Life is full of hard mysteries, but we can trust that God knows what he is doing. And when you see circumstances which look bleak, instinctively get on your knees and pray with faith and fervour. This is where true change comes from.
Author: John Johnstone
Breaking down barriers
Sin is a barrier between God and us. Only Jesus can remove the barrier between us and God and bring us eternal peace with God. Why not admit to Jesus today that, morally speaking, you are drowning. Ask Jesus, in prayer, to pull you to the shore and he will. He invites everyone to call out to him promising to save.
New life, new hope, new security
This Easter, let’s grip onto this fact: Jesus has died for us and has been raised for us. This gives us a living hope. We don’t have to live grasping, selfish lives. We have a glorious inheritance to look forward to. May this set us free to live for others, and ultimately to live for God himself.
The effect of true change
True conversion is evidenced by true and demonstrable change. Let’s pray that the Lord would give us courage in our families, and amongst friends, as well as work colleagues. Witnessing will be costly so we need God-given boldness.
An unlikely candidate
As Christians, may we reflect on our own lives and share something of the people we used to be before we knew Jesus. May we remember the time when we met with the risen Jesus and became Christians. And may we consider, imperfect though we are, the new people God has made us.
Suffering and evangelism
We’re called to spread the Gospel in good times and in bad. As we do so, we’ll see true conversions – authentic change – but we’ll also be disappointed by those who appeared to believe and said all the right things, but they had no root – no saving faith in Jesus. We must examine also our own hearts to ensure that, yes, we have admitted our sinfulness to God and cast ourselves on Jesus alone to save us.
What will you do with Jesus?
Sermon: Sunday, 18th February, 2024 Speaker: John Johnstone Scripture: Acts 7 Here we have the account of the first Christian martyr, Stephen. Like Jesus, he
Cause and effect
God has treated us with such amazing grace – this is the gospel. This truth is the hub of all our spiritual growth; we never move beyond it. We return to it again and again. Because God has treated you in this way, he wants you to treat those in your communities with grace.
Handling problems in the church
All Christians have been given a spiritual gift to use in the church. May the Lord help us to have open eyes, so we will see the needs which exist and meet them as we can.
Vocal or silent witness?
We are called to be Christ’s witnesses in the world. Are we serious about telling others about Jesus? Are you serious about it? Then pray for boldness and for the right attitude and perspective when we face opposition from others.