Richard Burgess Too often people get distorted or plain wrong ideas about God. Right from humanities earliest days when the serpent suggested to Adam and Eve that God was not as good as what he had revealed himself to be, the enemy has sought to distort and destroy the true knowledge of God. One of … Continue reading The Good Shepherd
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Called to be like Jesus – part 2, healing and deliverance
Richard Burgess, 20.03.2021 In the previous post we saw that those who are in Christ (in union with him) are no more under condemnation, and have a new life through the Spirit - and that is powerful! But more than that, we saw in Romans 8:29, that God has predestined us to be like Jesus. … Continue reading Called to be like Jesus – part 2, healing and deliverance
Reigning in life – to good to be true?
Reigning in life - to good to be true? That's what the enemy would have us believe. If he cannot stop us coming to Christ his next step is to somehow undermine the effectiveness of the gospel in our lives as God's people. He would be happy to convince us that the gospel simply saves … Continue reading Reigning in life – to good to be true?
It’s not over
Christmas is past, the New Year is in, and we've moved on, but the incarnation hasn't! The incarnation didn't stop at Christmas, Jesus didn't grow out of it. Neither did the incarnation stop when Jesus left the earth, He didn't ascend out of it. No it continues, an amazing, glorious truth we'd do well to … Continue reading It’s not over
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil
As we come towards the end of the Lord's prayer we are confronted by a request for very specific help about living in this world. Temptation and sin are common to all humanity. It doesn't matter where you live, east or west, north or south, whether you have money or none, educated or uneducated... we … Continue reading Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil
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