by Julie Turner | Jun 17, 2018 | What's Happening
If we are to overcome discouragement, we need to apply Biblical principles to help us rise above this deadly disease. 1. Rest your body. Sleep is essential to good health and is a gift from God. (Ps 4:8) We need to be careful not to burn the candle at both ends and...
by Julie Turner | Jun 17, 2018 | What's Happening
What does discouragement look like? Discouragement can be seen in different ways, in our: Motivation. Prov 17:22 reminds us that a downcast spirit dries up the bones; it has an effect on us physically. When we are discouraged, it is easy to lose the motivation...
by Julie Turner | Jun 17, 2018 | What's Happening
Yan Hadley spoke tonight on the ‘deadly disease of discouragement’. Discouragement is like a virus which may start out in small ways but which is very contagious and can easily lead to depression and despair. In Num 13:31-33, we see how the spies coming...
by Julie Turner | Jun 17, 2018 | What's Happening
Tucked away in the book of James is the verse ‘He gives us more grace.’ (James 4:6) So often, we want to be in control of our lives, planning, organising and growing in independence. We start by faith, trusting in God’s grace, but like the Galatian...
by Julie Turner | Jun 17, 2018 | What's Happening
In our series ‘Battles & Blessings’, we looked today at some of the blessings mentioned by Paul in Ephesians 3. In that chapter, Paul talks about the ‘administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you’ (Eph 3:2), about becoming a servant of...
by Julie Turner | Jun 17, 2018 | What's Happening
We are brought up in a society which places great value on understanding. There is nothing intrinsically wrong with that, but it can be limiting in our spiritual journey if we place understanding at the top of our list of essential requirements. We are finite...
