When we discuss ‘living the Truth’ we often talk about faith, prayer and habitual Bible study. However, we often miss one critical element: life stewardship. Although a similar concept to discipleship, life stewardship refers to how we manage the situations God puts in our lives. Christ alludes…
There was no shortage of food provided to the people. They need never go short of spiritual food. Should they do so, then the lack would be due to their own indifference, not due to insufficiency on the Lord’s part. The Lord then sends out the disciples to collect up the leftovers. This emphasises that there would be ample spiritual food for all who desire to be filled with the teachings of Christ, yet this food was not to be wasted.
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About 2000 years ago, on a spring day in Galilee, thousands of people were gathered together in a desert place to hear the words of one man; to feel his healing touch on their illnesses and to watch in amazement as the lame walked, the deaf heard and the dumb spake. It was on this hillside in Galil…
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The letter to Philemon is often considered to be a textbook example outlining the forgiveness that each of us needs to be prepared to show to those who have wronged us, as well as a studied template for persuasive writing when reconciling brethren to each other in the ecclesia. However, the aim of t…
Day 5 (Genesis 1:20-23) – Preaching
On the fifth day God filled the sea and the sky with fish and birds. This is teaching us about preaching the gospel.
Fish and birds represent men (Ecc 9:12; Dan 2:37-38; cp 4:20-22; Hab 1:14). They are represented in scripture as being free and wild. They need…
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The record of creation in Genesis 1 is far more than just a record of the creation of the natural world. In Ephesians 3:9 we read that God “created all things by Jesus Christ.” In chapter 2:10 we read that “we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath…
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The end of Philippians 2:12 reads, “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” and if you’re anything like me, that verse at some point may have conjured images of us searching through the Bible looking for exactly the right formula for God to save us, all the while being afr…
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What did Eleazer do?
We read in 2 Samuel 23:9-10, “And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away: He arose, and smote the Phili…
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There are two records which list David’s mighty men.The first one is in 1 Chronicles 11, where the catalogue of names occurs in the context of David’s coronation in Hebron. The second is in 2 Samuel 23, and forms part of the last words of David. So, here we have a list of faithful men at…
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Living amidst a fast-paced, career-driven, entertainment-filled, and achievement-based society, it is easy for the call of discipleship to be drowned out in our lives. While our society encourages self-promotion, our Lord has called us to completely lay down our lives (Luke 9:23-24), to win …
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