

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: when life revolves around me, somehow I am out of sync with heaven.

Shoe Leather Faith E51: Speaking Against Each Other

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: see who is around you today, and determine to speak words of encouragement to them.

Shoe Leather Faith E52: Leaving God Out of the Planning

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: we humans keep brainstorming options and plans, but GOD’s purpose prevails. Do we want God to follow us, and bless our plans? Or is it that we are meant to be following him?

Shoe Leather Faith E53: A Warning to the Plutocrats

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Jesus said, “Life is not measured by how much you own." (Luke 12:15) How do you measure yours?

Shoe Leather Faith E54: Be Patient

Sat, 06 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: patience is not a gift to be received; it is a virtue to nourish and grow.

Shoe Leather Faith E55: Patience and Impatient

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: I may not express my disapproval in words, but how often do I let out an exasperated sigh or a disgruntled grunt? Can I do something about that?

Shoe Leather Faith E56: Patience and Steadfastness

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: A.W. Tozer once wrote, “We want to be saved but we insist that Christ do all the dying.”

Shoe Leather Faith E57: Say What You Mean

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the name of God and the name of Jesus are not meant to be used as expletives. They are to be loved and revered. Can our conversations and action drag these wonderful names into the mud?

Shoe Leather Faith E58: Take Initiative in your Responses

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: our reactions to the ups and downs of life tell more about us than our words and actions. The work that God does in us is always tested, and it is our responses to those tests that are measured in heaven.

Shoe Leather Faith E59: A Strategy for Sickness

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: to those who worry about whether healing is for today, I heard the late John Wimber once say that those who pray for the sick see far more people healed than those who don’t.

Shoe Leather Faith E60: The Prayer of Faith

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: here’s an interesting thought: Jesus promised that the things he did would be possible, not only to elders and leaders, but to all who believed in him. That means both you and me!

Shoe Leather Faith E61: The Power of Confession

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: one of the best gifts that you can give to another is your gracious, merciful, understanding and listening ears.

Shoe Leather Faith E62: The Power of Prayer

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: prayer is firstly a gift, by which we encounter and build our walk with the Lord, and then it is a responsibility on behalf of others.

Shoe Leather Faith E63: The Restorative Community

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: there is an old hymn, written by a twenty-two-year-old, that contains these words: “Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it...”180 Out of a sense of personal fragility comes the best help for those who are struggling.

Shoe Leather Faith E64: Concluding Remarks

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the outcome of the life and the letter of James – that which he left behind him – has touched millions of lives. What will you and I leave behind us as a legacy? What will people remember us for?

Walking With Jesus E01: Introduction (Part 1)

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Eugene Peterson wrote: “we cannot domesticate the holy. Moses did not take a photograph of the burning bush to take home to show his wife and children. Isaiah’s singing angels were not accompanied by a Handel’s oratorio, which he then purchased on a CD for later listening at his leisure. John didn’t reduce his vision of Jesus into charts which he used to entertain."

Walking With Jesus E02: Introduction (Part 2)

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: “For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known" (1 Corinthians 13:12).

Walking With Jesus E03: Introduction (Part 3)

Sat, 20 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: “I believe there is no one deeper, lovelier, more sympathetic and more perfect than Jesus – not only is there no one else like him, there never could be anyone like him.” - Fyodor Dostoevsky

Walking With Jesus E04: Before All Things

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the mysteries of God are designed to invoke worship and wonder.

Walking With Jesus E05: Mystery

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: at the heart of the Godhead is a loving relationship. That needs to be modelled among us.

Walking With Jesus E06: Conversations and Choices

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: our conversations, like those of the Godhead, need to be primarily creative and constructive.

Walking With Jesus E07: A Chosen People

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: before God named Adam, he chose you, named you, and saw your place in his purposes.

Walking With Jesus E08: Incarnation

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: he came down in order to lift us up. He came all the way to us because we were lost and stuck.

Walking With Jesus E09: He Came Down From Heaven

Wed, 01 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: before all things began, God chose you, your birthday, and the hour of your conversion.

Walking With Jesus E10: The Words That Spoke Of Him

Thu, 02 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: we need to ask Jesus to show us how he sees the Old Testament Scriptures.

Walking With Jesus E11: The Changing Of The Stage

Fri, 03 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: amidst all the tumults of the earth, and the silences of heaven, God is always active.

Walking With Jesus E12: Zechariah and Elizabeth

Sat, 04 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: God does not forget our prayers. He is the Absolutely Reliable One. His timing is perfect.

Walking With Jesus E13: Mary

Sun, 05 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the conception of Jesus, the Son of God, sparkles with miracles. Do not miss them.

Walking With Jesus E14: Joseph

Mon, 06 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: God, at times, will do things that are way beyond our own experience and understanding.

Walking With Jesus E15: The Birth of Jesus (Part 1)

Thu, 09 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: here we see the providential, sparked by the prophetic, moving governmental wheels.

Walking wIth Jesus E16: The Birth of Jesus (Part 2)

Fri, 10 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: God has a real heart for the nobodies of this world. Perhaps we ought to emulate him.

Walking With Jesus E17: Identification and Prophetic Validation

Sat, 11 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: being in the will of God is totally fulfilling but it is costly. It involves a cross.

Walking With Jesus E18: Visitors From The East

Sun, 12 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the strategies of Satan range from subtle deceptions to open warfare.

Walking With Jesus E19: The Return From Egypt

Mon, 13 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: obscurity is often the sphere where God does much of his deepest shaping of a life.

Walking With Jesus E20: The Growing Years – The Holy Child

Tue, 14 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: in the economy of heaven, purity is the door-opener to the things of heaven.

Walking With Jesus E21: The Growing Years – The Learning Child

Wed, 15 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the nature of the environment in which a child is raised has the deepest influence on its life.

Walking With Jesus E22: The Growing Years – The Boy in the Temple

Thu, 16 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: living under authority is both the safest and the most powerful place to be. Obedience wins.

Walking With Jesus E23: The Growing Years – The Family in the Home

Fri, 17 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: one’s own immediate family can be the furnace in which genuine faith is forged.

Walking With Jesus E24: John – The Prophet in the Wilderness

Sat, 18 May 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: all true ministry will seek to point out, and lay a platform for, the Lord Jesus.

Walking With Jesus E25: The Baptism of Jesus

Wed, 22 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: though not of this world, Jesus totally identified with the world. That is also true ministry.

Walking With Jesus E26: The Wilderness

Thu, 23 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: if we are truly determined to walk God’s path in God’s way, all hell will seek to distract us.

Walking With Jesus E27: The Testing Time (Part 1)

Fri, 24 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: an untried soldier on the battle field is a liability. Take and appreciate the training.

Walking With Jesus E28: The Testing Time (Part 2)

Sat, 25 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: an awareness of our vulnerabilities is one of the best weapons against the temptations of Satan.

Walking With Jesus E29: The Testing Time (Part 3)

Sun, 26 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Satan can only suggest, he cannot push. We are the ones who make the wrong choices.

Walking With Jesus E30: The Testing Time (Part 4)

Mon, 27 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: if you are offered a short cut in ministry, remember that such things never come from God.

Walking With Jesus E31: The Return From The Wilderness

Tue, 28 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: how we handle the tough times determines the outcome of the tough times. Attitude is everything.

Walking With Jesus E32: The Beginnings of the Team

Thu, 30 May 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: true and earnest desires for God will easily translate into time spent with him.

Walking With Jesus E33: The First Evangelist

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: think about the conversations you will have today. Where will they lead you and your companions?

Walking With Jesus E34: The Two on the Road to Galilee

Sun, 02 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: there is nothing in this world to match a conversation with Jesus.

Walking With Jesus E35: The First Drop of Revelation

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: it takes walking with him to grow in awareness of who he truly is. Do not stop walking.

Walking With Jesus E36: The First Miracle

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Jesus moves quietly, almost unnoticed, among us. We usually recognise him by what he has done.

Walking With Jesus E37: The Four Gospels

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: we must learn to look and listen for the voice of God in human voices.

