| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 27 secs | 0 Comments
I think it’s easy to forget, as children of God what a uniquely privileged position we are in. We sing: “No guilt in life, no fear in death: this is the power of Christ in me.” No fear in death. No fear when we stand at the graveside of a loved one who knew and […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 1 sec | 0 Comments
When my daughter was very young, one of our favourite books to read together was ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ by Eric Carle. It’s the story of a caterpillar who eats one apple on Monday, two pears on Tuesday and so on until he becomes a big fat caterpillar, at which point he lies down in […]
| By Andy Moyle | 5 mins 24 secs | 0 Comments
Today we are reminded of the centrality and magnitude of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave. A claim that separates the Christian worldview from every other and upon which the Christian faith stands. Tom Wright puts it like this “The resurrection is the foundation of the Christian counterculture. And the immediate results go […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 17 secs | 0 Comments
It would seem that gathering together in Corinth for worship was a boisterous, messy affair and not in a good way. People were outdoing each other, showing how gifted they were with tongues and prophecies, talking and shouting over each other. So Paul wants to address the issue – he wants the gifts, but done […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 23 secs | 0 Comments
I hadn’t been expecting God to speak to me as He did soon after I came to faith in Jesus. I experienced His voice in numerous surprising ways including dreams, visions, images of Scriptures, some of which I had no familiarity with, and people sharing prophecies with me. This all strengthened me in many ways, especially with the knowledge that God strongly desires to have […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 44 secs | 0 Comments
The Church is a body made up of different parts – everyone is vital and needs to be doing what God has wired them to do. Some parts have greater impact – some gifts are more impactful than others – the “higher” gifts. So Paul gives us one of his gift/ministry lists which do vary […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 21 secs | 0 Comments
Divide and conquer is a military and political tactic that dates back to before the birth of Christ. It’s a strategy that has been employed by Machiavelli, Julius Caesar, Napoleon… and Satan. You see, we’re easier to pick off as individuals. When we believe the lie that we’re of no use to other Christians, or […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 58 secs | 0 Comments
‘Hats on or off’ is all about authority and being under godly authority. Jesus is the head of the church – he is ultimately in charge. In the family, the husband is head of his household – and that is servant leadership, loving your wife as Christ loved the church. In other words dying to […]
| By Andy Moyle | 5 mins 45 secs | 0 Comments
I used to be part of a running group, which I really enjoyed. I loved the exercise in the open air and the camaraderie amongst the runners. As time went on, there was talk of 10ks and half-marathons and the coach encouraged us to set targets of competing in longer distance events in order to […]