“Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that “We all possess knowledge.” But knowledge puffs up while love builds up.” (1 Corinthians 8:1 NIV11) Finish this sentence, “It’s not what you know..” Normally we’d say, “It’s not what you know but who you know.” I think that’s close to...
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” (1 Corinthians 6:19–20 NIV11) “Mine!” If you grew up with...
“Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old bread leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.” (1 Corinthians 5:8 NIV11) During the first Passover when God’s people were in Egypt he asked them to get rid of the yeast in their...
“For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?” (1 Corinthians 4:7 NIV11) Gifted athletes. Gifted artists. Gifted thinkers.. What do we mean when we recognise difference...
Psalm 96 opens with these words: “Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. Sing to the LORD, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.” (Psa. 96:1–3 NIV11) The idea...
Three quick thoughts from the prayer I read this morning in Valley of Vision (a book of Puritan Prayers). 1) “Order all my ways by thy Holy Word,” is a great prayer to bring to God. In other words, sort out my priorities by Your priorities. How could one know...
We need to meet the challenges of our world with prayers to the God who has the power, love, and care, to change things for His glory. When James wrote to his congregation about prayer he penned these words, "The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” (James...
Struck by this phrase in today’s prayer from the old Puritan prayer book - Valley of Vision. ”Teach me the happy art of attending to things temporal with a mind intent on things eternal.” The request is that God would help us reframe how we get involved with the everyday...
A reflection on today’s reading from Leviticus 20. A People Set Apart "You are to be holy to me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own.” (Lev. 20:26 NIV11) What do you do with a chapter like Leviticus...
Just a joyous scripture for today; “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”(Rom. 15:13 NIV11) Simple observations: a) Our Lord is called the “God of hope”.....
New Life Anglican is a group of Christians who live in and around Oran Park, starting a brand new church with the express goal of seeing new life come to every home in Oran Park and the growing South West.