Walking With Jesus E38: The Visit To Capernaum

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: there are times when following the Lord will bring a wrestling of heart and tears in our eyes.

Walking With Jesus E39: The Visit To The Temple

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Todays thought: when the worship of God involves making money, we have lost the plot entirely.

Walking With Jesus E40: The Four Temples

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: wherever you are, collectively and individually, you are the temple of God.

Walking With Jesus E41: The Meeting With Nicodemus

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: seeing and entering the kingdom comes only by the work of the Spirit.

Walking With Jesus E42: Jesus and John

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: when God’s assignments come to an end, the effect of a holy life remains.

Walking With Jesus E43: The Woman At The Well

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: our social standing, nationality, or even our tarnished past are not hindrances to the love of God.

Walking With Jesus E44: The Gentle Rebuke

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: a desperate heartfelt cry pricks the ears of God in a way that religious prayers do not.

Walking With Jesus E45: The Rejection At Nazareth

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: to fully engage with Jesus is to fully engage with all that opposes him.

Walking With Jesus E46: The Man By The Pool

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: effective ministry comes out of being aware of what the Father is doing, and folding in with that.

Walking With Jesus E47: The Way He Worked

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: it is God who will initiate, and it is us who are called to participate.

Walking with Jesus E48: Simon and Andrew on the Beach

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Jesus always goes before us, setting the example for us to follow.

Walking With Jesus E49: James and John on the Beach

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the walk with Jesus is not an escape as such, but an engaging with his mission.

Walking With Jesus E50: The Encounter with Evil in the Synagogue

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: whatever the darkness throws at us, the One who loves us, and lives within us, is far greater.

Walking With Jesus E51: The Ministry Begins

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: only God sees the complete picture; therefore, it is him whom we seek.

Walking With Jesus E52: The Wider Ministry

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: a healthy church thinks both locally and globally. Caring for the flock and sharing the good news.

Walking With Jesus E53: The Fully Orbed Ministry

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: an authentic walk with Jesus challenges us to be like him in all aspects.

Walking With Jesus E54: The Teaching Ministry

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the kingdom of heaven and our heavenly Father are much nearer than we can imagine.

Walking With Jesus E55: The Parables And Stories

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: we must not treat the Bible as a filing cabinet full of information. It is a large story that draws us in.

Walking With Jesus E56: The Leading Parable

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the purity and power of the word of God subjects itself to each heart response that it meets.

Walking With Jesus E57: Like Father, Like Son

Sat, 27 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: if we gaze long enough at the life of Christ, we will see the Father’s face.

Walking With Jesus E58: The Love And Compassion Of Jesus

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: to truly see and know the Father and the Son is to see and feel what they feel, and to act accordingly.

Walking With Jesus E59: The Gentle Humility Of Jesus

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: we all remember our teachers at school. Of all teachers, Jesus is simply the kindest and the best.

Walking With Jesus E60: The Tactility Of Jesus

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: a simple touch sends a powerful, caring, and connecting signal.

Walking With Jesus E61: The Challenges Of Jesus (Part 1)

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: a follower of Jesus takes directional orders from him. Be ready always for change.

Walking With Jesus E62: The Challenges Of Jesus (Part 2)

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: our worst enemies in this walk with Jesus are the devil and our natural selves.

Walking With Jesus E63: The Challenges Of Jesus (Part 3)

Sat, 03 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the great principle of spirituality is that life comes out of death.

Walking With Jesus E64: The Challenges Of Jesus (Part 4)

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the more we travel with God the less we shall need to accompany us. Simplicity of life is acquired.

Walking With Jesus E65: The Warnings Of Jesus (Part 1)

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: behind the warnings of Jesus is a profound reality that we cannot afford to ignore.

Walking With Jesus E66: The Warnings Of Jesus (Part 2)

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: saved, redeemed, rescued from what? Knowing the answer should fuel our mission.

Walking With Jesus E67: The Anger Of Jesus

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: righteous anger is designed to be constructive, whereas senseless rage is always destructive.

Walking With Jesus E68: The Other Disciples (Part 1)

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: companionship in Christ is the great leveller. Lone rangers do not even feature in the thinking of Jesus.

Walking With Jesus E69: The Other Disciples (Part 2)

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: to be chosen means eventually to be sent. Honour becomes married to a sense of responsibility.

Walking With Jesus E70: The Apostles

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Jesus did warn them. The choosing and the calling came with personal cost.

Walking With Jesus E71: The Sermon On The Mount (Part 1)

Sat, 17 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought:the Beatitudes reveal the heart, the culture, and the values of the kingdom of heaven.

Walking With Jesus E72: The Sermon On The Mount (Part 2)

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: walking with Jesus is only possible by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Walking With Jesus E73: The Lord's Prayer

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: here, too, is a perfect balance of us attending to God and him attending to us.

Walking With Jesus E74: The Family Protest

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: it is often in the bleak times that we, like Mary, must hold on to what God has already said to us.

Walking With Jesus E75: The Miracle Feedings

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: to be honest, if he has our willing and obedient hearts, then he has all that he needs.

Walking With Jesus E76: Who Am I?

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: only a personal revelation of Jesus, the Son of God, can hold us in the storms of life.

Walking With Jesus E77: Warning The Disciples (Part 1)

Sat, 24 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: if we are going to do the long walk with Jesus, we to have to get our thinking in line with his.

Walking With Jesus E78: Warning The Disciples (Part 2)

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: our view of eternal values should be the major influence in our thinking and practice.

Walking With Jesus E79: The Transfiguration

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: this encounter marked them for life. Such encounters do.

Walking With Jesus E80: The Moment Of Frustration

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: moments of revelation often prepare us for moments of frustration. Learn from both.

Walking With Jesus E81: He Set His Face

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: long, thoughtful, and prayer consideration of our calling will provide inner strength for future conflicts.

Walking With Jesus E82: The Cost Of Following Jesus

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: having landed on the shore of the kingdom of heaven, burn your boat.

Walking With Jesus E83: The Conflicts Begin

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: a true follower of Jesus will find that conflict is in the contract.

Walking With Jesus E84: Mary And Martha

Sat, 31 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: authentic and fruitful ministry flows out of a listening relationship with Christ.

Walking With Jesus E85: The Raising Of Lazarus

Sun, 01 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: there is astonishing power in the voice of Jesus when he speaks. Human voices come nowhere near.

Walking With Jesus E86: The Blind Beggar

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: a nobody can become a somebody in the presence of Jesus, and life changes.

Walking With Jesus E87: Zacchaeus

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: in our search for God, we will find that, even before we were born, heaven was arranging the encounter.

Walking With Jesus E88: Mary Anoints Jesus

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: time spent in contemplative gazing at God opens a door to reveal the deeper purposes of heaven.

Walking With Jesus E89: The Entrance Into Jerusalem

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: deep mercy and compassion, mingled with righteous and severe judgment are found in God.

Walking With Jesus E90: Further Conflicts

Sat, 14 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: a conflict-free Christianity is not biblical. Those who follow Christ closely are targeted by his enemies.

Walking With Jesus E91: The Passover Meal

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: there is much more to this meal than we imagine. It needs to be treated gratefully and seriously.

Walking With Jesus E92: The Final Discourse

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: these final instructions still bear much fruit to those who give time to meditate upon them.

Walking With Jesus E93: The Prayer

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the deepest unity is found, not in uniformity, but in the harmonising of individuals.

Walking With Jesus E94: The Betrayal By Judas

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: nothing in the life of Jesus was incidental. Everything was a fulfilment of God’s purpose and words.

Walking With Jesus E95: Gethsemane

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: there are some battles that we face without human comfort. Heaven is alert however.

Walking With Jesus E96: The Arrest

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: this night of the prince of darkness was the prelude to the breaking of his powers.

Walking With Jesus E97: The Trials

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: both the sovereignty of God and the wilfulness of men intermingled to bring about the death of Jesus.

