I came across this and it really struck home, especially in the light of some good advice I got from my wife today. Having endured certain issues in our lives, she informed me that although my heart is big, it is in need of protection. That is a true word and this video aptly centres […]
Read More Why Is It so Important to Guard Your Heart?The Lord became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the Lord , the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. (1 Kings 11:9 NIV) There are few episodes in scripture as tragic as this one. Here, in the 11th chapter of 1 Kings, the wisest man in his time […]
Read More The Kings 11 – Solomon StraysSamuel said to all the people, “Do you see the man the Lord has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” Then the people shouted, “Long live the king!” (1 Samuel 10:24 NIV) Chapters 9-11 form a neat trilogy of the rise of the king. Chapter 10 is the truly transformative […]
Read More Sam’s 1st Epic 10 – The Appointment of SaulIt was a very special service. A woman had come up and shared a powerful testimony of how she was miraculously healed of a seriously debilitating illness that had her on a lot of medication that did little to rid her of the excruciating pain. The testimony was so touching that there was a recognition […]
Read More Healing HeartbreakThere is a reason why these songs are referred to as classics, because as with the genre with teh same name, these are musical pieces that endure. The reason why a song like this can endure is because of the richness of the lyrical content. You add to that a superb choral arrangement, and all […]
Read More DMCD Songs: Give Me A Clean Heart – Southern California Community ChoirFaithfulness is not a hugely valued commodity especially when opposed to the value of choice. As choice is so vaunted and regarded as essential to quality life not much is said about staying with the made choice. I reckon this is down to two key factors. First not making the most of that which we […]
Read More MTP05 Remix – Wisdom and FaithfulnessKeep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. (Proverbs 4:23, 24) The two sentiments are linked. We will have a tendency to speak what comes from the heart. However much we tend to cover it with […]
Read More MTP04 – Words From The HeartIt 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 HeartsAs another week reaches it’s end, thanking God for the responses to last week’s Prayer-Points, please consider these points for your prayerful attention. Purity of Heart Recently, I recalled this, Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may […]
Read More Prayer Points (WE-110129)Yeah I know what you might be thinking: how can I possibly apply such a great biblical characteristic of a great biblical character to my brother? Read on and you’ll see where I’m coming from. Today my brother celebrates 32 years on planet earth. Of course at this point I enjoy pointing out that for […]
Read More David – A Man After God’s Heart
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