Mind Battles

We often think of life as a mountain climb, an ascent where we make linear progress to a summit and can ‘arrive’ at a peak with satisfaction. In truth, life is more like a meandering river where there are twists and turns we cannot predict and where our own progress...

Finding God’s Will

This evening we continued looking at how to live according to God’s will. In Colossians 1:9-10, Paul prays, ‘We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life...

Importunity: The Need To Persist

Importunity: persistence to the point of annoyance. The word ‘importunity’ describes a widow in a parable Jesus told His disciples to remind them that they should always pray and not give up. (Luke 18:1-8) The woman kept coming to a judge, asking for...

Living According To God’s Will (Pt 2)

This evening, we looked again at the subject of living according to God’s will, highlighting four areas which the Bible explicitly teaches us are God’s will for His people: The need to love unconditionally (see John 13:34-35, 1 John 3:1-2, 16-18). We love because God...

United We Stand

‘United we stand, divided we fall.’ This slogan has much truth in it. Unity is highly prized in the Bible (see Ps 133, Eph 4:3) and should be the aim of all Christians. Jesus prayed for unity among His followers based on the very unity that exists in the...