Walking With Jesus E98: The Scourging And Crucifixion

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the moment Jesus died, the heavens and the earth shuddered. Even more so the depths of hell.

Walking With Jesus E99: The Resurrection

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: belief in the resurrection of Jesus opens the door for resurrection life to affect our lives.

Walking With Jesus E100: The Resurrection Conversations

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the resurrection appearances were not designed to impress anyone but to restore, often, individuals.

Walking With Jesus E101: The Ascension

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: his entrance into this world was a quiet miracle. So was his leaving. That is the way of Christ.

Walking With Jesus E102: The Promise Of The Father

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the church was specifically designed to be a manifestation of Jesus to the world in which we live.

Walking With Jesus E103: His Present Ministry

Sat, 05 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the Lord promised that he will never leave or forsake us (Heb. 13:5). This is strong comfort.

Walking With Jesus E104: His Return

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: to order our lives in the light of His coming requires a loosening from grip of this world.

The Christ I See E01: The History of Colossae

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Introducing our new topic on Colossians, we look at the history of the town.

The Christ I See E02: The History Of The Church

Sat, 12 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Continuing our introduction to this series on Colossians, we look at the history of the church.

The Christ I See E03: The Reason For The Letter

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Completing our introduction to this series, we explore why Paul wrote to the Colossians.

The Christ I See E04: Paul, The Apostle

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: foundational ministries are to be found at the bottom of God’s house.

The Christ I See E05: Paul, The Apostle Of Christ Jesus

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: there is so much more to who Jesus really is.

The Christ I See E06: By The Will Of God

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the most powerful will is the fully surrendered will.

The Christ I See E07: Timothy Our Brother

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: genuine friendship is a heart issue and never a performance issue.

The Christ I See E08: Saints And Faithful Brothers

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: see beyond skin colours, nationalities and cultures to your brothers and sisters in Christ.

The Christ I See E09: In Christ At Colossae

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: we are to learn how to live primarily ‘in Christ’ wherever we find ourselves on this earth.

The Christ I See E10: Grace And Peace

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: if grace is heaven’s response to our plight, then peace is the result in our hearts.

The Christ I See E11: Thanking God

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: our attitude towards others will always determine what we see in them.

The Christ I See E12: News Of Faith, Love And Hope (Part 1)

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: once Jesus is truly seen, everything else pales into insignificance.

The Christ I See E13: News Of Faith, Love And Hope (Part 2)

Sat, 04 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Loving Jesus brings to my view and into my heart those he loves.

The Christ I See E14: News Of Faith, Love And Hope (Part 3)

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: the light of Christ that burns within you is a foretaste of your future in heaven.

The Christ I See E15: The Word Of Truth

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: fake news placates and soothes whereas authentic truth cuts and reveals.

The Christ I See E16: The Fruit Bearing Gospel

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: our human hearts are the seedbeds into which God sows his life-changing words.

The Christ I See E17: Hearing And Understanding (Part 1)

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: in the Old Testament, the two words – ‘hear’ and ‘obey’ are the one Hebrew word shâma.

The Christ I See E18: Hearing And Understanding (Part 2)

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: it has been stated that much of Western Christianity is 3000 miles wide and ½ inch deep.

The Christ I See E19: A Beloved Man

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: it’s not what we proclaim about ourselves that tells the story – it’s what others notice.

The Christ I See E20: Your Love In The Spirit

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: opening ourselves up to the love of God enables us to love others at a much deeper level.

The Christ I See E21: The Prayer

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: spiritual error panders to human desires whereas truth points us to the Lord Jesus.

The Christ I See E22: The Knowledge Of God's Will

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: we have only fully understood the will of God when we have surrendered our own.

The Christ I See E23: Spiritual Wisdom And Understanding

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: knowledge, wisdom and understanding make up the practical trinity for fruitful living.

The Christ I See E24: The Worthy Walk

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: tell people about Jesus by all means, but back it up by showing them what he is like.

The Christ I See E25: Pleasing God

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: we should aim to live in such a way that there regularly a smile on God's face.

The Christ I See E26: Bearing Fruit

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the fruit of our lives is designed to be for the benefit of others.

The Christ I See E27: Increasing In The Knowledge Of God

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: do not panic or pine at the sight of the the ocean of God. Take the plunge and start swimming.

The Christ I See E28: Strengthened With All Power

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: do not cut and run, but rather call out to God who will enthuse you with the strength to stand.

The Christ I See E29: Qualified To Share The Inheritance

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the moment we believed, we stepped into a beautifully mapped out destiny.

The Christ I See E30: Delivered And Transferred

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the choice is black and white. There is no mixing of the two realms.

The Christ I See E31: Redemption And Forgiveness

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: never let the deep impact of these two words leave you. They are foundational to your faith.

The Christ I See E32: Who Is He?

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: theology and worship must go together if our walk with God is to be of substance.

The Christ I See E33: The Image Of The Invisible God

Thu, 01 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: our understanding of the person of Christ is the key to correctly understanding God himself.

The Christ I See E34: The Firstborn Of All Creation

Fri, 02 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: the Son did not start his existence in Mary's womb; He was before she was.

The Christ I See E35: The Creator Of All Things

Sat, 03 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: there is an authority structure in heaven - remember that the Father sent the Son.

The Christ I See E36: The Sustainer Of All Things

Sun, 04 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: every breath you take is a gift from God. Let the vision of His Son take your breath away!

The Christ I See E37: The Living Head

Mon, 05 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: any church, where Christ is not vitally present and active, is at best a museum.

The Christ I See E38: The Preeminent Head

Tue, 06 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: from time to time, eternity invades our lives, and the effects are astonishing.

The Christ I See E39: The Fullness Of God

Wed, 07 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: In Christ, the immortal lived, died and was raised again. Ponder this wonderful mystery.

The Christ I See E40:The Profound Reconciliation

Thu, 08 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: God id the Master of reconciliation. It starts with Him.

The Christ I See E41: The Holy Goal

Fri, 09 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: God's profound purpose, working deeply in us, is preparing us for life in heaven.

The Christ I See E42: Continuing In The Faith Part 1

Sat, 10 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: digging deep foundations into Christ ensures that the storms of life do not collapse our faith.

The Christ I See E 43 - Continuing |In The Faith Part 2

Sun, 11 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: We can sometimes seemingly lose our grip on God, but He will never let go of us.

The Christ I See E44: Paul, The Suffering Servant Of Christ

Mon, 12 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Bonhoeffer wrote, "A Christian is someone who shares the suffering of God in this world.

The Christ I See E45: Paul, The Suffering Servant of Christ Part 2

Tue, 13 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: We can be either participants or spectators. Only participants will share in the glory that is to come.

The Christ I See E46: Paul's Commission From God

Wed, 14 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

God's word, read and heard, is only the first step. When it is received, it starts it's unique work.

The Christ I See E47: The Mystery

Thu, 15 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: The purpose of God is far greater than we can imagine or think. Keep your heart open.

The Christ I See E48: The Gentiles

Fri, 16 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: God holds out his hand to all. Let us not cross our arms, therefore, in religious protectionism.

The Christ I See E49: The Indwelling Christ Part 1

Sat, 17 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

The fact that the Eternal One has taken up residence within us should bring us to our knees.

The Christ I See E50: The Indwelling Christ Part 2

Sun, 18 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: We do not look to others or to ourselves. We look to the One who dwells within us.

The Christ I See E51: The Christ We Proclaim

Mon, 19 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Our knowledge of Christ must be mingled with the wisdom of putting it all into practice..

The Christ I See E52: Maturity In Christ

Tue, 20 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: True maturity is when each day is seen as a learning curve.

The Christ I See E53: Energised Toil

Wed, 21 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: It is not either he or me; it is the two of us working together. He leads and I follow.

The Christ I See E54: The Struggle

Thu, 22 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Be honest, when was the last time you wrestled and struggled in prayer?

The Christ I See E55: The Goal Of The Struggle Part 1

Fri, 23 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: The Holy Spirit desires to strengthen our hearts, and firmly bind our hearts together in love.

