Tag Archives: Faith

Helping God Bible:Genesis 16:1-16 Reading [Sarah] said to Abram, “The Lord has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her” (V.2). Do you sometimes want to ‘help’ God out? Maybe He’s being a bit slow to answer your prayers and so you start taking mattersContinueContinue reading “Helping God”

Covenant promise Bible:Genesis 15:5-21 Reading When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking brazier with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces (V.17). In the ancient Near East a covenant (a binding agreement) between a lord or king and his people was called a suzerain treaty. The ceremony required animalsContinueContinue reading “Covenant promise”

Into the unknown Bible:Hebrews 11:8-16 Reading By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive ashis inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know wherehe was going (V.8). I hate not knowing exactly what’s going to happen next. So things like new teachers, new classes and changes toContinueContinue reading “Into the unknown”

Hanging on to grudges Bible:1 Corinthians 13 Reading [Love] does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, itkeeps no record of wrongs (V.5). One guy once wrote, “Take away grudges from some people and you remove their reason for living.” Hanging on to our grudges may seem pretty normal, butContinueContinue reading “Hanging on to grudges”