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The Christmas season is almost upon us. I love this time of the year in so many ways. Despite all the commercialism and the push to rid Christmas of Jesus, His name is still prominent. In a time where people love to do what they think best, it is a timely reminder of what the world can become without a righteous King! Jesus is this righteous King who has come to bring us humans back into harmony with our Creator…

Today, we welcome Stephen Downey from The Pocket Testament League. Stephen has a passion to see God’s word in the hands of all people regardless of culture. He can testify to how the Holy Spirit transforms people’s lives by reading God’s word. It will be great to hear what God has been doing through the ministry of The Pocket Testament League over this past year. Also today, we will give thanks to the Lord for the life of two little…

In his book titled, ‘The Unfolding Mystery’, Edmund Clowney states, “God had shown that He could deliver Israel with an army of willing volunteers; He had also shown that He could save with as few as three hundred … But when the Spirit of God came upon Samson, the Lord showed that He had no need for even three hundred. He could deliver by one!” In Samson, we can see the power of God being demonstrated in an amazing way. He was miraculously conceived by a woman…

Last Sunday was a time of encouragement for us all. To see the church full with over 200 in attendance at the baptism of Terry, Selina, James and Emily was very special. Imagine if our weekly church service was full to capacity every week! There is no reason why it cannot be the case! I shared with you from the baptism pool that I firmly believe that we must work as a team if we are to bring people to Jesus and prepare them for service.…

I very much enjoy the times during the year where I attend the Baptism Class. It is always so encouraging witnessing fellow brothers and sisters excitement of being like Jesus and going through the waters of baptism. The class looks at the fundamentals of the Christian faith and the importance of walking with the Lord each day. It also encourages us to realize the responsibilities of caring for others both within our Christian family here at Grace and our own…

There is one truth that we are learning over and over again in our walk through the book of Judges – when complacency comes into our spiritual walk with the Lord so too does indifference and sin! This is the lesson the Israelites struggled to learn generation after generation. When things go wrong for us, perhaps we need to ask the question – how is our walk with the Lord going? Are we out of fellowship with God? Have we…

Last week I reminded you that God is a master at choosing people time and time again who the world deems inappropriate. The Bible records so many people that you least expect to become ‘heroes of the faith’ who come from vey humble backgrounds. Over the past three weeks, we have witnessed God choosing brave and courageous men to lead Israel such as Joshua, Othniel and Ehud. They were victorious because of their military skills and how they trusted God in times of great danger. Today, we…

Tim Keller says, “God is a God of grace, not works. He takes and uses people who are at the margins of society – in order to show that salvation is from Him, not from our own human ability”. I continue to marvel at who God chooses to be His representatives at times of great difficulty. He seems to always choose the least desirable applicant! Once again today, we will witness from His word the unbelievable choice of a man whom society would shun to do…

Why are we studying the Old Testament book of Judges? What relevance does it have to us in this modern day and age of 2015? These are good questions to ask as we embark on our new adventure into this rather confronting and somewhat disturbing part of the Bible. Many years ago I read a very helpful book titled ‘Out of the Saltshaker’ by Rebecca Manley Pippert. It was required reading in the attended beach mission. In fact, we have…