The Christ I See E56: The Goal Of The Struggle Part 1

Sat, 24 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Winds of doctrine may pass through our branches, but they will not topple the deeply rooted.

The Christ I See E57: Learning Together

Sun, 25 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Living, loving, and learning together in the church is a sure antidote to being deceived.

The Christ I See E58: Christ - The Treasure House

Mon, 26 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Consider the worth that the two men placed on their finds. What is Jesus worth to you?

The Christ I See E59: Christ - The Antidote To Delusion

Tue, 27 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Be full of Christ and full of the Scriptures. They are the perfect antidote to delusion.

The Christ I See E60: Paul's Invisible Presence

Wed, 28 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Do not limit the Almighty by human paradigms, but rather remain open for the unexpected.

The Christ I See E61: Linked Hearts And Deep Roots

Thu, 29 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: With our hearts locked together, and our faith deeply rooted in Christ, we stand secure.

The Christ I See E62: Receiving And Walking

Fri, 30 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: The Son of God does not revolve around our world; we revolve around His.

The Christ I See E63: The Stable Walk

Sat, 31 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Deeply rooted people continue to walk with Jesus, always growing and being strengthened.

The Christ I See E64: Do Not Get Highjacked Part 1

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Dig deep into the Bible and know deeply what you believe about Christ.

The Christ I See E 65: Do Not Get Highjacked Part 2

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Whatever is of the truth will point to Christ and what He has done.

The Christ I See E66: According To Christ

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Let the words, the life and the ways of Christ be the ruling influences in your life.

The Christ I See E67: God's Fullness In Him

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: An accurate understanding of who Jesus is in reality will invariably affect your walk with Him.

The Christ I See E68: God's Fullness In Us

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: We must see the worth and the power of the treasure abiding within us.

The Christ I See E69: Christ The Head Of Everything

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: We dwell in the Lord of all, and He swells in us. Astonishing mystery!

The Christ I See E70: A Spiritual Cutting Off

Sat, 07 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: The cross of Christ was not just the execution of a righteous man, it went far, far deeper.

The Christ I See E71: What God Has Done In Christ Part 1

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Faith is both apprehending and taking a stand on the things that God has already done.

The Christ I See E72: What God Has Done In Christ Part 2

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Faith depends on the activity and ability of God, never on our own capability.

The Christ I See E73: What God Has Done In Christ Part 3

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: The word of the cross is both the most gracious and the most powerful message of all time.

The Christ I See E74: What God Has Done In Christ Part 4

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: We are no longer on the losing side but the winning side.

The Christ I See E75: The Shadow World

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: The way of Christ is not an imposed and crushing regime, but a gentle and uplifting rhythm of life.

The Christ I See E76: The Wrong Sort Of Humility

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: True athletes of God get into training, not to impress, but to get better.

The Christ I See E77: The Wrong Sort Of Worship

Sat, 14 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Soaking and living in the truth of God's word will go a very long way towards combating error.

The Christ I See E78: Holding Fast To The Head

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Those who walk with Christ before they speak for Christ are the genuine article.

The Christ I See E79: Healthy Growth Part 1

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Never underestimate your importance to the church - the body of Christ.

The Christ I See E80: Healthy Growth Part 2

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Our personal growth in Christ is also for the benefit of those around us in the local church.

The Christ I See E81: Death Delivers

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Do not listen to the echoes of your past; instead, listen to the life-giving words of God.

The Christ I See E82: Forbidding Religion

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Imposed disciplines are deadly to the soul; whereas self-discipline is incredibly fruitful.

The Christ I See E83: The Appearance Of False Wisdom

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: There is never anything that we can achieve to be acceptable to God. Christ has achieved it all.

The Christ I See E84: The Reorientation

Sat, 21 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: True spirituality is found, not in our own spiritual efforts, but in the enthroned Christ.

The Christ I See E85: The Two Worlds

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: A ship is designed to be in the sea, not in the dock. But is the sea enters the ship, it will sink.

The Christ I See E86: The Setting Of The Sight

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Do not down or around you. Look up. There is a totally new way of living.

The Christ I See E87: The Setting Of The Mind

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Get hold of your thoughts and train them in the right direction. This discipline is in your hands.

The Christ I See E88: Dead In Christ

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: For the Christian, death is not the end but the beginning - in more ways than one.

The Christ I See E118: The Key Of Prayer

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Prayer will alert us to what God is doing and will also get us in on the action.

The Christ I See E89: Hidden In Christ

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: When it is evident that Christ is our life, the world around us will react in one way or another.

The Christ I See E90: The Appearing

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Your life in Christ is a treasure, hidden but hinted at, and one day to be fully revealed.

The Christ I See E91: Putting To Death The Earthly Part 1

Sat, 28 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: We have been empowered to say 'no' to sin, and we are encouraged to run from sin.

The Christ I See E92: Putting To Death The Earthly Part 2

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: A helpful thing to remember is that 'Lust take, love gives.'

The Christ I See E93: The Wrath Of God

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Love and wrath are two perfect aspects of the nature of God. Appreciate the one and fear the other.

The Christ I See E94: Where We Came From

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Grateful tears for forgiveness and compassionate tears for the lost mark us out as genuine.

The Christ I See E95: Put Them All Away

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: We must learn to be ruthless with the old ways of living. They will taint our lives again if not renounced.

The Christ I See E96: The Five Vices

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Learn to 'interrogate' the thoughts and feelings that approach your heart. What are they seeking to produce?

The Christ I See E97: The Old And The New

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: The new life comes in exchange for the old. There is no mixing of the two. Say goodbye to the old!

The Christ I See E98: The Renewal

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: True renewal starts in the individual believer and takes us deeply into the corporate body.

The Christ I See E99: The Eternal Goal

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: A new humanity with a new ethic. Be personally involved in this corporate transformation.

The Christ I See E100: Five Christlike Characteristics

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: In the kingdom of God, it is inner dispositions that shape our words, actions, and reactions. Not the other way round.

The Christ I See E101: Two Christlike Practices

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: The two primary construction tools for authentic church community are tolerance and forgiveness

The Christ I See E102: The Bond Of Love

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Love will always nudge people together.

The Christ I See E103: The Peace of Christ Part 1

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: The peace of Christ is the arbitration for all conflicts, but must be sought after and submitted to.

The Christ I See E104: The Peace Of Christ Part 2

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: A thankful heart is the perfect environment for the fostering of a peace-filled and peace-ruled community.

The Christ I See E105: The Word Of Christ

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Christ is not be controlled, boxed in, or even marketed. He comes to radically transform us. Let him do so.

The Christ I See E106: The Effect Of Christ

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: In heaven-filled churches, teaching and singing go together. Good teaching leads to sings of worship.

The Christ I See E107: All In The Name Of Jesus

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Authentic ministry, in whatever form it takes, will draw attention to, and reveal, Christ the Lord.

The Christ I See E108: The Eternal Versus The Current

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: We do not bring our thinking to the word of God, rather, we bring the word of God to our thinking.

The Christ I See E109: Jesus And The Wife

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Loving and voluntary submission, and loving and voluntary sacrifice, are deep themes of the kingdom.

The Christ I See E110: Jesus And The Husband

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Kindness and sacrificial living make up the fertile soil in which a soul grows.

The Christ I See E111: Jesus And The Children

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: In the eyes of heaven, and obedient attitude is the first step towards any kind of ministry for God.

The Christ I See E112: Jesus And The Fathers

Sat, 19 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Parents were once children themselves. It help to bear that in mind.

The Christ I See E113: Jesus And The Servants

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Our attitude to our work is the determining factor in all that we do.

The Christ I See E114: Jesus And Work

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Let Christ transform your mindset about work, and thus transform your place of work.

The Christ I See E115: Jesus The Judge Of Work

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: A Christian in the workplace is designed to be a manifestation of a different way of living.

The Christ I See E116: Jesus And The Bosses

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: When the life of Christ is truly in the centre of workplace, everyone feels the benefits.

