STRANGERS WELCOMING STRANGERS

STRANGERS WELCOMING STRANGERS When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not ill-treat them . . .Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt (VV.33-34). Leviticus 19:1-9,33-34  Reading When my family moved to another country, we didn’t know where we’d live or work straight away. A local church helped us findContinueContinue reading “STRANGERS WELCOMING STRANGERS”

Stupid Sheep Good Shepherd

Stupid Sheep, Good Shepherd As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep (V.12).Ezekiel 34:1-16 Reading My friend helps look after the sheep on his family’s farm. He told me: “Sheep are so stupid that they’ll only eat what is right in front ofContinueContinue reading “Stupid Sheep Good Shepherd”

Heroes

Heroes God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us (V.8)Romans 5:1-11 Reading I love superhero films! I love kicking back and watching Iron Man, Thor or Superman zooming across the screen in a blaze of light or a blast of energy and saving the day—andContinueContinue reading “Heroes”

Not Our Job

Not Our Job For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God (V.8)Ephesians 2:1-10 Reading At first I thought he was joking. But he was dead serious: “With the right technology, do you think we could get to heaven?”  I guess IContinueContinue reading “Not Our Job”