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Nic Thackwray
thehonestoneGod’s zeal for His house – Defining prayer
*** This article is part of a blog series by a Guest Author: Nic Thackwray. It is a journey into understanding better God’s Zeal for His House. You can check out the Introduction to the series here. *** So prayer is strongly on God’s heart as we saw last week. But what is prayer? This may seem like it has an … Continue reading
#8.2 – The Wisdom of Suffering [James 1:1-18]: Without Defects
Last time we looked at the fact that we are everything but perfect and flawless as we once were before sin. That we are constantly faced with under-performing, malfunctioning equipment. Some call it “The Human Condition.” But, we have also determined that God made a plan to ‘fix’ us, to make us whole again. And that plan is … Continue reading
#8 – The Wisdom of Suffering [James 1:1-18]: Without Defects
In the amplified version of the bible, there are little [brackets] that give extra information about a specific word or topic. They help clarify the concepts in English from the original Greek. They are very helpful and indeed do [Amplify] the meanings to give greater understanding and insight. Right in between the words fully developed … Continue reading
#7 – The Wisdom of Suffering [James 1:1-18]: Lacking Nothing
…”that you may be fully developed, lacking nothing.” I looked in my bible study booklet where I write about my insights into scripture and found the following written about lacking nothing: “Wow, if I could be lacking nothing I would be a happy man. I always seem to find myself falling short. I often lack … Continue reading
Points of Separation Part 7 : so what now?
We have now reached the end of the series and I simply wanted to walk through it quickly and ask you to answer it for yourself. Remember the question I asked you to keep at the back of your head through the whole series? What does God really want? Part 1 We looked at how … Continue reading
#5.3 – The Wisdom of Suffering [James 1:1-18]: Faith
So what is Faith exactly? This is probably one of the most age-old questions that people have asked and tried to answer. People have had some very interesting ways of looking at and understanding Faith. Some which still influence the way we meet and worship today. So why am I focusing on Faith, when there … Continue reading
Points of Separation Part 6 : Consolidation
I will start today by saying that we have walked through the Old Testament and we have seen that God responds when we make decisions. Moving and jumping quickly into the New Testament: In Christ there is no separation, but that in itself does not solve the problem we sit with today. Though we may … Continue reading
#5.2 – The Wisdom of Suffering [James 1:1-18]: Faith
So, we have answered the question of how endurance is actually developed within us? We saw that it happens when our spiritual strength is put to the test. When our faith is pushed to its limits. That is when our endurance stretches and tears and has a chance to grow by the infilling life of … Continue reading
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