by Julie Turner | Oct 11, 2018 | What's Happening
So many of the psalms urge us to enter God’s presence with thanksgiving and praise (Ps 100:4, Ps 146:1-2), but we don’t always stop to consider the many benefits of praise, perhaps because we associate praise with feelings of exuberance and joy, and we don’t always...
by Julie Turner | Oct 11, 2018 | What's Happening
‘Hallelujah’ is one of those foreign words which has been adopted into the English language and used in all kinds of pieces of music (from the triumphant ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ to the very popular Leonard Cohen song ‘Hallelujah’). It means ‘praise...
by Julie Turner | Oct 9, 2018 | What's Happening
‘And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. 19 Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make...
by Julie Turner | Oct 9, 2018 | What's Happening
Paul’s last item in the armour of God is the sword of the Spirit, the word of God (see also Heb 4:12). A double-edged sword made it easier to penetrate, as well as to cut in every way; Eugene Peterson likens this to the sharpness of a surgeon’s scalpel....
by Julie Turner | Oct 9, 2018 | What's Happening
Prov 23:7 says ‘as a man thinks within himself, so he is.’ Our thoughts are powerful and can determine our lives to a great extent. If we think we are useless and limited, we rarely try to do anything special. Cris Rogers has just published a book called...
