by Julie Turner | Jun 4, 2015 | What's Happening
The Bible is described as food for our spirits. In 1 Cor 3:2 and 1 Pet 2:2, it is likened to milk, the staple food for the baby. But just as a baby does not remain on milk forever, so too we need to progress in our understanding of the Word. Paul talks about ‘solid...
by Julie Turner | Jun 4, 2015 | What's Happening
In the Bible study on 1 Cor 3:1-9 we looked again at the topic of spiritual maturity or growing up in God. Paul’s discussions contrasting human wisdom with God’s wisdom were firmly rooted in the problems experienced in the Corinthian church, touched on in 1 Cor...
by Julie Turner | Jun 2, 2015 | What's Happening
Jesus said, ‘… you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’ (Acts 1: 8) As we have been praying for the Holy Spirit’s power in May, this month...
by Julie Turner | Jun 2, 2015 | What's Happening
Col 3:16 urges us to let the word of Christ dwell in us richly and indicates that this can be done through a variety of means, including teaching and admonishing one another and singing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. Singing is...
by Julie Turner | Jun 1, 2015 | What's Happening
Continuing the theme of detoxification, we need to be careful what we drink. Jesus offers us living water to drink (John 7:37-38), water that will slake our thirst and satisfy us, water that is pure and refreshing. Instead of drinking from this water, however, we tend...
by Julie Turner | Jun 1, 2015 | What's Happening
Detoxing is all the craze in many health circles. The abbreviation ‘detox’ is short for ‘detoxification’, meaning to rid the body of all toxic or unhealthy substances, and usually refers to periods when certain foods and drinks and substances...
