Joshua Generation, part 5. Jericho was a mighty obstacle standing in the way of God’s people as they entered the Promised Land. But by faithfully following the Lord’s commands, God fights the battle on Joshua’s behalf, and Jericho is taken.
Tag: Spiritual Growth
Milestones
Joshua Generation, part 4. When God’s people crossed the Jordan River it marked both the exit from the wilderness and the entrance into the promises of God. Christianity is the same. Salvation and forgiveness marks the way into God’s Kingdom, … Continue reading “Milestones”
Coming Back to What Satisfies
Looking at Psalm 1. When we delight in God’s Word, we are like a tree planted by streams of water, which brings life to us, and life to those around us.
Assurance of Adoption
Life in the Spirit, part 3. God wants our faith to be steeled with certainty. When we feel this certainty, we are emboldened to live for him.
Jesus our Life and Leader
Colossians, part 3. What are the things that take centre stage in our day-to-day lives? And what happens when we place Jesus at the centre, and work everything else out from there?
Jesus our Life
Colossians, part 2. The Lordship of Christ always produces new life to you as a believer. He doesn’t leave you as one that is dead—he causes you to be alive in him.
Service
The Forgotten Arts, part 11. In John 13 we see Jesus wash his disciples feet: he lays aside his majesty and decends to the lowest point in the room, where he does the unthinkable work of a slave.
Submission
The Forgotten Arts, part 10. Submission can often be seen as a dirty word, but there’s real beauty, strength and freedom to be found in its practice, which was modelled perfectly by Jesus.
Confession
The Forgotten Arts, part 9. Biblical confession is a collision of two things: knowing the radical depths of your sin, and knowing the radical depths of God’s mercy.