The Christ I See E117: The Life Of Prayer

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Ask yourself - 'What are the great themes in my life?' Ask the same question to someone who really knows you.

The Christ I See E118 - The Key of Prayer

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Prayer will alert us to what God is doing and will also get us in on the action.

The Christ I See E119: The walk of wisdom

Sat, 26 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Wisdom does not rush in but stands poised and ready.

The Christ I See E120: The Seasoned Word Of Wisdom

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Does the way we live invite enquiring questions from those around us?

The Christ I See E121: Tychicus

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: A team ministry that shares the heart of Christ is a tonic to any church.

The Christ I See E122: Onesimus

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: A true encounter with Christ turns our world inside out and completely around.

The Christ I See E123: Aristarchus

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: A deeply loyal friend is one of the best gifts that God can give to us. Such a friendship need to be treasured.

The Christ I See E124: Mark

Thu, 31 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: A defeat is not necessarily the end. It can be part of a learning curve that renders us more effective.

The Christ I See E125: Jesus Called Justus

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Tough times will reveal the true nature of people. What are we like under pressure?

The Christ I See E126: Epaphras Part 1

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Intercession is a costly aspect of prayer that needs both discernment and determination.

The Christ I See E127: Epaphras Part 2

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Gentle giants in God are always a blessing to the body of Christ.

The Christ I See E128: Luke and Demas

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: These two men give a portrayal of what can be. One left a legacy for the church, the other left the church.

The Christ I See E129 - Nympha's church

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Either/or is not the language of heaven. True maturity can hold both formats firmly in their right settings.

The Christ I See E130 = The Letters Of Paul

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Imagine you are in the congregation at Colossae. Now read the letter aloud to yourself.

The Christ I See E131: Archippus

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Let the wisdom of God guide you in pacing yourself so that you finish well.

The Christ I See E132: Remember My Chains

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Words are carriers, and words that are inspired by the Holy Spirit both carry and impart life to those who listen.

The Christ I See E133: This Letter To The Colossians

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: If all of heaven worships him, then so should we.

Walking With Paul E1: Introduction

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Walking With Paul E2: The World Scene Part 1

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Hidden behind all the changes of world powers are the sovereign purposes of God Almighty.

Walking With Paul E3: The World Scene Part 2

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: In the midst of the clamour of men for power, It is God who sets the stages of world history.

Walking With Paul E4: The Religious Scene Part 1

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: When men take hold of, and seek to control the things of God, the results are not usually good.

Walking With Paul E5: The Religious Scene Part 2

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Human reasoning distorts the truth; the light from heaven reveals the truth.

Walking With Paul E6: The Young Jew From Tarsus

Sat, 16 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: A passionate love for God and his words is perfectly balanced by a gentle spirit and a love for people.

Walking With Paul E7: The Young Zealot From Tarsus

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Watch out that we do not notice the forest of God's heart as we stare at the trees.

Walking With Paul E8: The Terrorizing Saul of Tarsus

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Religious rage accomplishes nothing but destruction. It is blinded to the love of God.

Walking With Paul E9: Saul and Damascus

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: No heart, however hardened, is a match for the gentle but decisive actions and plans of God.

Walking With Paul E10: Saul And Jesus

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: A true revelation of Jesus is devastating to our ego and our fixed perceptions.

Walking With Paul E11:Saul In The Darkness

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: The darkness can bring revelation and reorientation. It does not always happen on the mountain tops.

Walking With Paul E12: Paul and Ananias

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Zeal often assumes. Sometimes it takes a fierce rebuttal to humble us and throw us on the Lord.

Walking With Paul E13: Saul And Arabia

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Good visible fruits require deep invisible roots.

Walking With Paul E14: Known And Called Before Birth

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Such a powerful truth about the sovereignty of God has deeply pastoral implications for us all.

Walking With Paul E15: Damascus And Jerusalem

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: A zeal that is un-tempered by time and wisdom is usually unproductive.

Walking With Paul E16: Syria And Cicilia

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Powerful encounters with God need the times of the desert to hone, mellow and deepen them.

Walking With Paul E17: Ministry in Antioch

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: There is a large difference between national and cultural identities, and the identity of the kingdom.

Walking With Paul E18: The Second Visit To Jerusalem

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Any ministry not nurtured and shaped by team, and unaccountable to leadership, is dangerous.

Walking With Paul E19: Antioch The Launchpad

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: In the midst of our churchmanship, we must be open and alert for direct communications from heaven.

Walking With Paul E20: Sent And Sent

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: A healthy church both gathers and sends. That is heaven's balance.

Walking With Paul E21: Centrifugal And Centripetal

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Intimacy with God will thrust you on to the front line.

Walking With Paul E22: Opportunity And Opposition

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: As we are led by the Spirit through doors that he opens,make sure you have your spiritual armour on.

Walking With Paul E23: Desertion

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: "Courage is not the absence of fear, but the assessment that something else is more important than fear." (Franklin Roosevelt)

Walking With Paul E24: Desertion And Danger

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: The gospel is not a 'feel good' message; it is often an incursion into the enemy's camp.

Walking With Paul E25: Conquests And Conflicts

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Endurance is not a gift per se; rather it is a virtue developed by the stress of adverse pressures.

Walking With Paul E26: A Clash Of Cultures

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: It is in the toughest of times that we need to know that it is not over until God says so.

Walking With Paul E27: Retracing Their Steps

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: God never abandons his children, and neither should good leaders.

Walking With paul E28: Back To Home Base

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Having a local church as a home base builds a deep security in our lives.

Walking With Paul E29: Troublers From Jerusalem

Mon, 08 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Such things do happen within church life. It is how we deal with it that counts.

Walking With Paul E30: The Meeting In Jerusalem

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Personal agendas never have a good effect in the life of a church. Unsent people are never a blessing.

Walking With Paul E31: Peter's Visit

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: A successful church is on the front line, and therefore susceptible to attacks. Be prayerful.

Walking With Paul E32: The Sharp Disagreement

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: I wonder what Jesus felt as he watched this relational fatality between the two companions.

Walking With Paul E33: What Happened To John Mark

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: A personal defeat can teach us who we really are, and can lead us into a more fruitful ministry.

Walking With Paul E34: Timothy

Sat, 13 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: "Courage is not the absence of fear; courage is fear walking." (Dr Susan David)

Walking With Paul E35: The Mysterious Leadings Of The Spirit

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Thank God for closed doors for they often reveal an open door.

Walking With Paul E36: Into Europe

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Unlike the culture of Rome that had absorbed different cultures, Christ's kingdom challenged them all.

Walking With Paul E37: Philippi And Lydia

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Maybe we ought to stop looking for more angles, but instead trust the Holy Spirit's activity through the eternal word.

Walking With Paul E38: Philippi And The Slave Girl

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Those who seek to take ground from the prince of darkness unsurprisingly stir up a hornet's nest.

Walking With Paul E39: Philippi And The Jailor

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Adverse circumstances often add depth, maturity, and a sacrificial fragrance to our worship.

Walking With Paul E40: Results In Thessalonica

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Well-thought through presentations of the gospel must go hand in hand with the anointing of the Spirit.

Walking With Paul E41: Rejection In Thessalonica

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: A godly leadership is anxious about the nourishments and safety of the church, not so much the numbers.

Walking With Paul E42: The Driving Force Of Paul

Sun, 21 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Some of us are called to stay; others are called to go. That is the balance. Both are in the will of God.

Walking With Paul E43: Openness in Berea

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Our attitude towards the word of God determines what we get out of it.

Walking With Paul E44: Athens Part 1

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Whatever the emotional and mental weather was like, the eternal fire still burned within.

Walking With Paul E45: Athens Part 2

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: The gospel is not designed for entertainment, but to signpost the way into a life with God.

Walking With Paul E46: Corinth Part 1

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: When we have arrived at our wit's end, it is there, on that corner, that we find God, waiting for us.

Walking With Paul E47: Corinth Part 2

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Both joy and heartache are the two ingredients that make up authentic ministry. Corinth caused both.

