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Psalm 19v14 “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer” Last Sunday we looked at the passage in James 3 concerning both the power and inconsistency of our tongues. (If you were not there, you can...

Romans 4v18-21 “Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed ... being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.” Chris Shaw shared these words during our time with God on Monday night. They resonated with me strongly. Do you ever feel that hope is...

2 Timothy 3v16 “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful to teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness” It makes sense that if Scripture is God-breathed, then it is true. Of course, it needs to read and understood in context according to the...

James 3v8 “ ... but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil full of deadly poison” We are not looking at this passage until a few weeks time on a Sunday, but it seems to be very appropriate in terms of the what is being highlighted in politics on both sides...

James 1v13 “ Mercy triumphs over judgment!” Let’s meditate on this phrase by considering the three Greek words: “Judgment” – the Greek word is “krisis” from which we get “crisis”! It is based on the idea of separating or distinguishing right from wrong on a just...

James 1v17 & 22 “17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.... 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows...

James 1v22 “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” How wise am I? Jesus told a parable of a wise and foolish man: the wise man built his house on the rock, the foolish man on the sand. When the storms came, the house on the sand...

James 1v5 “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” How wise am I? How important is wisdom in the situations you are facing? James has a simple promise for you – ask God for wisdom...

James 1v26-27 26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in...

Romans 1v16-17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. 17 For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed – a righteousness that is by faith from...