Bible Verse: Luke 7:49 “The other guests began to say among themselves. “Who is this who even forgives sins.” This was, of course, a correct question to ask. Jesus had just pronounced words of forgiveness to a woman of the streets. He had done so in public, in the...

Bible Verse: Luke 7:40 “Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you” Jesus told Simon a parable about two debtors who both had their debts forgiven. One was a small amount, the other large. Who would be the most grateful? Obviously the one with the large...

Bible Verse: Luke 7:37, 38 “When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster box of perfume and as she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears....

   Bible Verse: Luke 7:39 “When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself. If this man were a prophet he would know what kind of woman she is – that she is a sinner”. The story of the immoral woman who gate-crashed a dinner party given by a...

Mark 16:6 “’Don’t be alarmed’. He said: You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.” Sometimes people say that if they could only see a miracle they would believe. Some go further and say...

Romans 3:21 “But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the law and the prophets testify.” Just think for a moment how much good the noble deeds of great men have accomplished in the world. Although our world is fallen we must not...

  Mark 16:34 “My God, My God, Why have you forsaken me?” Many people have felt utterly forsaken by God at different times in their life. Certainly King David did during one of the courses in his life. He wrote a Psalm about it. Psalm 22. And it is the opening...

Matthew 26:39: “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will but as you will.” Many of us have experienced that sense of dread or depression that overtakes us before we have to face a particular trial or crisis. But no one alive has...

Matthew 16:21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to His disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life. Mark...

Mark 8:29 “But what about you” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered: “You are the Christ” This is an amazing moment in the Gospel narrative. Matthew records it in more detail in Matthew 16:13-20. He goes on to say that Jesus replied: “Blessed are you, Simon...

Mark 3:28 “I tell you the truth, all the sins and blasphemies of men will be forgiven them. But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin.” These are very serious words and ought to be taken very seriously. Yet...

Mark 5:36 Jesus told the synagogue ruler: “Don’t be afraid just believe.” The story in Mark 5:2-4 is full of interesting and mysterious things. Jesus is approached by a troubled and anxious father to heal his eleven year-old daughter. This man “Jairus” was neither an...

Proverbs 1:7 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools’ despise wisdom and discipline”. Many would agree that our world needs men and women of integrity and moral vigour as leaders. Some have called for a moral revolution and I suppose it is not...

Proverbs 3:5 & 6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and He will make your paths straight.” We always have to choose between two different ways of looking at life – our way and God’s way....

  Proverbs 3:27-28 Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act. Do not say to your neighbour, “Come back later; I’ll give it tomorrow” – when you now have it with you. Here is a word in season for all of us. There is within our...

Proverbs 4:23 “Above all else guard your heart for it is the wellspring of life.” In Mark’s Gospel we are introduced to the on-going conflict between Jesus and the devil. Jesus is always victorious over Satan because He has all authority in Heaven and Earth. We must...

Mark 5:15 “When they came to Jesus they saw the man who had been possessed by demons sitting there, dressed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.” Our generation of people is used to seeing pictures of the weird and the wonderful. Movies and special effects...

Mark 4:30,31,33 Again He said: “What shall we say the Kingdom of God is like or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed which is the smallest plant in the ground. Yet when it is planted it becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such...

Mark 4:20 “Others like seed some on good soil hear the word, accept it and produce A crop – thirty, sixty or even hundred times what was sown.” In some communities across the world, the preaching of the Word of God is met with a warm welcome and a good response. In...

Mark 2:5 “Son, your sins are forgiven” There can be no greater need in the human heart and conscience than to hear that our sins are forgiven. So many of us live with shattered lives and broken dreams, because of past mistakes, errors in judgement, hasty words, bad...

The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.  It is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way” a voice of one calling in the desert,’Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.”...

1 John 4:16 “God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in Him.” In the very early years of the 20th century there was a great Gospel singer named Charles Alexander. He was a singer who accompanied the great preachers Dr R A Torrey and Dr Wilbur Chapman...

Proverbs 14:29 “He who is slow to anger has great understanding. But he who is quick tempered exalts folly.” We probably all know the name of the famous Reformer of the 16th century John Calvin. He was a great and godly man whose influence has stretched over the...

Ephesians 4:25 “Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbour, for we are all members of one body.” Amongst the people of God there should be no lying or untruthfulness. We belong to the One who said: “I am the Truth” and truth and...

Matthew 10:42 “And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple. I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward. Recently the Paralympic Games of London 2012 came to a close. Many thought that the event...

2 Corinthians 13:5 “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves” If you are into gym exercise you will know that you are repeatedly told to strengthen your core muscles i.e. back, side, hips, abdominal muscles and so on. According to...