Walking With Paul E48: The Return To Antioch

Sat, 27 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Journeying times can be immensely fruitful in the kingdom of heaven.

Walking With Paul E49: Strengthening The Disciples

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: The winds of affliction and persecution test both the quality and the depths of our roots in God.

Walking With Paul E50: Apollos in Corinth Part 1

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: When we have stopped listening and learning, and being corrected, we have slipped.

Walking With Paul E51: Apollos In Corinth Part 2

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: The infiltration and practice of comparisons in the church inevitably leads to distrust and disunity.

Walking With Paul E52: Ephesus Part 1

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: There is a world of difference between believing the truth and experiencing for oneself the Truth.

Walking With Paul E53: Ephesus Part 2

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: The finest of swords are those that have been beaten by blows, and hardened and tempered by fire.

Walking With Paul E54: Ephesus Part 3

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: How I live matters much more than what I do.

Walking With Paul E55: Ephesus Part 4

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: The darkness mocks our posturing, but fears our prayers.

Walking With Paul E56: Ephesus Part 5

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: There was good reason why Paul wrote to the Ephesians about putting on spiritual armour.

Walking With Paul E57: The Corinthian Issues

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: One thing that I have seen over the years is that pastors bleed. That is why we need to pray for them.

Walking With Paul E58: Further Travels

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: God will work through our weaknesses and will bring things around to his purposes.

Walking With Paul E59: The Coming Of Titus

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Depression is a legitimate condition of mind and soul, and needs treating gently and carefully.

Walking With Paul E60: The Eventual Return To Corinth

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Compassion is always deeper than dissension, and demonstrates the heart of Christ.

Walking With Paul E61: The Grace-Filled Offering

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Out of deep pain and deep poverty came deep love and deep giving for others in need.

Walking With Paul E62: The Letter To Rome

Sat, 11 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: This letter has not only survived - it has run through the ages with its transformational message.

Walking With Paul E63: The Return To Troas

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: There is a time for ministry and there is a time for solitude. Both are vital.

Walking With Paul E64: The Meeting With The Ephesian Elders

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Whenever genuine pathos is missing from the life of leadership, there remains only rhetoric.

Walking With Paul E65: The Journey And The Prophecies

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: There is a time to cut and run from danger, and there is equally a time to face the danger head on.

Walking With Paul E67: The Return To Jerusalem

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: When the wind is knocked out of our sails, we must look for the wind of the Spirit to take us forward.

Walking With Paul E68: Resistance From Jewish Christians

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Fearful and defensive religion is destructive to the gentleness and flexibility of God's grace.

Walking With Paul E69: The Rescue By Rome

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: In the darkest and most dangerous of moments, Jesus is never far away.

Walking With Paul E70: Paul's Roman Card

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: When we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, fear is banished by the presence of the Lord.

Walking With Paul E71: The Jewish Plot

Sun, 19 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: When we have been brought to a stop, and cannot see the way ahead, we must trust that God knows.

Walking With Paul E72: The Circumstances In The Prophetic Light

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Dark prison cells are not a problem for the visitations of Jesus.

Walking With Paul E73: The Trial Before Felix

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: When politics enter judicial systems, the results are never good. Only God is truly just.

Walking With Paul Part 74: Paul And Felix Part 1

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: In all surgical procedures, the cutting comes before the healing. So it is with matters of the soul.

Walking With paul E75: Paul And Felix Part 2

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: When all seems broken and lost and there is no way ahead, the godly response is to trust and obey.

Walking With Paul E76: Paul And Festus

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: When matters are taken out of our hands, that is the time to trust God with the future.

Walking With Paul E77: Paul And Herod Agrippa II

Sat, 25 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: The pomp of men is no match for the Spirit of God within one of his servants.

Walking With Paul E78: Paul's Journey To Rome Part 1

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: There are times where the wisdom of God should take precedence over the wisdom of experience.

Walking With Paul E79: Paul's Journey To Rome Part 2

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: God will always keep his promises, even when everything it shouting 'It's over!'

Walking With Paul E80: Paul's Lack Of Fear

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Real faith, born from inwardly digesting the words of God, trounces fear. Be much in the Scriptures

Walking With Paul E81: Paul's Shipwreck

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The unshakeable faith of one man brought a whole company of people to safety.

Walking With Paul E 82: Paul On The Island Of Malta

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The Maltese islanders set a fine example of true philanthropy. Jesus would call it 'loving your neighbour.'

Walking With Paul E83: Paul's Journey To Rome Part 3

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: When the church of Jesus is as it should be, we should never be walking alone.

Walking With Paul E84: Paul Under House Arrest Part 1

Sat, 01 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: When the message of the gospel is rejected, our first response should be that of grief. (Rom. 9:1-5)

Walking With Paul E85: Paul Under House Arrest Part 2

Sun, 02 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: We can either see restricting circumstances from our point of view or from God's. He leaves the choice to us.

Walking With Paul Part 86: What Happened Next part 1

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: We must hold what the Scripture do not reveal very lightly. Possibilities are not always realities.

Walking With Paul Part 87: What Happened Next Part 2

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: For the Christian, death is not a destination but a doorway.

Walking With Paul E88: Paul's Legacy

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: If our walk with Jesus is not the bedrock of our ministry, then we have badly missed it.

Walking With Paul E89: Paul's Letters

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Letters were, and still are, an important way of communication. They require thought and time.

Walking With Paul E90: Paul The Theologian

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: We need to understand well the original context in order to accurately inform the present context.

Walking With Paul E91: Paul's Theology Of Christ

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: If Paul were alive today, he would sing 'Christ is enough for me...'

Walking With Paul E92: Paul's Theology Of The Church Part 1

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 06:06:00 +0000

Today's thought: We do not go to church; we go to a place where we gather as the church.

Walking With Paul E93: Paul's Theology Of The Church Part 2

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: We are only complete as Christians when we see our part in the corporate life of the church.

Walking With Paul E94: Peter's Theology Of The Church Part 1

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: A follower of Christ, and a participant in the life of the church, is a truly remarkable individual.

Walking With Paul E95: Peter's Theology Of The Church Part 2

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: A Christian who insists on doing his or her own thing is like a wart on the body of Christ.

Walking With Paul E96: Paul's Theology Of Salvation

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The salvation of God is far greater than us. It grows within to burst out from within us.

Walking With Paul E97: Paul's Theology Of The Holy Spirit.

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Often treated as the 'Cinderella' of the church, the Holy Spirit must be recognised, honoured and walked with.

Walking With Paul E98: Paul's Theology On Leadership

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Good leadership is not self-promoting; instead, it models the life of Christ.

Walking With Paul E99: Paul's Theology On The Second Coming

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Live out to the full God's mandate on your life, but keep an eye on the heavens.

Walking With Paul E100: Final Thoughts

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thoughts: The imitation of the godly men and women of faith is to be deeply encouraged.

Going For Gold E1: Introduction

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Jesus looks for those who will walk the life-long walk with him. Are going to be one of them?

Going For Gold E2: The Starting block

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Jesus left heaven and gave everything. There is the example to follow. We leave, follow, give.

Going For Gold E3: Denis The Digger

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The depth of your reading is more important that the extent of you reading.

Going For Gold E4: The Point Of A Parable

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: When Jesus says 'Listen!' (Mark 4:3, it is time to stop and give him your full attention.

Going For Gold E5: The Point Of This Parable

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: This parable is the door. All the others are windows. Notice and heed the difference.

Going For Gold E6: Growth By Revelation

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Those who take the time to prayerfully gaze into the Scriptures will see the things of heaven.

Going For Gold E7: The Sower

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Whatever the 'bag' of your hearts is full of, that is what you will sow.

Going For Gold E8: The Seed Part 1

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Just one small seed, well shared and well received, can utterly transform a life.

Going For Gold E9: The Seed Part 2

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The deeper the word penetrates your heart, the longer your walk with Jesus will be.

Going For Gold E10: The Pathway Part 1

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: A new path, repeatedly walked on, can become a tradition. Traditions can prevent a new path.

