Q. 42. What is the sum of the ten commandments?A. The sum of the ten commandments is, To love the Lord our God with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind; and our neighbour as ourselves.Westminster Shorter CatechismIsn’t Christianity just the worst? I mean you can see what everyone’s worried about can’t you? Wouldn’t it just be awful if Christians kept spre...  Read More

“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?Jeremiah 17:7-9Over the pa...  Read More

When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he said, “What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge, while all these people stand around you from morning till evening?”15 Moses answered him, “Because the people come to me to seek God’s will. 16 Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me, and I decide between the parties and inform them of G...  Read More

Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord.Ephesians 5:22This one isn’t just for the wives. Just like last week, it’s for all of us as we encourage each other to live as Christ. We all know a wife, whether it’s our sister in Christ, our Mum or ourselves. Let’s be reminded of what it looks like to be a good one. For greater context, make sure you check out the sermon from S...  Read More

Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.Ephesians 4:3-6To the outside world, the Church is divided. Roman Catholics, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Baptists etc. etc. In Ep...  Read More

So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. 11 As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. 12 When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so t...  Read More

For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.Romans 1:21Today we look at the flipside of thanksgiving: thanklessness. Ever done something for someone and received no thanks? What if that happened every time? You work hard to show kindness to someone, going out of your way for them, sacr...  Read More

Q. 40. What did God at first reveal to man for the rule of his obedience?A. The rule which God at first revealed to man for his obedience, was the moral law.Q. 41. Wherein is the moral law summarily comprehended?A. The moral law is summarily comprehended in the ten commandments.Westminster Shorter CatechismYes! Two questions in one day. They just naturally go together. You may remember the very fi...  Read More

Your word is a lamp for my feet,    a light on my path.I have taken an oath and confirmed it,    that I will follow your righteous laws.Psalm 119:105-106Over the next few Wednesdays, in keeping with our Wisdom Wednesday theme, I’m going to explore the idea of ‘Making Godly Decisions’. My experience is that many Christians desire to honour God with their lives but sometimes don’t know how.Our first...  Read More

Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions. 5 On the sixth day they are to prepare what they bring in, and that is to be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”Exodus 16:4-5There really is so much we could wrestle wi...  Read More

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for herEphesians 5:22This one isn’t just for husbands. Or for wives to remind their husbands. It’s for all of us as we encourage each other to live as Christ. We all know a husband, whether it’s our brother in Christ, our Dad or ourselves. Let’s be reminded of what it looks like to be a good one.Tips:Say the passage out...  Read More

I will remember the deeds of the Lord;    yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.I will consider all your works    and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”Psalm 77:11-12Do you ever spend time just remembering and reflecting? I’m hopeless at this. I feel caught up in the endless need to be stimulated. Or the need to be busy doing whatever is next.But it really is a weakness of our culture. W...  Read More