There is something good in taking the credit for a job well done. It is good to be recognised and acknolwedged. As well as that though, there’s something in the ego that feels really good about being the centre of attention just for a moment. Sure there are those self-effacing types who find it hard […]
Read More The Marks: 04 Take Delight in Giving HonourFellowship is a Christian-ese kind of word that is banded about and applied to all types of gatherings from quiz nights to youth meetings to formal worship services but all too often the true essence of fellowship is missed. The fellowship of believers gives us a picture of God. We are all unique, yet made […]
Read More Eden Weekly #05: The Joy of FellowshipThere are the ingredients. There are the measurements. There is the equipment. There are instructions. The dangers are to ignore the instructions, neglect the measurements, misuse the equipment and forget the ingredients. Those dangers range from sloppy and shocking food preparation to potential food poisoning. It is certainly not the recipe for a great culinary […]
Read More What A Fellowship: FruitIt is such a lonely job, we’re told. There’s such a burden and a pressure that others cannot appreciate and don’t carry. It is such a task that often things have to be done to relieve that weight. It is certainly not to diminish the real weight of responsibility of those positions. There is a […]
Read More Does It Have To Be Lonely At The Top?Fellowship with the saints and with God is a wonderful thing. The Lord Jesus loves that so much and loves that sweet communion that He’s doing what it takes to present before Himself a Bride who is flawless. Our experience of fellowship is not always perfect, though. There are pictures of beautiful and harmonious fellowship […]
Read More What A Fellowship: FlawsCaught off guard. What an interesting phrase that is. Of the pictures that phrase can evoke, one is that of a place that needs to be kept secure from dangers outside. So suitably equipped personnel are given the responsibility to ensure that the place is not attacked. Yet somehow the opposition manage it because they […]
Read More Awake and AlertWe are in this together. What a wonderful sentiment. Something happens that affects people. Those who it affects acknowledge that they are affected. That does not mean, however, that they are in it together even as they are all affected at the same time in similar ways. Various people affected go through their reactions and […]
Read More What A Fellowship: FactorsYou know it’s serious when the word ‘beware’ is used. As purity is such an important element of the Kingdom, as this quality is at the heart of what defines those who inherit the Kingdom, understandably it’s something that is to be cherished dearly. Anything that can contaminate that purity, anything that jeopardises the sanctity […]
Read More King Jesus Says – Beware False Prophets(In September 2020, this blog was blessed to have a series of blogs written by Shirley R. Evans on Freedom and the Godly Woman. Shirley is back with a brief series on the subject of gifts in the Body of Christ – knowing them and putting them into action. Part one established how gifts are a part […]
Read More Owning Your Gifts – Part Three(In September 2020, this blog was blessed to have a series of blogs written by Shirley R. Evans on Freedom and the Godly Woman. Shirley is back with a brief series on the subject of gifts in the Body of Christ – knowing them and putting them into action. Part one established how gifts are a […]
Read More Owning Your Gifts – Part Two
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