Sun 14 May

<p><br></p><p>Some years back at an Olympic Games in the sport of rowing, an Australian team was in the medal hunt. The boat was coming close to the finish line when one of the rowers slumped over in the boat. The rower simply ran out of energy. The team mates were not impressed

Sun 7 May

<p>Capital punishment – is it sanctioned by God? There are verses that speak of taking the life of a murderer. There are a range of actions that require capital punishment to be enacted. Murder, adultery, disobedient children, blasphemy, to name a few. Stephen was stoned to death for false teaching.

Sun 30 Apr

<p>An inheritance is usually something we receive when someone dies. Your parents or an aunt or even a friend may leave you shares in an estate. An estate being whatever the deceased had. It could be a house or a business or money. The deceased may give you a percentage share in the

Sun 23 Apr

<p>As we look at Joshua chapters 10 and 11, there emerges many things we do not understand. Do we simply except them by faith and leave it at that?&nbsp;</p><p>Consider some of the things in these chapters. How could the sun stand still without destroying the planet? We could understand

Sun 16 Apr

<p>John concludes his account of the good news of Jesus by saying that if books were written on Jesus, the whole world would not contain them. In ending his gospel account we find that Peter is asked questions on feeding sheep and how much he loves Jesus.&nbsp;</p><p>Peter is right in

Sun 2 Apr

<p>Palm Sunday is a day in the Christian calendar when the church sets aside a day to remember Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. A day when people are reminded that the citizens of Jerusalem came out to welcome Jesus into the city. A welcome that would be

Sun 26 Mar

<p>It sounds amazing doesn’t it, that the sun stood still. We would say it is impossible. The sun cannot stand still. But then nothing is impossible for God. Think of some of the implications. The heat generated on one spot. Or would the ocean dry up at that spot? Would there be tidal waves

Sun 19 Mar

<p>If there are some actions we do not appreciate is being on the receiving end of deception. May be you have been tricked, lied to, or deceived. May be such deception has seen you get hurt in some way.&nbsp;</p><p>April Fool’s Day is a day set aside for the purpose of deception. You can

Sun 12 Mar

<p>SIN! It is a bigger issue than we think. Many around us take little notice of sin. I am not a sinner. I only commit little sins. My sins do not hurt anyone. How sure are we of that?&nbsp;</p><p>Achan, one of the main characters in these verses today, took a little silver thinking no