John 18:36: Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.” Jesus could have led a political uprising, he had the numbers and the opportunity was there. Instead he came to bring more »

Most Jews, including Peter, one of the disciples, thought that the Messiah would be a political ruler, and didn’t understand that Jesus would be a spiritual king. In Mark 8, Peter and Jesus are talking. Peter had just said Jesus is the Messiah, a momentous revelation and proclamation. Then when Jesus talked about his death more »

Who’d want to be a pastor? All he knows is he’s heard from God and he’s following the voice of the Lord. The congregation, however, want better food, better directions, better facilities, more in their budget, better car parking, better signage, more teaching on this subject, more ministries for their kids, more, more, more… It more »

Possible Hymn: My Hope is Built When my son is playing with the DVD player and I walk in, he trembles. He knows he has been caught red handed. He knows he’ll get into trouble. And hopefully he won’t do it again. Definitely not when I am around! Psalm 4:4-5 says: Tremble and do not more »

Possible Song: Lord, I give you my heart One quote from the movie, The Usual Suspects, is ‘the biggest lie the devil ever told was convincing people that he didn’t exist.’ Some people ARE convinced and don’t believe in a literal devil explaining that all of the verses about Satan are just about evil in more »

John 4:53: Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” So he and his whole household believed. There is a TV show about a family who all get superpowers, and they are using them for good, to change the world! Interesting that more »

Possible Song: Our God is Greater Many times I am overwhelmed by circumstances: bills coming in, the problems and disasters that happen in the world. In these circumstances, weighing up the odds is the worldly way of looking at things. But, think of David in front of Goliath, Moses in front of the Red Sea, more »

Matthew 6:6: But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 6 times in this chapter Matthew uses the ‘R’ word.  He says to give, pray and fast. However, if they’re done more »