Tag: Christ

Daily Devotional for 4 September 2020 – Hebrews 2v16 – Who Christ helps

September 4, 2020

Hebrews 2:16 If you were offered the choice of helping someone powerful and important or helping someone insignificant, many people would help the important person.  Our society sees the powerful as significant, but God’s ways are not our ways. Angels are mighty beings but God’s salvation plan is shown to people. God’s salvation is not even … More Daily Devotional for 4 September 2020 – Hebrews 2v16 – Who Christ helps

Daily Devotional for 1 September 2020 – Hebrews 2v14-15 – Christ’s death and the devil

September 1, 2020

Hebrews 2:14-15 The whole world is gripped by fear of death.  Covid-19 means the reality of death confronts everyone and so, across the world, people have changed the way they live to minimise the risk of contracting the disease, of passing it on, and of being seriously ill ourselves or dying. As Christians we are … More Daily Devotional for 1 September 2020 – Hebrews 2v14-15 – Christ’s death and the devil

Psalms series message 4 – Psalm 2 – The King and the world (30 August 2020)

August 30, 2020

Psalm 2 brings a challenge to a world that wants to live independent of the Living God and His chosen King. It also brings comfort to those who have taken refuge in the Son (verse 12) as to who is on the throne. At the same time, it is a call to the church, who … More Psalms series message 4 – Psalm 2 – The King and the world (30 August 2020)

Daily Devotional for 28 August 2020 – Titus 3v7 – Justified by grace

August 28, 2020

Titus 3:7 We saw yesterday that regeneration and renewal are the work of the Holy Spirit in us. The Christian is born again and is changed (and is being changed).  If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. At the same time as giving us new life, God also does a work for … More Daily Devotional for 28 August 2020 – Titus 3v7 – Justified by grace

Daily Devotional for 18 August 2020 – Titus 2v14 part 2

August 18, 2020

Titus 2:14 Over the last few days, we’ve looked at God’s transforming grace. The grace of God has appeared (verse 11), which sets us free to live godly (verse 12) and to look forward with certainty to Christ’s coming (verse 13) and to have the privilege of belonging to His own people (verse 14). Such … More Daily Devotional for 18 August 2020 – Titus 2v14 part 2

Daily Devotional for 7 August 2020 – Colossians 3v4 part 2

August 7, 2020

Colossians 3:4 There is one more phrase in Colossians 3:4 – “When Christ who is your life appears.” We will appear with Him in glory but, if you are a Christian, He is your life now. He is the source of life.  Our life comes from Him.  We have physical life because He is our creator.  … More Daily Devotional for 7 August 2020 – Colossians 3v4 part 2

Daily Devotional for 6 August 2020 – Colossians 3v4

August 6, 2020

Colossians 3:4 Yesterday’s verse says,”Your life is hidden with Christ in God.”  You are hidden and protected in Christ.  Also, we are hidden in the sense that we just look like ordinary people.  Christians don’t go around with halos on their heads!   Now the world sees weak Christians, and people think we are mad or … More Daily Devotional for 6 August 2020 – Colossians 3v4

Lansdowne Bible Study and Prayer – 9 June 2020 – Psalm 84v3-12

June 9, 2020

This study continues from the study on 26 May, which was on the first two verses of Psalm 84. The study covers the rest of the psalm and looks at the three “blesseds” around which the psalm is structured. Some more thoughts on Psalm 84 Last time we saw the psalmist’s longing for God’s presence … More Lansdowne Bible Study and Prayer – 9 June 2020 – Psalm 84v3-12