Can you remember reading or hearing about the men of Issachar? It is always a popular topic when we are at crossroads or season changes as a church or even as a nation. I thought I’d revisit that passage again as we begin life in what people are referring to as a post...

Among aquatic animals, there exists a group of creatures called bottom feeders. These are marine creatures that live all their lives on the seabed and feed by scavenging on the bottom of the sea. In the text above, the apostle Paul is exhorting the church to stop...

In the midst of the global chaos and confusion brought about by Covid have we as Christians become so preoccupied by the happenings around us? Have we been caught up with all this to the point we have neglected our role as followers of Christ? Have our thoughts, our...

Exodus 20:12 (NKJV) “Honor (כָּבוֹד ḵâḇôḏ) your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you. The meaning of the word translated honour is the Hebrew word ḵâḇoḏ/kabed which means to be heavy, to make...

I’ve been hovering over the first chapter of the Book of Revelation in recent blogs, seeking to hear the Spirit of God speak into the current situation we find ourselves in and how we as a christians should respond. To that extent I have embarked on a series of...

My last blog entry focused on what I called the invisible war. We are at war. Our enemy is not flesh and blood but an invisible host of powers and principalities. We looked at how these invisible hosts are layered, methodically organised and deceptively tucked behind...

As we have noted in our last blog entry, the New Testament assumes that christians will experience many trials. Not only do the Scriptures assume suffering, the Bible seems to be preoccupied with seeking to encourage and strengthen believers in the midst of trials,...

Sacrifice is not a word we hear too often in Christian life. I wonder how many sermons we have heard throughout our church life focused on suffering and sacrifice. Yet every New Testament book from the Gospels right through to the Book of Revelation talks about...

What’s your plan after you die? When faced with this question, most people’s response would be around their end of life plans. The New Zealand government has a website with information about the sorts of things that you need to think about before you die. Some of the...

Today we want to look at Colossians 2:16-18 (NKJV). Paul is correcting a fundamental flaw in the believer’s thinking that is taking them backwards in their relationship with Christ. Colossians 2:16-19 (NLT) So don’t let anyone condemn you for what you eat or drink, or...