Living to please God more and more
Several years ago I shared some reflections on 1 Thessalonians 4:1-18 in a post titled, “Living to please God”. You can find it here. In this post I focussed on the following four thoughts… Live in purity (v3-8) Show brotherly love (v9-10) Be a good testimony (v11-12) Have hope in Christ’s return (v13-18) This week [...]
Vines and branches part 3
I am still reflecting on John 15:1-17 and the vines and the branches at the moment. The last few days I have been thinking about the pruning of the Father for fruit in the right places. In the picture above I am trimming my tomato bushes. I am trimming away the new branches that are wanting to [...]
Vines and branches part 2
Today I want to share another reflection on John 15:1-17 – the true vine and the branches. As I reflected on this passage I came up with three thoughts. 1. We need to remain under the Gardener’s care (v1-4) Verses one and two talk about the Father being the gardener that trims and prunes the [...]
Vines and branches part 1
Several weeks ago I started reading and reflecting on John 15:1-17. This is the section where it talks about Jesus being the true vine and we are His branches. After I read it the first time I went outside to see how my tomato bushes were going. As I looked at them I still had [...]
My Bible College units studied
I was just having a look of the units I have studied at Bible College this morning. They really start to add up if you stick with it over time. I initially started my studies back in 1992 as a fairly new Christian. I had a long break and then began again in 2005 and [...]
