| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 11 secs | 0 Comments
Revelation now moves into a description of what will be, from John’s visionary viewpoint in AD 90. The following chapters show a series of judgements, leading up to the return of Christ, from different perspectives. I don’t believe that they are a linear timeline, each of the passages ends with a final judgement and then […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 0 secs | 0 Comments
Happy Christmas! Today we celebrate the birth of Jesus – the first paradox of Christianity – the King of Kings born in a humble setting and placed in a manger. The shepherds who came to visit him spent their lives breeding lambs for sacrifice. They come to visit the Lamb of God in possibly the […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 36 secs | 0 Comments
A group of Bible college students had finished playing basketball in the gym. They noticed a cleaner in the corner reading a book. “What are you reading?”,“The Bible.”“What part of the Bible?”“Revelation.”Thinking they could help the poor soul, they asked “Do you understand what you are reading?” “Yes” – they were astonished, “What does it […]
| By Andy Moyle | 4 mins 25 secs | 0 Comments
Today we are looking at what Jesus said to the Churches in Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea. 1/. This is how Jesus describes Himself These are the words of Him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. These are the words of Him who is Holy and True, who holds the key […]
| By Andy Moyle | 6 mins 23 secs | 0 Comments
In this chapter Jesus Himself speaks to the Churches of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum and Thyatira. We see Jesus so intimately involved in His body (His Church). He knows everything about each of the Churches, their hardships, struggles and their good and bad points. As He walks amongst the Churches He encourages, disciplines, forgives, restores and […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 18 secs | 0 Comments
One book to go with our journey through the Bible this year. And this one you will be blessed just by reading aloud! And you will be blessed by hearing it read aloud. That’s one reason why in 2021 our journey through the New Testament will be an audio one, with folks recording their readings […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 4 secs | 0 Comments
A Few Good Men is a great film. Tom Cruise plays a rookie military lawyer who has to defend a squad of marines accused of murder. They claimed they were acting on orders. Jack Nicholson plays a tough guy marine officer. One climactic scene has Nicholson on the stand being interrogated by the Cruise character. Cruise is […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 11 secs | 0 Comments
Everyone who believes (present tense) has been born of God (past perfect tense). John is a proponent of eternal security of the believer. Once saved, always saved. Being born again is evidenced by loving God, v.1, obeying Him, v.2, and overcoming the world by faith, v.4. This, surprisingly, is the first use of the word […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 14 secs | 0 Comments
This is my favourite portion of the letters by John, the Apostle of Love. Largely because of v.18 – “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment and whoever fears has not been perfected in love”. What is the opposite of love? Normally one […]