Category: Faith
One of my struggles as a Christian was coming to terms with my sinfulness. “I’m a born-again Christian, why do I still sin?” It’s a question many of us ask. Yet, while we are justified (made right with God) by the blood of Jesus Christ, we are still on a journey of sanctification (being made perfect and sinless) that will take us to the gates of heaven. This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him…
Where does the Christian find joy? The apostle John gives us some insights from his first letter. That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life—the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us—that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us;…
I’m reading through Hudson Taylor’s biography, J. Hudson Taylor: a man in Christ (OMF Books Australia) by Rodger Steer. As I read through this, I’m reminded of the legacy of prayer by which we live as Christians. This truth is illustrated and challenged by the story of Hudson Taylor’s conversion and the repeated testimony of Christians throughout the ages; that is, the prayer of God’s people for the conversion of souls.
Originally posted at Southside Presbyterian Church Sermon Passage: Luke 11:1-13 A sermon on the fatherhood of God and prayer on Luke’s version of the Lord’s prayer. Download MP3
As I journey through this life God gave me, there is one thing that strikes me over and over. The people God brings along to journey with me through life, or at least, a season of it. Time and again, I am blown away by the people I meet who encourage, challenge, and mobilise me as I live my life for the Kingdom of God.
