Category: Thoughts

17 October 2013

SPIRITUAL BIRTH

Jesus said to Nicodemus (John 3) He must be BORN AGAIN. This truth continued to develop through the Gospels, and on the day the Church was born after Peter’s famous first Pentecostal sermon, the crowd asked what must we do ? Peter said: 1. Repent (a) Have a change of mind (b) Have a change of direction (c) Have a change of attitude (d) Have […]

16 October 2013

MY LATEST PERSONAL UPDATE

I am now completing my 22nd day of hospitalization to seek to deal with the staph infection received late last November during surgery. This as like previous hospital visits has been an excited blessed time, The Lord has taught or re-affirmed so many truths to me: 1.That all things work together for good to them that love God (Rom.8.28, He is the Sovereign Lord, and […]

8 October 2013

STAYING FRESH AND FLOURISHING (7)

One of my many favourite scriptures is 2 Peter 1.3 that Christ has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness. That there is never a situation that we can make excuses for our failings. We also must not blame the devil either but take responsibility for our lack of discipline and perhaps even laziziness when it comes to our spiritual walk. […]

8 October 2013

A BRIEF UPDATE

I said a week ago, that the second stage of my surgery was scheduled for tomorrow Wednesday 9/10). Progress since stage one almost two weeks ago has been excellent praise the Lord. The Sister in charge came into my room this morning and informed me the surgery was delayed a week as sometning had not been ordered by the Surgeon. You can appreciate the initial […]

5 October 2013

CAN I ASK YOU A PERSONAL QUESTION?

What preparation do you make before you go to church ? In previous generations western Christians would have their weekly bath on a Saturday night, and then lay out all their Sunday church clothes in preparation. These days there is often a mad scramble looking for particular clothes. Often the table was set and prepared for breakfast the next morning, so again breakfast did not […]