The sales pitch is based on people talking about the difference that has been made in their lives thanks to the ruler. You see the advert – the swooping shots of beautiful landscapes and scenery, the orchestral music sweeping your emotions as the voiceover from Regular Person talks with emotion about just how great their […]
Read More Who Rules? The Power of a Life TransformedIt was not just about proclaiming the coming Kingdom. It was about teaching about it as well. What underpinned that rule of God to be experienced by His followers. Having established Kingdom character in his teaching on the Mount, Jesus uttered something that still has radical consequences today: You are the light of the world. […]
Read More King Jesus Says – ShineModels. Structures. Rhythms. Routines. It’s not always obvious, but people like these. They find some sense of existence in a pattern. You establish a routine for how you eat. You get a rhythm for when you eat. You develop a structure for what you do when it’s time to eat. You set up a model […]
Read More Within Reach: It Is Not Beyond UsThis did not start out with me at my best. I was so miserable. I stopped looking after myself. I rarely went out and when I did I avoided people as much as possible. If I didn’t have to talk to anyone all day, that would be a good day. I ignored phone calls, emails […]
Read More The Breaking of DayIt’s remarkable that a command can be an invitation and yet that’s exactly what is going on in the good news being declared. It’s not just good news that should bring a smile to the face and cheery feeling in the soul. It’s not the good news that should make us feel better for a […]
Read More King Jesus Says – RepentYou’re welcome to it, if you choose it. The teacher was outlining to his hearers the contrast to what the adversary stood for and what he stood for. The adversary only came to steal, kill and destroy. He had come that people could have abundant life. Two options available for people to take and every […]
Read More Accepting The Invitation To LiveYou want it? I can give it to you. All you have to do is … The enemy was no longer looking challenging the identity. He was going for the jugular. He was offering something that would be enticing to anyone. All the glory of all the kingdoms of the world was his to offer. […]
Read More King Jesus Says – Serve God OnlyCertain systems are funny. And not in a ha-ha kind of way. A man starts a business and then employs other people to work in the business. As he is the one that started it, he is the one that earns the most from it. Over time more people are employed on the strength of […]
Read More Who Rules? Two SystemsThe news was heartbreaking. I was devastated. Maybe it was the accumulative effect of one issue after the other. But to get that piece of news was simply crushing. The swirl of emotions was intense. Anger, outrage, pain, grief like I had rarely felt before in my life. No one had died physically, but this […]
Read More In My Distress, In My BrokennessThe King was set at the pinnacle of the temple. It was a long way down. Yet the word did say that angels were at his command and they wouldn’t even let his feet be damaged by the fall. He could do it. Just do it. The King’s response to this situation was reference to […]
Read More King Jesus Says – Don’t Put God To The Test
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