by Frank Retief | Sep 2, 2013 | Thought for the day
Matthew 6 v 9 This is how you should pray. “Our Father …” True prayer is based on a relationship with God. The only basis upon which we can call upon God and expect to be heard is when a connection with God has been restored. We are not born with an automatic...
by Frank Retief | Sep 1, 2013 | Thought for the day
Matthew 6 v 9 “This is how you should pray….” Today is the start on a short series on prayer. Not everything that could be said on this profound subject, will be said, but I hope some of the comments will be helpful. Firstly, let us remember that prayer...
by Frank Retief | Aug 31, 2013 | Thought for the day
2 Corinthians 5 … the old has gone, the new has come. Becoming a Christian is a miracle of epic proportions. The bible describes us as a “New Creation”. In other words God recreates new spirits within us, new natures that can now do things we could not do before....
by Frank Retief | Aug 30, 2013 | Thought for the day
Romans 8:15 “For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of Sonship.” It would be very difficult to think of a higher privilege than the one described in today’s bible verse. To receive the Spirit of...
by Frank Retief | Aug 29, 2013 | Thought for the day
1 John 2:20 “But you have an anointing from the Holy One and all of you know the truth.” When we become Christians the Holy Spirit lives within us. He brings us into a personal relationship with God. We have new natures. Now with the new nature come new...
by Frank Retief | Aug 28, 2013 | Thought for the day
Matthew 7:17 Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.” Many are confused about the Christian faith because of the bad behaviour they have seen in the lives of people who say they are Christians. But the truth is not everyone...
