by Frank Retief | Jul 8, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 15 v 9. “And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbours together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ The wandering sheep in the previous parable illustrates the tendency of fallen human nature as it bumbles through life....
by Frank Retief | Jul 7, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 15 verses 5 & 6. “And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbours together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ “ The one who gets the greatest joy out of your...
by Frank Retief | Jul 6, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 15 v 2. “But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them.” Unwittingly, these Pharisees put their finger on the very issue that makes Christianity both so winsome to some, and also such a scandal to...
by Frank Retief | Jul 5, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 14 v 33. “In the same way, any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple.” To further illustrate what it means to follow him, Jesus uses an illustration from one of the sad facts of human life on this earth – war! He says simply...
by Frank Retief | Jul 4, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 14 v 28. “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?” One thing Jesus never did was hide the cost of following him. The man or woman who becomes a disciple faces...
by Frank Retief | Jul 3, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 14 v 26. “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters – yes, even his own life – he cannot be my disciple.” This saying of Christ has often caused confusion for people because of the use of...
