Jesus used the relationship between a shepherd and his sheep to illustrate His relationship with His followers. Jesus highlighted the shepherd’s deep connection with his flock and his willingness to sacrifice himself for their wellbeing as an everyday illustration of His love and willingness to sacrifice Himself on the cross.
Read MoreEveryone’s got a spiritual hunger. Everybody. The question everyone is confronted with is how you are going to fill that spiritual hunger? Because the great danger that all of us face is that we will spend our lives chasing after things we think will satisfy that spiritual hunger, but are ultimately empty. Jesus proclaimed that He is the bread of life, because He alone can meet the deepest longings of our hearts.
Read MoreThe Bible mentions the heart over 1000 times. Clearly, there is something of great importance about our hearts. But for many of us, we haven’t learned the habits and practices to look after our heart. Learning to ‘tend your heart’ is essential if we’re going to live free.
Read MoreThere are few things more demoralising and disruptive to our relationship with God than habitual sin. We try so hard to stop our destructive behaviours, but nothing seems to change. But what if you could be free? Not just more disciplined, but so free that you’re not even tempted by the things you currently feel powerless to resist. That’s the freedom that is available to us in Jesus.
Read MoreMany people scoff at the notion of an unseen spiritual battle being waged over our hearts and minds. But according to the Bible, that is the reality we live in. If we’re going to live free, we must recognise that spiritual warfare exists and learn to use the spiritual weapons God has given us.
Read MoreMany of us carry around negative labels about ourselves like loser, disappointment, ugly, stupid, etc. Those labels define our lives — we either surrender to them, believing they’re true, or we live our lives trying to disprove them. But what if we could shed those labels? Throughout the Bible, God gives people a new name, a new identity and a new purpose for their lives.
Read MoreWhen our bodies are injured, most of us know what we need to do to resolve the injury, or we go to a doctor. But when we encounter disappointments or difficulties in life and our souls are injured — we don’t know how to handle it. As a result, many are living with unresolved wounds in our souls which affect our lives and limit our freedom far more than we realize. But how do you resolve unresolved wounds?
Read MoreJesus is usually seen as gentle, meek, and mild. But there is another side of Jesus: His fierce commitment to liberate human hearts from spiritual captivity, blindness, and oppression.
Read MoreGod wants to reveal Himself to us, and one of the ways He does that is through others. When we have that perspective, it gives us the courage to embrace community more and step away from old patterns of relating to people.
Read MoreJesus told us the greatest commandment was to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. But is that realistic? What does loving God actually look like in our lives?
Read MoreAs a church, we are driven by a passion for Jesus and his purposes in the earth, but what does it really mean to have a passion for Jesus? We take a look at the parable of the 10 virgins as we discover that at the center of a passion for Jesus is an authentic relationship with the person of Jesus.
Read MoreNaaman was a highly regarded commander of the army of the king. He was a valiant soldier, but there was one problem, he had leprosy. This incurable disease should have had led him to be an outcast, but God gave Naaman a gift that cannot be earned, He restored Naaman to his full health.
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