| By Andy Moyle | 5 mins 1 sec | 0 Comments
The Passover Lamb Passover was a time of celebration when the Jews remembered how God had “passed over” their houses during the final plague in Egypt. By applying the blood of a lamb to their doorposts, the Jews were protected from the plague, sparing their firstborn children. God said “when I see the blood, I […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 50 secs | 0 Comments
The 10 virgins Jewish weddings went on a long time, a week or more. There’s no set time for the bridegroom to come to the bride’s house for the feast. The virgins wait to escort him in. Once he arrives the door is locked and there is no further access. So in the parable Jesus […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 21 secs | 0 Comments
There is a lot of nonsense out there about the end times. Some have tried to prophecy the date of Christ’s return and then adjust it continually. Others have all kinds of fanciful ideas. We don’t know when Christ coming back, only the Father knows. But the end does seem to be more nigh! Climate […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 51 secs | 0 Comments
Following on from the previous chapters in Matthew, the upside-down nature of Jesus’ messianic kingdom, which turns upside down all of our value systems, continues to be revealed. Jesus comes as a servant king teaching that we gain honour by serving others. Instead of getting revenge he talks of forgiving and doing good to our […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 36 secs | 0 Comments
There’s something powerful about praying in a triplet – if you can get down to praying more than sharing, it keeps you focused onto doing business with the Father. Jesus takes the trio of Peter, James and John up a mountain to pray. There’s something powerful about going away to pray together and going up […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 48 secs | 0 Comments
The sermon on the Mount contains multiple soundbites of the best teaching ever. It’s Nicky Gumbel’s twitter feed on steroids! Judgement v1-5 To judge or not to judge is one of the conundrums of the New Testament. Paul warns us not to judge in 1 Cor 4:12 and to judge in 1 Cor 5:12. It’s […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 34 secs | 0 Comments
Salt is an amazing substance. It was used to preserve food before refrigeration. I recently watched a documentary about a smoke-house in Galloway, Scotland that I had driven past many times on the way to Northern Ireland. They put the sides of salmon on great piles of salt to draw out moisture and start the […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 56 secs | 0 Comments
The Sermon on the Mount is some of the greatest teaching by anyone ever! The Beatitudes are the 8 “blessed are” statements Jesus made at the start of the sermon. Although I make it 9! The amazing thing about Scripture is there is so much in every verse. There are depths of meaning. We can […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 8 secs | 0 Comments
Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness. There are times in our lives where we are in a wilderness. If the Spirit has led you there for a season it’ll be to teach you something. If it’s your sin then you need to get right with God and get out asap! Going by […]