Life is full of ups and downs, of peaks and troughs, of mountaintops and valleys. For many of us, we may feel like we are in the valley right now. But as Billy Graham once said “Mountaintops are for views and inspiration, but fruit is grown in the valleys.” So...
By Steve Salkeld Recently I preached on Philippians 1 asking if we are ‘finished’. About a week later I heard another sermon along a similar vein. That in itself got me thinking; if the Holy Spirit was prompting me to preach on that particular subject then nudging me to listen...
By Susanna Salkeld John 15:5 (NLT) 5 "Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. I was reading this verse the other day in my daily reading and since...
By Susanna Salkeld Verse of the day: John Ch 14 v 27 I am leaving you with a gift – peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. Unlike worldly peace (which is usually defined...
By Jane Field This is one of my favourite challenging Scriptures. How often do I ask the Lord for His path when it comes to making decisions? In Proverbs 8 : 1-2 it says :- ‘Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?On the heights along the...
By Martin Bragg Proverbs 18:21 (NIV) 21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Many things in life can cause us to fear – losing our jobs, deadly diseases, terrorist attacks and so on. When these things confront us, we...
Matthew 6:9-13 (NIV) 9 “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors....
By Martin Bragg Ephesians 1:3 (NIV) 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. It is sometimes thought that the term “spiritual blessing” refers to only non-visible and intangible blessings like peace...
Psalms 119:1-4 (NIV) 1 Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the Lord. 2 Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart— 3 they do no wrong but follow his ways. 4 You have laid down precepts that are to be...
Tim Keller once said “Sin isnʼt only doing bad things; it’s more fundamentally making good things into ultimate things. Sin is building your life and meaning on anything, even a very good thing, more than on God. Whatever we build our life on will drive us and enslave us. Sin...
