Friend of sinners Therefore there is now no condemnation For those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 Read Luke 7:41—50 This night I had better be clear before the Lord about the whole matter. How many of my sins have been forgiven? Whether my sins are many, like this woman who invaded Simon’s…
The bleakness of the outsider The Lord is the strength of his people; He is the saving refuge of his anointed. Psalm 28:8 Read Jeremiah 14:7—9 Why should God come to me as a homeless stranger? (I mean that God is the stranger, not me. Why?) Why should God be like a wanderer, like…
In the heart of God Be mindful of your mercy, O Lord, and of your steadfast love, For they have been from of old. Psalm 25:6 Read Luke 15:1—7 Tonight Jesus takes me into the heart of God. Into the heart-beat of heaven. Heaven rejoices. Heaven itself rejoices at the saving action of Jesus…
Faithful unto death The noble fellowship of prophets praise you. The white-robed army of martyrs praise you. Te Deum Read Revelation 7:9—17 I have a great privilege in being part of a church, a little figure among a vast multitude, an individual member, an insignificant one, in a living body. As weak as I…
Every knee shall bow Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Psalm 150:6 Read Isaiah 45:22—25 It is all or nothing with God. ‘All the ends of the earth.’ Nothing excepted. His claim is on everything and everyone. ‘Every knee shall bow. Every tongue shall swear.’ No one will be…
God is really among them O breath of God come sweeping through us, Revive your church with life and power. Elizabeth Ann Porter Head Read 1 Corinthians 14:23—25 I may have become used to expecting little of my unbelieving friends. I may expect them not even to recognise the presence of God. Then I…
Let all things be done for upbuilding Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, Because I have hoped in your word. Psalm 119:74 Read 1 Corinthians 14:26—33 Whatever we do or do not do at my local church, whether we make space for tongues or for prophecy or for gifts that were…
The lost Ark My soul longs, indeed it faints For the courts of the Lord. Psalm 84:2 Read Jeremiah 3:14—17 If the Ark contained the stone tablets on which God himself had written with his own hand (or was it Moses?) his ten key commands to his people,[1] I can think of nothing more…
Water of life My soul thirsts for God, For the living God. Psalm 42:2 Read John 4:7—14 So is this true? Can I say that the water Jesus gives gushes up to eternal life? Has there been anything through the course of this day that has had me drinking this in? Anything I can…
The invitation not to be missed Blessed is anyone Who will eat bread in the kingdom of God! Luke 14:15 Read Luke 14:16—24 Just about every time I come to the holy communion the words of Jesus echo in my ears, ‘I will never again drink of this fruit of the vine until the…