Ephesians 4:7-16. What is the purpose for the spiritual gifts in the church? Why do they often cause confusion and division in churches, when they are given to serve one another and bring unity and growth! He has also given ministry gifts to equip His church and that we might grow in spiritual maturity and […]
Ephesians 4:1-6. As Christians, we have all been given a sacred stewardship to keep the unity of the Spirit. It’s easy to be a critic, to be negative and divisive, but may we be encouragers, gatherers and good stewards of the unity God has given in the church.
Acts 2:1-4. At the feast of Pentecost, we remember the birth of the church and the advent of the Holy Spirit. Now we have been baptised into the body of Christ and the blessings of the New Covenant our ours to enjoy in the power of the Holy Spirit, not under the law, but under […]
Acts 1:3-14. For the 49 days between the Feast of Firstfruits and Pentecost (Shavuot) the Jewish people would practise the “Counting of the Omer”. What did that mean for Jesus and the disciples at that first Pentecost? How can this apply to our lives as Christians today?
Ephesians 3:1-13. Although God has united all believers, from all nations, into one spiritual body called “the Church”, not all Christians experience the life of that body. Where there is legalism, pride, traditionalism, or familiarity, the life of the body is diminished. Where there is grace, humility, unity and a living faith, we taste and […]
