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As a charismatic, Acts 2 is hugely familiar to me and well loved. I’ve preached and written on it many times, so I was hungry for fresh insights! This time I found the Lord drawing me to Old Testament parallels beyond the quoted Joel 2. This passage is the one where the Spirit promised, becomes […]
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John 21 Do you love me? Back in John 13:38, Jesus had predicted that Peter would disown him 3 times. Peter must have felt offended, hurt, outraged. Later, despite his big talk and bravado, Peter does exactly what Jesus said he would do: denies him 3 times. ‘I’m not one of his disciples! No, I […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 27 secs | 0 Comments
Poor old Thomas has a bit of a reputation – he even has his own Wikipedia page (Doubting Thomas)! This doesn’t seem quite fair, as it’s clear from the Gospel accounts that all the disciples struggled to accept that Jesus had actually risen from dead. In v2, Mary Magdalene, on seeing the empty tomb, thought […]
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There are 8,000 or so promises in the Old Testament, but the one today is THE promise of the Father. It’s pretty important, maybe one of the most important. Christ followers will receive the power of the Spirit to be witnesses. Not just to do witnessing, but to be witnesses. The early Christians will be […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 11 secs | 0 Comments
Jesus is praying for you! Yes you! The Saviour and Creator of the world is interceding for you. He, I would say is pretty good at prayer! His prayers get answered. God’s choice, our choice The first few verses show us that God has chosen us. Jesus is praying to the Father in front of […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 24 secs | 0 Comments
The greatest danger is not death but apostasy. So says Don Carson in his commentary on this passage. Jesus’ previous teaching has been to protect them from falling away -by abiding in Him and being filled with the Spirit. Later John provides a framework for falling away while maintaining the eternal security of the believer […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 49 secs | 0 Comments
One of my abiding memories of Tuscan holidays is walks though Jan’s uncle’s wood. In the middle, there is a derelict house, the kind that many Brits buy and then do up as a holiday home. This one was still derelict and it had a mess of a garden filled with overgrown fruit – delicious […]
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This week I sent out a survey to the church to see where people were at with restarting physical Sunday gatherings. There weren’t many surprises, and it triggered a few chats to understand the thinking behind answers. The coronavirus pandemic and lockdown has had a toll on mental health. Some of the answers showed people’s […]
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John 13 The Servant King John tells us that Jesus has loved ‘his own’ disciples (v1), whom he had chosen to be with him. Jesus loved them, despite their sinfulness and failure to understand; there was a warmth in his heart towards them. He knows it all; he sees into the very blackest and bleakest […]