Matthew 1 : 18 – 23 There just seems to always be a lot of preparation and expectation at Christmas. What are you expecting this Christmas? Are you expecting anything new, anything different anything unexpected? The problem is that for many of us there are no longer any surprises at Christmas, Everything that happens is [...]
Read More»It was on a Friday morning, so many years ago that Jesus took his last steps towards the cross… was stripped… was nailed … was hoisted up. He hung there from the third hour to the ninth hour, in tortured pain. It is through that pain that we believe he brought us forgiveness; through that [...]
Read More»As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, from this time on and for evermore.Psalm 125.2 God never leaves us. When we go through our fiercest trials God is there to support, protect and guide. As I look on at the disaster in Christchurch, and remember the mountains of the [...]
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