Dear Readers and Listeners, Friends in Jesus Christ, Our watchword for today is taken from the Book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 6 verses 11 to 12, “When you have eaten your fill, take care that you do not forget the Lord,” (NRSVB). Moses is summarising the law of God to the Israelites. He is imprinting on…
Dear Readers and Listeners, Friends in Jesus Christ, The watchword for today is taken from the Book of Proverbs, Chapter 3 verse 11, “Do not despise the Lord’s discipline or be weary of his reproof,” (NRSVB). The original meaning of the word discipline is tied into the understanding of learning and being taught. Discipline as…
Dear Readers and Listeners, Friends in Jesus Christ, The watchword for today is taken from Psalm 91 verse 14, “The Lord says: Those who love me, I will deliver,” (NRSVB). The opening verse of the psalm situates the speaker in the presence of the Lord, whether it is in the secret place of a quiet…
Dear Readers and Listeners, Friends in Jesus Christ, Our watchword for today is taken from Psalm 32 verse 1, “Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered,” (NRSVB). The effect of a transgression is that it crosses over a boundary of a relationship of trust, breaks that relationship, and puts distance between…
Dear Readers and Listeners, Friends in Jesus Christ, Our watchword for the week following the Seventh Sunday after Trinity is taken from the Epistle to the Ephesians, Chapter Two verse 19, “You are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household,” (NRSVB). The Apostle Paul wrote to…
Dear Readers and Listeners Today I would like to start with the application verse for the day, “The women went to the tomb. When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled back,” Mark 16 verses 2 and 4. The women went to the tomb of Jesus,…
Dear Readers and Listeners, Friends in Jesus Christ, Our watchword is taken from Psalm One Hundred and Forty Seven, verse 3, “He heals the broken-hearted and ties up their wounds,” (NRSVB). This praise psalm tells of God who is gathering together the exiles, lifting the humble and down-trodden and giving them reason to sing a…
Dear Readers and Listeners, Friends in Jesus Christ, Our watchword is taken from the Book of Exodus, Chapter 16, verses 11 and 12, “The Lord spoke to Moses and said, “I have heard the complaining of the Israelites, say to them: At twilight you shall have meat, and in the morning you shall have your…
Dear Readers and Listeners, Friends in Jesus Christ, Our watchword is taken from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, Chapter 61 verse 1, “The Lord has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives,” (NRSVB). The prophecies of the Prophet Isaiah deal with…
Dear Readers and Listeners, Friends in Jesus Christ, Our watchword for today is taken from Psalm 3, verses 2 and 3, “Many are saying to me, “There is no help for you in God.” But you, O Lord, you are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head,” (NRSVB)….
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