Paul's love for the churches
One of the things that has really come through in my daily Bible readings this year is Paul’s great love for the local church. In a number of his letters he describes his love for the people in the local church and his desire to see it thrive. In 1 Thessalonians 2:7-11 Paul talks about [...]
A good church report
In the New Testament book of 1 Thessalonians we see the Apostle Paul gives the local church at Thessalonica a good report about how they are going. In 1 Thessalonians 1:3 he says, “As we pray to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the enduring [...]
Spiritual friendships and connections
One of the things I love about being a Christian is that you can have great connections and friendships with people because you both love and follow Jesus. Last night after our weekly church prayer time, one of the guys and I stood around outside church and just talked for an hour. We talked about [...]
The joy inside
Some days I wish I could properly explain the joy I have inside me that comes from knowing Jesus. I really wish that all the people I know who don’t know Jesus could walk around with this feeling inside them for two weeks. It would be life changing and they wouldn’t want to go back. [...]
