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The great calm
Our text is found in Matthew chapter 8 vs18-27. Please read beforehand. In this miracle we will see Christ’s omnipotent power controlling the forces of the natural world. We will also see in examing the text it reveals something of our faith. Firstly. Look at…
The seventh cry from the cross
In past months we have heard the cry of forgiveness, the cry of salvation, the cry of affection, the cry of anguish, the cry of suffering, the cry of victory and the final cry is the cry of contentment. In this world we live in we search for contentment. Few people…
The Fifth Cry from the Cross
The text is found in John ch19 vs28 “I thirst”. In considering this cry let us first of all see some things that the words did not mean. First, it was not a request just to relieve his thirst. He cried “I thirst” that the scriptures might be…
The Fourth Cry from The Cross
Look at Matthew 27 vs 46 ‘My God, my god, why hast thou forsaken me’. The first cry was the cry of forgiveness, the second cry was the cry of salvation, The third cry was the cry of affection, the cry we are looking at now is the cry of anguish. It is possibly the…
The third cry from the cross
The scripture to look at is John’s gospel chapter 19 verse 25&26&27 At the cross stood 4 women and the apostle John. One of the women folk was Mary the mother of Jesus. John had deserted Jesus along with all the other disciples ashamed, frightened,…
MY Shepherd
As we have said in the past blog the 23rd Psalm’s theme is God as the shepherd of His sheep.let us consider this with our knowledge of the Bible what pictures of our Shepherd can be seen a) The Shepherd of the flock led His flock of sheep he did not drive them….
The Second Cry from the Cross
Looking at Luke’s Gospel reading from chapter23 vs34- 43, and Matthew ch27 vs44. There are two things to look at, first is The dying thief’s request and The dying Saviour’s response. THE DYING THIEF’S REQUEST In Matthew’s account of the…
The First Cry from The Cross
Our text is found in Luke’s Gospel ch23 vs34 “Father forgive them; for they know not what they do.” Completely naked they nailed the Lord Jesus to the cross, He despised that shame read Isaiah 50 and 53. It was just after crucifying the Lord that He…
The twenty third Psalm The Shepherd God
I have no doubt that this piece of old testament script is the best known best loved portion of holy writ in the whole of the Christian world. To some it is a creed repeated daily to others it is a crutch to lean upon in times of troubles to others it is a carol to…