Here we are, almost 3 months into our Sabbatical, and first, we want to say thank you for your love and prayers over this time, and indeed this whole year. We are immensely grateful to God for friends and family at JCC! It has been over a year since Pete went to St. Barts Hospital…
13 December David Anointed: Judges 2:16-23, 1 Samuel 8:4-22; 16:1-13 Throughout the book of Judges the expectation of the people of Israel is that they need a King to rule over them, only then will they be able to live ‘righteously’. But God knows that what they really need is to hear from Him; and so He raises up judges…
12 December Joshua: Joshua 3-4 During half term in November, two of our sons came to stay with us. Sam brought his 2 children for us to look after while he was working from our home and Joe visited with his wife and 3 children and their poogle dog. It was a busy time but I managed to get out and walk…
11 December 10 Commandments: Deuteronomy 5-6, Matthew 22:34-40 We have an ongoing challenge in our home, as I’m sure many parents of young children do, namely encouraging our kids to do relatively straightforward tasks, such as taking their shoes off & shutting the front door behind them; or staying at the dinner table until everyone has…
10 December Passover: Exodus 12 The Passover is probably the most famous Jewish festival. So much so that God commanded Moses to change the year so this marks the beginning of the festival year for Jews. As well as instructions about the lamb or kid selection, cooking instructions, eating and wiping the blood on the doorposts, God takes…
9 December Joseph: Genesis 37 and Genesis 50 Whatever life throws at us, God intends it for good God works in and through all situations. Do we believe that? In chapter 50:20 “But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good”, Joseph knew that his brothers had intended evil against him, BUT,…
8 December Jacob: Genesis 28,35:1-15 As I read these passages, I prayed several times, each time for the Lord to speak- not me. During one of these prayers – I got my revelation – the blessing that God promised first to Abraham, then Isaac and Jacob – is the Lord Jesus Christ who is the blessing to ALL nations of the earth!…
7 December Sacrifice of Isaac: Genesis 22 and Galatians 3: 6-14, 29 Have you ever been tested? If we are honest, I think we all feel tested at times. In one way or another. It is difficult to know sometimes if it is God testing us directly, or just a situation we have brought on ourselves? All things come from the Lord as He has…
6 December Isaac: Genesis 17:15-21; 21:1-7 My mother is in her nineties, and my mind boggles at the thought of her giving birth…. no wonder Abraham fell on his face laughing! In an age when a woman’s whole identity lay in her ability to give her husband a son to be his heir, she was perceived as of less…
5 December Abraham: Genesis 12 – 18 Abraham is primarily known for his faith in God and this perhaps culminates in the story of how he was prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac as a burnt offering to God when asked by God to do so. This, all the more remarkable, as we know, if we read through these chapters of Genesis how…
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