A congregation takes on it’s own unwritten Christian code of conduct, a unique code of behaviour and appearance. To feel ‘accepted’ you need to follow this unwritten code. Roy (name changed) was naturally jolly and bouncy, but the congregation was more sedate and ‘spiritual’! Soon Roy was getting on everybody’s nerves and this was intensified when the church went away for a few days of camping…
Tag: pleasing God
Christians behaving badly – selfish ambitions
I felt very battered because of Christians behaving badly. God’s work in which we were involved in has been snuffed out! When you cut through the facade it boiled down to being trampled on by a Christian’s selfish ambitions. Why should the work of God be stopped by selfish ambition?
The prophet Jesus is greater than Moses Part 2
Jesus is greater than Moses so let′s look at some of the similarities in respect of:
being a law giver, leading out of slavery, creating new worship…
Views on what makes a sin terrible or acceptable
Every congregation will have it’s own view on what makes a sin terrible and what isn’t so bad. For example, a couple started to attend the church, and everyone was pleased to see two new faces in the congregation. Everything was going well, but then they said that they were remarried, and an awful silence descended on the church!…
Seeing what God sees: Prophet Part 4
Jesus the speaking prophet teaches us to see into our own hearts and to see how hollow the things of this world are and he tells us about the excellent unseen heavenly things…
Spiritual health and bankruptcy
Monopoly is good if you’ve got some property with a house or two, and therefore you’ve got a slim chance of winning.
But if you’re the one with no sets of properties, then your fate is certain!
Whether you survive for the next two minutes, or another hour, it doesn’t really matter, because you know what the outcome will be.
You are going to end up BANKRUPT, and you’ll lose.
Sooner or later, you are going to land on Park Lane…
Temptation example: Resisting powerful urges
Temptation example: Jesus had just started His public ministry when He came to a crossroad with four different choices. We too face the same crossroad. First turning: Satisfy your bodily needs! Second turning: Put on a show for the benefit of the Kingdom of God!…
A warning from God
In God’s eyes Nineveh, the Assyrian city, was a bad city and yet He reached out to them in mercy. It was a warning from God and they certainly didn’t deserve His mercy and they lived 300 miles away from Israel. But God sent the prophet Jonah to Nineveh to preach to them…
God’s purposes for my life
In looking at the subject of ‘God’s purposes for my life’ it is really good to remember that: Throughout history the Lord has always desired to have someone, or a group of people, or a nation, to be His people or spokesperson. So very early on, He chose individuals, like Noah and Abraham, etc.
Then later He gave His Laws to Israel and He sent them prophets…
What does it mean to worship – part 1
Here we look at the use of songs in churches, bringing in the Presence of God, anointed songs and worship that is real. What does it mean to worship?
Recall notice
Product description of all recalled items:
Units of all ages, all types, and all models of Homo sapiens.
Defect: Loss of direction, foul vocal emissions, amnesia of origin…
9th December 2009 Storykeepers
We had a Combined Churches Carol Service and Earith Storykeepers put on a drama called: Spiders in the Stable.
There were lots of baby spiders all travelling one way, all looking the same.
But hang on, there is one that looks different…
[11] Have we got a sweet smelling life?
Have you noticed the difference in how God is described before the Flood and then after the Flood?
Before the Flood:
“He was grieved in His heart that He had made man.”
After the Flood:
He smelt the sweet fragrance.” …
[10] Ready to meet God?
50% of the church is NOT ready to meet God according to Jesus’ parable of the ten virgins! All ten thought they wanted to meet God.
So we are not talking about those who are anti-Christian, or those outside of the church…