Monthly Archives: March 2003

I will go out as at other times…

In Judges 16 we read of Samson, the judge set apart for service to God. Whenever he was called on, the Spirit of God came upon Samson and he defeated the enemy. But Samson took this for granted. He thought … Continue reading

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The Circle of Compromise

“So now I say, I will not drive them out before you; but they shall become adversaries to you, and their gods shall be a snare to you.” Judges 2:3 The children of Israel had been given the victory over … Continue reading

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This People

The focus of Joshua chapter 1 is generally placed on God’s command to Joshua to be strong and courageous. This is right – it is repeated three times in one chapter because it is important. But there is a reason … Continue reading

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Loving or Lawkeeping?

In Mark chapter 10 Jesus encounters a young man. Most Bibles title this passage as ‘the rich young man’, or something similar. But it was not his wealth that was the problem it was his attachment to it! This young … Continue reading

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Blind Bartimaeus’ Belief – Mark 10:46-52

Bartimaeus didn’t have much of a life. He sat by the roadside & begged for other people’s leftovers. Of himself he could do nothing. Jesus was his way out, his means of escape from his miserable existence. So, when he … Continue reading

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