Category: Relating to God

Read John 14:15-31 “27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” Every one of us has unique troubles and fears. For some, it’s the pace of change and uncertainty, while…

Read Matt 5:1-20 “17 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them…19 Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven,…

Read John 14:1-24 …If you love me, you will keep my commandments…” In theory, an all-powerful God shouldn’t need to offer incentives for obedience to his commands, especially if they are so good for us. However, Jesus presents a compelling and intimate case for delighting the God who created us. When it comes to the…

Read Matthew 22:1-22  “…Then he said to them, “Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”..” Similar to Jesus’ day, our modern, Western culture has strong opinions on the power battles between religious and state institutions – what we often discuss today as the “separation of…

Read Matthew 13:1-23 “9 He who has ears, let him hear.” Whether you’re someone who is simply interested in Jesus or someone who has gone “all-in”, his very blunt, “he who has ears, let him hear”, may even seem a tad insulting. Of course, we would be hanging off every word Jesus says, right? However,…

Read John 15:1-17 “…Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me…” Our culture rewards people who appear to have become independently successful. People who seem to have “made something of their life” without the…

Read Matthew 22:34-40 “37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbour as yourself. On these two commandments depend…

Read Matthew 7:7-11 “7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened…” Have you ever been courageous enough to boldly…

Read Luke 12:1-14 “4 I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. 5 But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!”…

Read Luke 4:1-15 8 And Jesus answered him, “It is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.’” What are you like when you’re hungry? Do you get agitated, distracted, grumpy, lazy? Whatever your version of hunger-affected life is, you probably aren’t at your best. We often say that…