Monthly Archives: September 2019

Preach on the housetops

Many Canadians would say – ‘It’s OK to be a Christian, just keep your religious beliefs to yourself in public.’  Rex Murphy points out; “Over the years religion has become less and less a formal part of the public sphere, … Continue reading

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Wise as serpents, innocent as doves

Going out into the world to share the Gospel can be dangerous. In some parts of the world it is against the law.  In other parts of the world it isn’t fashionable.  No matter what when you share the Gospel … Continue reading

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Being sent out

Mission trips are big deals today.  They require a lot of planning and money.  One insurance company provides a checklist with over 90 tic boxes to cover for a short term mission trip.  Is this how Jesus sent out His … Continue reading

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All 12 were His and one was lost

Can a person lose their place among His disciples?  The Bible tells us yes.  Judas did.  At the beginning Judas was sent out by Jesus with all authority and power to work miracles and heal the sick; “And when He … Continue reading

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Sheep without a shepherd

People are milling about today with no direction or meaning in their lives.  They’re born, go to school, graduate and go to work, retire and die but they never grow up in a spiritual sense.  Anomie is the classical sociological … Continue reading

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Show me the company you keep

The Bible says; “He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.” (Proverbs 13:20)  The Pharisees accused Jesus of keeping ‘bad’ company; “Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in … Continue reading

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Healed and forgiven

In our modern world, medical science has achieved so much efficacy over disease that in the minds of many Christians a separation between what God can do and what man can do exists – God forgives, medical science heals.  Some … Continue reading

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