23 but I gave them this command: Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Walk in obedience to all I command you, that it may go well with you. 24 But they did not listen or pay attention; instead, they followed the stubborn inclinations of their evil hearts. They went backward …
Deut 4:1-9 7 What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him?’ The amazing difference between Christianity and all other faiths is the presence and relationship with God. No other faith actually promises this. Other faiths teach …
Today’s Readings: Daniel 2:2,20-23. Psalm 25:3-10. Matt. 18:21-35. ‘3 No-one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame, but they will be put to shame who are treacherous without excuse. 4 Show me your ways O Lord, teach me your paths; 5 guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are …
2 Kgs 5:1-15 Ps 42:1-2,43:1-4 Luke 4:24-30 Naaman healed of leprosy Today’s reading is rather long, but it is an interesting footnote in the history of God’s people. It’s also worth reading on further if you have time, as the story doesn’t end at verse 15. It is a warning for those who …
Reading: Gen 37:3-4,12-13,17-28 Good morning everyone, I am sure this story is very familiar, not just well known, but also known for its authentic portrayal of people. A lot of the story feels not just familiar, but also unjust. But the story doesn’t focus on that, it unfolds gradually, each incident gradually showing us more …
Today’s Readings: Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1 and Luke 16:19-end This is what the Lord says:“Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord.6 That person will be like a bush in the wastelands; they will not see prosperity when it comes.They will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a …
Jeremiah 18:18-20 18 Then they said, “Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words.” 19 Hear me, O Lord, and listen …
Isaiah 1:10, 16-20. Psalm 50:8, 16-23. Matthew 23:1-12. 16 ‘Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight! Stop doing wrong, 17 learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow. 18 “Come now, let us reason together,” says the Lord. Though …
Dan 9:4-10 Ps 79:9,12,14 Luke 6:36-38We have sinned Brace yourself, today’s passage may make uncomfortable reading!4 I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:‘Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, 5 we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we …