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OUR PERFECT SAVIOURMatthew 4:1-11 “Jesus is the son of God; of course he is without sin!” “He is God, it can’t be that difficult for him to be on the cross.” “Jesus is the son of God; surely he cannot be tempted.” The notion that Jesus is God disguised as a man is very difficult …
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THE MYSTERY OF OUR SALVATIONMatthew 3:13-17 How can the Holy Spirit dwell in us? How can God adopt us as his children? Why would he? Why does he love us? And how is it that we can enjoy his unreserved endorsement, that he is pleased with us? It is a mystery. I do not feel …
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It was raining the day before and I had been meditating on Habakkuk 3. My own context is the situation in my country: a Government that overthrew the legitimately elected leaders by MPs switching sides, ostensibly to protect the interests of the majority race; a pandemic that is showing up the shortcomings of the leadership, …
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FAITH Habakkuk 3:1-19 How do we respond to the declaration “The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him”? Surely it is to do exactly that: be silent. And Habakkuk learned silence and in that silence, God is revealed in his majesty, his splendour that covers the heavens as …
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THE INDOMITABLE WILL OF GOD Ruth 1-4 The story of Ruth is a story of life on the ground; ordinary people making decisions in response to changing circumstances. How do they make those decisions? What do they base those decisions upon? Where does God stand in those decisions? The story does not tell us any …
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