My child, don’t turn away or become bitter when the LORD corrects you. Pro 3:12 The LORD corrects everyone he loves, just as parents correct their favorite child. (Proverbs 3:11, 12) There is a connection between discipleship and discipline. That connection is simple. To follow requires you to be kept in line. It is only our […]
Read More MTP03 – God Keeps You In LineWho then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. (Matthew 24:45, 46) According to some the end of the world is scheduled to take place […]
Read More Insights From Matthew – Prepared, Productive and Passionate PeopleLast week saw the seventh edition of the Prayer Points that have been going on since the beginning of the year. It seemed an appropriate number to have a Prayer Points Plus post that would update on some of the areas that were prayed for, appreciating that we don’t just pray as wishful thinking, but […]
Read More Prayer Points Plus (WE-110226)Earlier in this look at Matthew I had the temerity to suggest that Jesus could get angry and it would not be in our best interests to be on the receiving end when Jesus is angry. I had to read it several times to begin to consider the level of charges that Jesus makes to […]
Read More Insights From Matthew – On The Flipside Of The WoesCan you imagine being the public relations guy for Jesus? Apparently some politicians have ‘spin doctors’ at hand to help with their ongoing presentation to maximise popularity. Matthew chapters 19 and 20 (and there’s a reason for the two, which I’ll come to later) reads like a spin doctor’s nightmare. Throughout gospel presentations disciples like […]
Read More Insights From Matthew – Challenging Demands of Kingdom LivingI am thoroughly enjoying the series on insights from Matthew, and although it appears as though I’m behind schedule with the chapters, trust me when I tell you it is all in hand and come Monday 28th February, it will be alright and all complete. It gives me sufficient time, however to address something that scandalously […]
Read More Remembering My BaptismI am so glad that there is nothing too mundane for God to consider in prayer and we limit God if we only think He’s interested in acting on certain things. The deal is to is to reach His heart and pray for that which is on His heart and with that in mind, here […]
Read More Prayer Points (WE-110219)When They Miss The Point From Outside Throughout Matthew chapter 16 there is an undercurrent of missing the point. First its evident that Pharisees are missing the point in trying to trip up the Messiah. Considering their request for a sign is similar to the devil trying to get Jesus to prove He’s the Son […]
Read More Insights From Matthew – Missing The Point in Missing The MessiahIt is already established that Jesus and the religious rulers of His day got on together like two things that did not get on together. The animosity and hostility between the two would almost inevitably pop out whenever the Pharisees saw what Jesus was up to and what law they had perceived He had broken. […]
Read More Insights From Matthew – Traditions of Men and Corrupt HeartsThe fourteenth chapter of the gospel according to Matthew is dominated by the two main figures of the first half of Matthew John the Baptist and Jesus Christ. One thing that can definitely be said about both men is that they were willing to live by the courage of their convictions. John Pays The Ultimate […]
Read More Insights From Matthew: The Cost & Courage of Living By Kingdom Convictions
