We now come to the letter N in our CHANGE acrostic   serving the NEEDY. I think we must firstly define what we mean by needy.  Does serving the needy mean  we meet the practical needs of those on or under the “poverty line”? Until a few years ago the general attitude of the Church was we leave that to The Salvation Army or St. Vincent de […]

We now come to the letter A in our CHANGE acrostic  ATTITUDES THAT ARE OPEN TO LEARNING AND CHANGE. As I prepare my heart for prayer each day, amongst the areas I ask the Lord to search my heart is, What mixture is there in my motives and attitudeS? Why do i do what I do? Is it for my glory or God’s glory?, Is it […]

We come to the letter H in our change acrostic, which stands for Holy Spirit directed lives. For many hundreds of years the Holy Spirit was the almost forgotten third member of the Godhead, then in the 1700’s the Pietists and then the Holiness preachers came to prominence and emphasised  the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Believer. Then just over […]

I am very aware that non-verbal communication (like a blog) can have it challenges, and is easily open to misinterpretation even more than verbal communication can. I say this as I decided some time ago to become a member of a number of Theological Forums on FB, definitely NOT to be argumentative or political as I refuse to enter into such discussions. Some of the groups are […]

One of the areas that the devil has deceived believers is in the area of the importance of prayer, many of course have never been Biblically Discipled and have never had anyone walk with them until prayer becomes a lifestyle. Related to this deception is sadly the common attitude that having a “QUIET TIME” is old hat, and so they say when you are driving for […]