Going For Gold E11: The Pathway Part 2

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: A supple heart, a child-like faith, and a willing mind takes us a long way on our walk with Jesus.

Going For Gold E12: The Rocky Ground Part 1

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: To become a person of depth, we must take time ands effort to put down roots ourselves.

Going For Gold Part 13: The Rocky Ground Part 2

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: For any plant to grow to maturity, it must push down deep roots.

Going For Gold E14: The Rocky Ground Part 3

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Rootless lives produce nothing but fruitless lives.

Going For Gold E15: The Thorny Ground Part 1

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Anxiety is the silent slayer for faith and trust.

Going For Gold E16: The Thorny Ground Part 2

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: This kind of anxiety is centred on ourselves. Godly anxiety is centred on others (2 Cor. 11:28)

Going For Gold E17: The Thorny Ground Part 3

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Develop a healthy cautiousness about the promises that wealth and possessions will make to you.

Going For Gold E18: The Thorny Ground Part 4

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: A long-term disciple of Christ will seek to declutter his or her life.

Going For Gold E19: The Thorny Ground Part 5

Sat, 06 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: We must not sell the long-term view for the short-term experiences.

Going For Gold E20: The Thorny Ground Part 6

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Do not it be written on your tombstone: "Here lies the body of a 'could have been.'"

Going For Gold E21: The Good Ground Part 1

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: There is nothing wrong with this seed of the kingdom. We need to look to the condition of our heart.

Going For Gold E22: The Good Ground Part 2

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: In which bracket would the Lord put you in?

Going For Gold E23: The Good Ground Part 3

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: This seed of the kingdom will change us. How much is up to us.

Going For Gold E24: The Good Ground Part 4

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Set your heart on being among the 8.4% who arrive eventually at their finishing line.

Going For Gold E25: Two MIndsets

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The seed of the kingdom has a honing effect and also acts as a homing device.

Going For Gold E26: Designer Spirituality

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: If we want to follow Jesus, then he must shape the walk.

Going For Gold E27: The Way Of Self-Denial

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: This walk with Jesus will cost us everything, but that is exactly what it cost him.

Going For Gold E28: The Way Of The Cross

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: From an early age, Jesus learned obedience. That is a good place to start the journey.

Going For Gold E29: The Setting Of The Mind Part 1

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Either we capture our thoughts, or they capture us.

Going For Gold E30: The Setting Of The Mind Part 2

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: God's thinking is radically different from our own. We need, therefore, to align our own with his.

Going For Gold E31: The Natural Mind

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: A long walk with Jesus will invariably involve a lot of mental and lifestyle adjustments.

Going For Gold E32: The Transformed Mind

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The things of the world are constantly changing. God, on the other hand, is changeless.

Going For Gold E33: Boredom And Patience

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Those who learn stillness see for more than those who simply rush through church programmes.

Going For Gold E34: The Transformed Mind Part 1

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Today, ask the Holy Spirit to give you fuel for thought.

Going For Gold E35: The Transformed Mind Part 2

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Today, write out and meditate on these two Scriptures - Phil. 4:8 and Col. 3:1,2

Going For Gold E36: The Disciplined Mind Part 1

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Self-discipline is painful at times, but the rewards are immense.

Going For Gold E37:The Disciplined Mind Part 2

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Salvation is free, paid for in full by Jesus. The long walk with him, however, costs everything.

Going For Gold E38: The Disciplined Mind Part 3

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The way is littered with those who have fallen by the wayside for one reason or another.

Going For Gold E39: The Resilient Ones

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Resilience is the ability to adapt and keep going despite the challenges of life.

Going For Gold E40: Baby And Junk Food

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: A well-regulated reading of the Scriptures will develop in us maturity and spiritual longevity.

Going For Gold E41: Too Busy To Eat

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Stop adding the adjective busy to your life. Aim for the word fruitful instead.

Going For Gold E42: Caught Up In The Culture

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The door of our own reasoning opens to a brick wall. The door of humility leads to revelation.

Going For Gold E43: Lazy Boredom

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The spontaneous may be fum for the moment, but the regular is life-building.

Going For Gold E44: Spiritual Food

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Long term followers of Jesus spend long times with him sitting before his word.

Going For Gold E45: Spiritual Giants

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Deep roots produce strong fruits. Focus on your roots in God - the fruit will come naturally.

Going For Gold E46: Your Bible

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Think of making an investment into your spiritual walk with Jesus. Buy a very good Bible.

Going For Gold E47: Reading Your Bible Part 1

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Our attitude toward and respect for the Bible is an imperative issue. It shapes everything.

Going For Gold E48: Reading Your Bible Part 2

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: One who is thoroughly soaked in the Scriptures is one who deeply knows God.

Going For Gold E49: Reading Your Bible Part 3

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: In these eight books, feel the heart and mind of the Lord. Be drawn into his love and purposes.

Going For Gold E50: Reading Your Bible Part 4

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: A face to face encounter is worth more than a hundred emails or texts.

Going For Gold E51: Reading Your Bible Part 5

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Those who read the whole of the Bible become well-rounded and mature in their faith.

Going For Gold E52: Studying Your Bible

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Those who learn to dig beneath the surface find beautiful nuggets of gold in the Bible.

Going For Gold E53: Meditating In Your Bible

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Cultivate the prayerful gaze of the soul, and the things of heaven will start to open to you.

Going For Gold E54: Remembering Your Bible

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: According to the Scriptures, remembering is an important part of spiritual maturity.

Going For Gold E55: Practicing Your Bible

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Let it be known what you believe by the way you live.

Going For Gold E56: Setting The Scene Part 1

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: It is much easier to make time for the things that are important to you.

Going For Gold E57: Setting The Scene Part 2

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The Bible, like the door of the Narnian Wardrobe, lies open before you. Enter it, and often.

Going For Gold E58: Breathing Out Prayer

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: In the word of God, we have his voice. In prayer, we have his ear. It is as simple as that.

Going For Gold E59: Respectful Prayer

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Flippancy and rush in prayer are actually off-putting to God.

Going For Gold E60: Listening Prayer

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: There is a world of difference between initiating something and responding in obedience.

Going For Gold E61: Prayer In The Psalms

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Two of the most powerful ingredients to meaningful prayer are integrity and authenticity.

Going For Gold E62: Silence In Prayer

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: In the awesome sense of the presence of God, it is a good thing to run out of words.

Going For Gold E63: The Setting For Prayer

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: WE should focus, not on what we can initiate for God, but on how can participate with God.

Going For Gold E64: The Essence Of Prayer

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The Holy One, Father, Son and Holy Spirit extends to us a welcome into the courts of heaven.

Going For Gold E65: The Reasons For Prayer

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Depending upon what we truly depend on, we will either pray or push ahead regardless.

Going For Gold E66: The Results Of Prayer

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Wisdom and maturity are happy to leave the final answer with God

Going For Gold E67: The Small Print Of Prayer

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Maybe we need to focus more on our relationship with God that results from prayer.

Going For Gold E68: Relationships And Prayer

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: How we relate to each other directly affects the way God responds to us.

Going For Gold E69: Praying The Jesus Way Part 1

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Seeking affirmation from others is a character flaw. Seeking to please God speaks of authenticity.

Going For Gold E70: Praying The Jesus Way Part 2

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The solid foundations of our life are laid in the secret place.

Going For Gold E71: The Model Prayer

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Jesus has opened the way, and heaven extends a welcome to your voice.

Going For Gold E72: The Team

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Lone rangers in the kingdom of God are not a blessing to the church.

Going For Gold E73: The Biblical Team

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The sentiments of Paul Simon's song 'I am a rock, I am an island' are wrong.

Going For Gold E74: Team Church

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The church does not fit around us. God fits us into the church.

Going For Gold E75: Building The Team Part 1

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: People are more affected by the words we say than we think. Be careful with your words.

Going For Gold E76: Building The Team Part 2

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Those who are knitted together are inseparable - fiercely loyal to each other.

