| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 36 secs | 0 Comments
Whatever you do will be misinterpreted! There’s a happy thought. In v.18 Jesus was accused of being a glutton and a drunkard. His answer was that wisdom is proved right by her actions. The religious people misinterpreted Jesus being with sinners as Him sinning Himself. He was reaching out to them and seeing them come […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 56 secs | 0 Comments
Following Jesus is really an all or nothing thing. In the book of Revelation the lukewarm church got a rebuke from the Lord. The first requirement in today’s reading is that we acknowledge the Lord before men. I remember the biggest bully at school coming up to me, poking me in the chest and saying […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 15 secs | 0 Comments
We have authority to bring the kingdom of God – to proclaim it, to heal and to cast out demons. Jesus had already demonstrated how to do it by healing many, now he defines what to do in v.5-15 and then off they go delegated. The 12 disciples were to go to the lost sheep […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 2 secs | 0 Comments
Fasting is a dangerous thing. John Piper writes in Hunger for God (Free pdf from Desiring God) – The Bible is very careful to warn us about people who “require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth” (1 Timothy 4:1–3). The apostle Paul […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 57 secs | 0 Comments
Today Matthew shows four ways Jesus brings the kingdom to those who need it. Storms of Life The disciples were travelling across the sea of Galilee when a storm arose, swamping the boat and causing great panic. Jesus slept through it all – He had no fear. The storms of life can assail us and […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 58 secs | 0 Comments
When I first moved to King’s Lynn, the mortgage surveyor for the 1920s flat I was buying was keen to check there were no signs of subsidence. Being a naïve twenty-something, I had to research what the term meant and was shocked to discover that subsidence is one of the most serious problems a property […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 34 secs | 0 Comments
At the end of last year, I watched the fascinating Blue Planet II documentary series, where David Attenborough took us into the depths of the oceans, through hitherto unseen footage, to spy on the vast array of life under the sea. Two things struck me in particular. Firstly, the beauty, complexity and intelligence of the […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 42 secs | One Comment
Yesterday we saw six ways that God’s greater righteousness is expressed as we draw on God’s grace to go further than the law. Grace is internal and empowered by the Spirit. The law looks for external observance. Today we see the biggie – love. Loving your neighbour is one thing. Loving your enemy requires the […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 4 secs | 0 Comments
The law was pretty much impossible for us to keep – you may think you are doing well with the Ten Commandments, but then get nailed by “Do not covet”! By the time of Jesus, the Pharisees had added a lot to the law. In the Third Century the Mishnah was brought together – 800 […]