2 Chronicles 16:9
This week’s memory verse comes from 2 Chronicles 16:9 – ‘For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to …
Another Year is Dawning
By Kevin Harris, pastor of the Illawarra Community Baptist Church in Wollongong, NSW For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass …
1 Timothy 1:15
This week’s memory verse is 1 Timothy 1:15 – ‘This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the …
Remember His Benefits
The year is rapidly drawing to a close. It is a good time to reflect on God’s good treatment of me in 2023. The words ‘forget not’ translate a Hebrew word which means ‘to mislay, to be oblivious to from failure…
Room in My Heart
‘But in Bethlehem’s home was there found no room for Thy holy nativity. O come to my heart, Lord Jesus, there is room in my heart for Thee!’ These words form part of one of my favourite Christmas…
1 John 4:14
This week’s memory verse is 1 John 4:14 – ‘And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the …
What Demotes a Man
A man’s pride demotes him. It degrades and shames him. Nebuchadnezzar was one of history’s proudest men. But God turned him to become beast-like.
I…Have Need of Nothing
In this letter sent by the Lord Jesus to His church in Laodicea, He scolds them. In their assessment of themselves, they were incorrect. They were ignorant of…
2 Peter 1:21
The church memory verse for this week is 2 Peter 1:21, ‘For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but …
Don’t Lose Your Reward!
When a siren wails, it alerts all who hear it to give full attention to it. Likewise, these first three words say, ‘Beware! Constantly set a guard! There’s a danger here, so pay…
Death to Self
From birth we are so full of ourselves. Pride marks our journey through childhood. We are encouraged to believe in ourselves. Pumped full of self-esteem…
1 Peter 2:11
This week’s church memory verse is 1 Peter 2:11 – ‘Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war …