Not by Works—It is a Gift from God What separates Christianity from all the other religions of the world is this: the belief that it is by the sovereign grace of God that we are saved and united to God (Ephesians 2:8, 9; Titus 3:4- 7)! All the other religions of the world believe thatContinue reading “Life, light and truth: Salvation: Saved by grace”
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Follow Jesus
Follow Me Matthew 9:9,10 9 As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.”10 And he rose and followed him. ❖ Matthew, the called In this verse we see something striking – Jesus was calling a man, Matthew. In theContinue reading “Follow Jesus”
Life, light and truth, Part 1, no 12. God’s eternal kingdom
12 • God’s Eternal Kingdom We as people live in ‘time’ (God’s created time and space), and most things—whether a job, a meal, marriage, or even life itself— have a beginning and an end. The stunning fact is that God doesn’t have a beginning or an end. From everlasting to everlasting, He is God—He isContinue reading “Life, light and truth, Part 1, no 12. God’s eternal kingdom”
Light, Life and truth: Part 1, no. 7 The perfect life and death of Christ
7 • The Perfect Life and Perfect Death of Jesus Christ Jesus came to this earth with a divine mission: to live a perfect, sinless life and fulfil all righteousness (Matthew 3:15). Because Jesus was empowered by the Holy Spirit it was possible for Him never to sin. He was no ordinary man! The HolyContinue reading “Light, Life and truth: Part 1, no. 7 The perfect life and death of Christ”
Life, light and truth: Part 1, no.6 The incarnation of God
6 • The Incarnation of God—God Becoming Man There are many stories in the history of the world of people who have claimed to be God or who have been believed to be God. Some world leaders have even believed themselves to be gods, like the Roman Emperors 2000 years ago (e.g. Emperor Nero andContinue reading “Life, light and truth: Part 1, no.6 The incarnation of God”
Light, life and truth: No. 4. The moral law of God
Light, life and truth: Part 1: Mankind’s fall into sin
2. Mankind’s Fall into Sin Have you ever wondered where death, sickness and suffering come from? When God finished making the heavens and the earth and everything in it, He saw that ‘it was very good’ (Genesis 1:31). When God created the world there was no death, sickness or sin (bad thoughts, deeds and words)Continue reading “Light, life and truth: Part 1: Mankind’s fall into sin”
Light, Life and Truth: Part 1, No. 1 Creation
Part 1 Foundational Truths 1 • Creation When you look at the sky, trees, variety of animal life, insects, sea creatures and human beings, do you ever wonder where they all came from? Many people believe we are some kind of accident because of an explosion billions of years ago. When we look at theContinue reading “Light, Life and Truth: Part 1, No. 1 Creation”
Jesus the Powerful and Compassionate Savior
Jesus has the power to forgive sins, therefore follow Him Matthew 9:1-13 ESV 1 And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city. 2 And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart,Continue reading “Jesus the Powerful and Compassionate Savior”
Christ has power over nature
Have you ever seen a man do this to a storm?Have you ever heard a man rebuking a life-threatening storm and there is a calm?No such person exists except Jesus.What sort of a man is this, that the winds and waves obey him?The answer is: He is not just a man!He is not any sortContinue reading “Christ has power over nature”