Words make a difference. Sure, it’s what you do that counts and those actions can speak volumes. Yet words are not cheap. “Did God really say …” The start to a conversation that was enough to shift humanity from reliance on their Creator to a spiral of self-centred, self-determined and basically selfish ambition. Words as […]
Read More Words as Change AgentsA Kingdom Outpost. Every gathering of believers should be a Kingdom Outpost. An embassy of the Kingdom from which shines the diplomatic efforts of each ambassador wherever they are strategically located. To do so they require ongoing communication with the King and then spread the message from the King. It is not just done in […]
Read More A Kingdom Outpost – A Prayerful ReflectionI have given them your word and the world has hated them,for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am […]
Read More Prayer for Change – Set Up and Set ApartI don’t think it’s me you’re talking about. It’s someone else. You have to know the Bible really well. You have to be one of those people who went to those places of learning and stuff. You have to be able to speak well. You have to be one of those people with the titles. […]
Read More Prayer for Change – The Sent OnesIf you want the change, you’ll have to prepare to be different. That is not an easy way to follow especially where the difference will matter. There is a novelty value in being different for the sake of being different. People detect the difference but won’t take it on seriously beyond that novelty value, unless […]
Read More Prayer for Change -The Heart to be DifferentDelusion is a tragic condition of life. Self-delusion is even worse. It would be really pitiful if you thought you lived in a free country when in fact the idea of ‘freedom’ in operation was just as oppressive and enslaving but just did it in more subtle ways. It would be really pitiful if you […]
Read More Prayer for Change – The Totally Christ Dependent ChurchIt would be great if everyone could make it. It would be so great. Efforts are made to ensure that as many people can make it as possible. Yet for all those efforts, there is still the understanding that someone will miss out. Knowing that, it should be the encouragement to everyone to do what […]
Read More Someone Will Miss OutEverything is messed up and everything is mixed up. People want to know where they stand, but end up falling for the latest craze and trend that has the hype behind it. Where everything is messed up and everything is mixed up it is reassuring to come across something that won’t be susceptible to the […]
Read More Prayer for Change – The Pure ChurchIt is a dark world. That doesn’t need much in the way of explanation. What’s all the more disconcerting is that some people prefer it that way. Some revel in what takes place in the dark. Some believe they benefit from that scenario. Whilst making noises about seeking solutions and banishing the darkness, they really […]
Read More Prayer for Change – Light ShiningFrom that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” (Matthew 4:17 NIV) Change? Change to what? The narrative of life in Christ is set against a backdrop where those who follow Him do so as strangers and pilgrims in this world. The world as a system is set in […]
Read More Prayer for Change – Maintaining the Focus
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