WHEN Jesus was teaching about prayer, He taught that, when we pray, we should find a quiet, secluded place where we can be alone with God. God wants us to spend time with Him by ourselves. That doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t also pray with other people. Corporate prayer has a vital role to play […]
WHAT gifts are you expecting for Christmas? What gifts are you hoping to give this Christmas? In Katherine Davis’s Christmas carol, the little drummer boy was too poor to afford a gift, so, instead, he played his drum for Jesus, and baby Jesus smiled with approval, The carol in the Bleak Midwinter, penned by Christina […]
From Rodney Shotter, Brighton & Hove Luke 1: 46-55 Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.”One of my hobbies is bird watching and I have spent many a pleasant hour in a hide watching the antics of birds on lakes, in woodland or on the sea shore. Binoculars are a must because they magnify what […]
from Ian Toone, lay member of New Life Church Derby EARLIER this week, many of our American friends will have been celebrating Thanksgiving. We can all think of things for which to be grateful, and it can be beneficial to develop a general attitude of gratitude every day of our lives, rather than confine it […]
from Andrew Stewart, New Life Church Derby “Let My people go…” “Who is the LORD, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go?” See Exodus 5:1-4 In the first encounter between Moses and Pharaoh all the power is seemingly with Pharaoh. He is established, secure in his position. This request from Moses seems […]
As we turn on our televisions or read the newspapers, I am sure most of us will be saddened with a feeling of helplessness at the ever-increasing un-Godly ways that are portrayed in society. We read of organisations like Stonewall and Mermaids having ever greater influence, particularly in the lives of the young; calls for […]
From Andrew Stewart, New Life Church Derby Jesus said to him (the high priest), “It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.” Matthew 26v64 (NKJV) I’d like us to consider […]
Matthew Hyde The Left Hand of Ehud: Matt’s Bible blog Pentecost is one of those famous stories that, if you’ve grown up in the church, you know off by heart. 50 days after the resurrection, the disciples are gathered together in Jerusalem when the Holy Spirit crashes into their prayer meeting, descending with tongues of […]
from Bill Sayer Moses had an encounter with the Lord, during which God had commissioned him to become the new leader of Israel. (Exodus 3, 4). As a demonstration of God’s anointing on Moses, God provided two signs for him: (i) his staff is changed to a snake and back again, and (ii) his hand […]
From Bill Sayer Before the pandemic, Mary and I and some others from different churches, used to lead a service in a residential home for the elderly, once a month. One of the surprising things we witnessed was the joy in seeing many of these, mostly non-Christian, residents singing the words of some hymn that […]
