I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. Revelation 21:22-23 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Read moreTo God’s elect, exiles, scattered throughout the provinces… I Peter 1:1 (NIV) Who do you think you are? How do you see yourself? There is a lot of talk these days about identity, and it’s important. It will determine how we conduct our lives and how we deal with what comes our way. Now, part
Read moreFor those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. Romans 8:29 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, I didn’t expect still to be reflecting on the state funeral of Her Majesty the Queen, but there are many things
Read more‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and the gospel will save it. Mark 8:34-35 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Last Saturday, when I went into Birmingham city
Read moreThe kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever. Revelation 11:15 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, I understand that Her Majesty the Queen chose the hymns for her own state funeral this Monday past. I found the words of the
Read moreThe Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet
Read moreOne of [the ten men who had leprosy], when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him – and he was a Samaritan. Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?” Luke 17:15-17 (NIV) For a moment,
Read moreThe tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, “God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” ‘I tell you that this man … went home justified before God.’ Luke 18:13-14 (NIV) What is God like? That is an important question, perhaps the most
Read moreI wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope. I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning. Psalm 130:5-6 I say to myself, ‘The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.’ The Lord
Read more“You must be born again.” John 3:7 (NIV) I think it was the preacher George Whitefield who was once asked why he kept preaching that people must be born again. And he replied, “Because you must be born again.” It was a good answer! And with that answer he was doing no more than echoing
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