Going For Gold E77: Building The Team Part 3

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Fragmentation of the church has nothing to do with the work of the Holy Spirit.

Going For Gold E78: We Happy Few

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Close friends are precious treasures to be valued and cherished. Nurture these relationships.

Going For Gold E79: Honouring The Differences

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Differences have been specifically designed by God for pour spiritual training in humility.

Going For Gold E80: Building The Unity

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: On several different musical instruments, different notes come together to make chords.

Going For Gold E81: Maintaining The Unity Part 1

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: True love knows nothing of a huff, but gently seeks out the harmonising of hearts.

Going For Gold E82: Maintaining The Unity Part 2

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Disputes are to be arenas of tender and prayerful discussion, not launchpads of separation.

Going For Gold E83: Maintaining The Unity Part 3

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Huffs do not belong in the heart. Gentleness and compassion do.

Going For Gold E84: Team Church

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: 'Team Church' id the environment of God for our growth and our long term service

Going For Gold E85: Team Power

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: God's power and human strength are incompatible. They cancel each other out.

Going For Gold E86: Power Through Weakness

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The word 'push' in not found in heaven's vocabulary. It is an alien and erroneous concept.

Going For Gold E87: Power Through Grace

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: We can either build up our own resources, or we can stand in God's.

Going For Gold E88: Power Through Brokenness

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: True wisdom teaches us, not to lean on what we have learned, but on God himself.

Going For Gold E89: Power Through Dependence

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Acknowledged weaknes, and dependence upon God are the two legs upon which we walk in God.

Going For Gold E90: Power Through The Spirit's Anointing

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: God initiates, we participate, but the power belongs to him.

Going For Gold E91: Power Under Authority

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Those who cannot obey cannot expect to command. The power of God is for the obedient.

Going For Gold E92: Cultivated Power

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Cultivation leads to much fruitfulness. Free-wheeling leads to much unfruitfulness.

Going For Gold E93: Power Through Obedience

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: An obedient spirit is the hallmark of greatness in the kingdom of God.

Going For Gold E94: The Mission

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The mission of God wants to pull us into a cause and a vision far greater than our own.

Going For Gold E95: Spiritual Realities Part 1

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The Bible not only brings comfort; it brings warnings. Both need to be heard.

Going For Gold E96: Spiritual Realities Part 2

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: What will be our first response when we see the Lord face to face?

Going For Gold E97: Spiritual Realities Part 3

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: There is a day coming when all will be revealed, and true justice will be served.

Going For Gold E98: After Death

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: We cannot afford to ignore this aspect of the Bible's teaching. The world needs it.

Going For Gold E99: The Responsibility

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Deep joy and deep grief are both found in equal measures in the mature heart.

Going For Gold E100: The Compassionate Spirit

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Perhaps we need to catch something of the heart of Christ as seen in our text for today.

Going For Gold E101: The Sacrificial Spirit

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The judgment of God is not heartless; it is true justice at last.

Going For Gold E102: The Commission

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The call to join the mission is not for the few but for the many.

Going For Gold E103: The Podium Of God

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The crown that Christ will give will never be obtained this side of life.

Going For Gold E104: Long-Term Thinking

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: One of the top spiritual qualities is that of patience - with yourself, with God and with others.

Going For Gold E 105: Two Things To Remember

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Our strength does not come from our own exertions, but from leaning heavily on God.

Going For Gold E 106: Renewing Our Strength

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Remember - we are not running alone.

Going For Gold E107: The Day Of The Lord

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Let this Day become both our inspiration and our focus.

Going For Gold E 108: The Great Separating

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: We must not drift nonchalantly into heaven. God has taken note of everything.

Going For Gold E 109: Motivations In The Light Of That day

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: What we build will be evaluated in the light of how we build.

Going For Gold E110: The Podium Part 1

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The thought of seeing with our own eyes all that we have longed for - let it hold our attention.

Going For Gold E111: The Podium Part 2

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: His words over our lives are the most important that we will ever hear.

Going For Gold E112: The Podium Part 3

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Starting well and finishing well are the two great bookends of life.

My Favourite Church E1: What's In A Name

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Loyalty is not so much a spoken word, but something that is long-term and demonstrated in attitude and action. See Prov. 26:6 - NASB

My Favourite Church E2: A Roundabout Way

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: A series of closed door could actually be leading you to the open door.

My Favourite Church E3: Functions And Roles Part 1

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: What we see around us affects more than we think. Look at the story found in 2 KIngs 6:8-19, in particular vv.15-17.

My Favourite Church E4: Functions And Roles Part 2

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Genuine leadership has more to do with a sense of responsibility rather than a need for status.

My Favourite Church E5: The Greeting

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: When you greet someone today, say it thoughtfully and prayerfully.

My Favourite Church E6: Remembering

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: When God looks at you, he doesn't see a crowd of faces. He notices you.

My Favourite Church E7: Starter/Finisher

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Is there anything that you have started in God that needs to be finished?

My Favourite Church E 8: Strong Feeling

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: In your desire to see the big picture, don't miss the beauty of an individual soul right before your eyes.

My favourite Church E 9: Pure And Blameless

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Whatever we fill our lives with will eventually manifest before others. Whatever choices we make will eventually produce a harvest, either negative or positive.

My Favourite Church E 10: A Godly View Part 1

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: God will always leave the choice of view to us.

My Favourite Church E 11: A Godly View Part 2

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Rejoice when you personally see success, and learn to rejoice when your critics do as well.

My Favourite Church E 12: The Power Of Prayer

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: God does not want you to struggle through today on your own. Reach out for help.

My Favourite Church E13: Eager Expectations

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Do not be concerned about how you will look in the circumstances that you are walking through; rather be concerned about how Jesus will look.

My Favourite Church E 14: Living Or Dying Part 1

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought:When we say that Christ is our life, is that a reality or an aspiration?

My Favourite Church E 15: Living Or Dying Part 2

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The way of Christ is purely unselfish, and more conscious of God than with oneself.

My Favourite Church E 16: Balancing The Walk With The Talk

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: The balanced Christina life is where our talk and our walk are evenly matched.

My Favourite Church E 17: Facing Fear And Intimidation

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: God has given us three wonderful gifts: Salvation, the Holy Spirit and suffering.

My Favourite Church E 18: Encouragement In Christ

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Today's thought: Is there someone out there today that I can put heart into? Instead of correcting them, could I confirm something in them?

My Favourite Church E 19: Comfort And Fellowship

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: If we meditate much on the unity of the Spirit, we will matter much to each other.

My Favourite Church E 20: Affection And Compassion

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: What is more important to chase? Your vindication or your brother's heart?

My Favourite Church E 21: Stances Of The Soul

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Remember, your perspective is only that - how you see things. God sees far more than you do.

My Favourite Church E 22: Don't Do This

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: In you heart determine to seek the smile of God first, before and above all others.

My Favourite Church E 23: Do This

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Don't be so full of yourself and your own things that you cannot see the worth in others.

My Favourite Church E 24: Copy Him

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Titles ansd positions are notorious for affecting us in the wrong way. They should have nothing to do with status but Christ-like function.

My Favourite Church E 25: See Him

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: The story is told of a church deacon who was given a medal for his humility, and then chided because he wore it to church the following Sunday!

My Favourite Church E 26: Working It Out

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: The gift of salvation has been given - now unravel it and explore it to the limits!

My Favourite Church E 27: Obliterating The Light

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Seeds of discontentment grow into spheres of negativity. Root them out quickly.

My Favourite Church E 28: Becoming The Light

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Look at the character of the light in Psa.112:4: gracious, merciful, righteous.

My Favourite Church E 29: Light In The World

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: We can either be a breath of fresh air or we can bring a stink. It is always our choice.

My Favourite Church E 30: The Responsibility Of Teachers

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: Whom and what are you pouring yourself into? There is something beautiful about a poured out life.

My Favourite Church E 31: Timothy Part 1

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0100

Today's thought: What is your daily diet? What do you feed on? Never underestimate the nourishing power of the Scriptures.