Acts 4:23-28 The Believers Pray for Courage 23 As soon as they were freed, Peter and John returned to the other believers and told them what the leading priests and elders had said. 24 When they heard the report, all the believers lifted their voices together in prayer to God: “O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them— 25 you spoke long ago by the Holy Spirit through our ancestor David, your servant, saying, ‘Why were the nations so angry? Why did they waste their time with futile plans? 26 The kings of the earth prepared for battle; the rulers gathered together against the LORD and against his Messiah.’ 27 “In fact, this has happened here in this very c
What is it that you think of when you hear the intimacy? It’s a word loaded with meaning in today’s society, but a brief dictionary definition has it described as ‘close familiarity or friendship.’ In recent weeks, as a church, we have been looking at intimacy with God. Our pastor first shared “I want to know Him because I want to make Him known” and following that, we learned that “walking with Him will make us more like Him!” Abraham was known as a man who walked faithfully with God and was known as a friend of God. Our friendships are extremely important to us, however, in a modern era of hyper-connectivity, it has come to pass that more people are lonelier than ever before. The philosoph
The intimacy that draws us in, is the same that sends us out!!! Getting in… The bible says that a new way was created by the blood of Jesus and now we have free access to the Father. “…Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us…” Hebrews 10:19-25 This is the greatest benefit mankind can have from the work of the cross. Jesus came to restore peace between God and human race. A brand new opportunity is given and Jesus is the only way. We need to understand that intimacy is God’s original plan for creation… it is God’s desire!!! Intimacy with God is not a choice that I have, but it is the o
This is the question that God asks a stuttering Moses when they meet at the Burning Bush. This story shows us that God is happy to use whatever comes to hand once the character is formed. In Moses case that took around eighty years. Forty as a prince in Egypt and forty as a shepherd in the back end of nowhere. Moses thought that he was ready to live his destiny and tried to fast forward Gods timing by taking the lead in the Nation of Israel before anyone was ready. This had rubbish consequences and ultimately set God's deliverance plan for His people back rather than pushing it forward. Sometimes we can be so sure of our gifts and how much we can help out God that it baffles us as to why He
Habits. We all have them. Some are good, others bad, but most are such a part of our everyday rhythm that we barely even notice them
