Is Tithing relevant in the New testament? Hold your breaths, this may shock some of you………. Yes it is; but why and what is the attitude behind why you give is different! We will look at the New Testament and see what it has to say about the controversial topic of Tithing.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
TITHING:Part 1 This is can be a controversial topic in Christian circles. For some it is a non issue, they think, God asks me to do so I do, and so it ends there. Some others believe their 10% includes time and money, others also add all they have given to charity and other organizations [...]
Sunday, August 15, 2010
I always thought that the parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great price were primarily about my need to search for God. But as it turns out, I got things completely the wrong way around – and that was good news indeed.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
What has Holy Communion got to do with healing you may ask? Well…..let me first ask you a question.. We all as Christians know that the Holy Communion has 2 elements, the wine and the bread. The wine representing Jesus’ blood and the bread His body. So if we ask any Christian, “What Jesus’ blood [...]
Friday, August 13, 2010
Healing seems to be intrinsically tied in with this question, “Is it God’s will to heal?” We have all prayed or heard being prayed in some form or other.. “Lord if it is your will heal me if not give me the grace to endure…” I realize its out of reverence to God and a [...]
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Recently I had the privilege to pray for 2 people with Cancer. Listening to both of them speaking about God and their disease, I really felt led to write about this topic; Is healing a Blood Bought Right of a Christian, because of Jesus’ work on the cross? Isaiah 53:4-5 (NKJV) v4 Surely He has borne [...]
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Like Jesus turning water into the finest wine, just when all the wine’s run out, God turns despair into triumph just when all hope seems lost.
Monday, August 9, 2010
I have always wondered whether we could distill the role of a Pastor/ Shepherd or even as leaders of the local church (no matter the size). What should be, the overriding responsibility that Jesus has entrusted the stewards of His church, until He comes again. I know that each church has its own role to [...]
Sunday, August 8, 2010
“When the disciples asked Jesus why they couldn’t drive out a demon from a certain boy, he replied, ‘Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing [...]
Saturday, August 7, 2010
In Lk 11:5-10 Jesus tells the parable of a man who asked a friend for three loaves of bread at midnight, because he had nothing to offer someone who had come to him on a journey. It was late and inconvenient, and the friend was unwilling to get up from bed, but eventually he gave [...]
Tue, Jul 27, 2010
What could the Bible mean, when it warns, “Do not be overrighteous, neither be overwise – why destroy yourself?” (Ecc 7:16-18, NIV).
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
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