Whenever Elisha was in the neighbourhood, she noticed. After a while from noticing, she’d invite him in to have something eat. Then eventually she persuaded her husband to make some renovations to ensure that whenever Elisha was around there was a place for him to rest and be refreshed. She really looked after him. When […]
Read More The Marks: 08 About HospitalityAnd all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. Acts 2:44-45 It is a remarkable feature of the early church as noted in the records noted by the doctor Luke. The community was known for giving, sharing […]
Read More The Marks: 07 Needs of the SaintsRejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer Romans 12:12 Wowsers. That’s quite the hattrick of qualities to consider in the life of the believer. It’s worth consdering how these three offer insight into how perspective and prayer are useful in problematic times. Following Jesus is not about being perpetually cheerful. There’s no requirement […]
Read More The Marks: 06 Perspective, Problems and PrayerMy wife and I are blessed with three outstandingly brilliant and beautiful daughters. The older two are in their teen years and the youngest is not far from that age either. So they’re capable and engaging girls. Indeed they are resourceful and resilient girls and it’s a delight to observe their development. It’s my thing, […]
Read More The Marks: 05 Enthusiastic Diligent ServiceThere 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 […]
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