Recent posts (below)
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A Heart of Worship
An alabaster jar (or box / flask) is a vessel made from alabaster stone (Blue Letter Bible, 2025). It was used to store expensive ointments and perfumes, and it held great value. For the contents to be poured out, the neck of the alabaster jar had to be broken (Blue Letter Bible, 2025). There were… Read more
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Sitting at the feet of Jesus.
After Jesus taught the parable of the Good Samaritan, he made a journey into a nearby village (Luke 10:37). Two women are introduced, Martha and Mary, sisters of Lazarus, a friend of Jesus. Martha invited Jesus into her home and was focused on preparing a meal for her guest. Whereas her younger sister Mary ‘sat… Read more
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A Steward’s Reward.
The Parable of the Talents is one of the parables Jesus taught on stewardship. It involved a man giving three servants a certain number of talents to trade with. The man represents God, and the servants represents His people. We are not servants out of compulsion, but because we are indebted to Him. Whilst the… Read more
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The Downfall of King Saul
Samuel, a prophet and priest in Israel, grew old, and the elders of Israel petitioned for a king (1 Samuel 8:1) . They wanted an earthly king, like “other nations” and no longer wanted God to reign over them (1 Samuel 8:4). Samuel warned them of the consequences. A king will take advantage of their… Read more
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Idolatry: “I do”
The word idol means ‘an image that represents a false god’, ‘an appearance of’ (Blue Letter Bible, 2025). Although this is a New Testament word, idols have made their appearances in the Old Testament. Often, they are referred to as gods. Regardless of the language used, it’s still an image that is worshipped instead of the… Read more
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Withholding Nothing
In Genesis 12, God called Abram (later known as Abraham) to go to a land that He would give to him and his descendants (Genesis 12:1-2), except there was one problem. Abraham and Sarah were in their old age and had no children. Abraham was 75 years old at the time. God instructed Abram to… Read more
At Your word, I will... 