Carel Neuhoff The Potter and the Clay But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand. Isaiah 64:8 A pot starts life as a formless chunk of brown clay. First the clay
Jared Hughes A Change in{g} Heart Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 When our sinful hearts take us away from God, it is only God that can bring us
Peter Howard Once But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool. For by one offering He has perfected forever those
Katelyn Waite What is Your Desire? Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring
Carel Neuhoff Life-Changing Questions Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. Psalms 139:23, 24 In the generations following
Peter Howard Hebrews (part 10): The Time to be Strong For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” Hebrews 13:5,
Peter Howard Hebrews (part 9): The Glorious Discipline of God “…and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us…” Hebrews 12:1 Peter continues his series on Hebrews with a look at the first half of Chapter
Peter Howard Hebrews (part 5): The Power of the Word In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1) All the promises given to Abraham, and repeated to Moses and
Peter Howard Hebrews (part 4): The Glorious Rest Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. (Heb 4:16) Life is hard work. We all
Peter Howard Hebrews (part 1): And God Spoke See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks
Wendy Kent Pebbles, Pearls, and Polished Stones Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it. Matthew 13:45, 46
Rob Hill Getting Used to the Dark Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” John 8:12 There is a common
Glen Hughes The Privilege of Agency And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of
Eric Greenwell The Search for Joy At the end of the 6th Century BC the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem and the magnificent temple of Solomon, taking the inhabitants captive. More than fifty years later, Babylonian itself had been conquered by Persian
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matthew 7:21. A profession of religion is of no value unless good
Him hath God exalted with His right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. Acts 5:31. He who has the spotless robe of righteousness, woven in the loom of heaven,
Peter Howard The Challenge of Blessings Will the broad road that leads to destruction be filled mainly with the rich whist the narrow, winding road that leads to salvation be trod only by those who are poor? Chuck Fulmore said
Peter Howard Dealing with the Unforeseen Joseph. If you feel like your life’s had its series of ups and downs, come and have a closer look at the life of Joseph. Favourite son of Jacob’s favourite wife, best dressed kid
Peter Howard He Touched Me Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” And he took him by the right
Dana Howard Dare 2 Prepare Those who honour me I will honour. 1 Samuel 2:30 At the British Olympic Trials for the 1924 Paris Olympics, Eric Liddell set a British record for the 100 yards race. The previous year he
Daron Pratt Dare to Prepare Pr Daron used his talents by making a balloon horse and told the story of Phar Lap, who if he hadn’t been trained would never have become a famous race horse. He then made a
Rob Lynn Never Give Up Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 9:1 On June 3, 1940 the last British troops had