Author: Norm

SCRIPTURE: Mark 6:17-29 John was a holy man who did what was right… and he was beheaded for it; Jesus was a holy man who did what was right… and he was crucified for it. Do you want to be a holy man or woman, are you committed to doing what is right? Jesus invites us…

SCRIPTURE: Mark 6:14-16 God was doing amazing things through Jesus, and people were taking notice. But Jesus’ message challenged peoples selfish hearts – including religious and political leaders. It was these every leaders who eventually crucify Jesus, to protect their own selfish hearts. Herod knows he is guilty, and Jesus makes Him uncomfortable. If we really…

SCRIPTURE: Mark 6:6-13 Jesus is sent by God to rebuild His world, to rescue His family, to restore His kingdom. Jesus sends out His disciples to do the same thing, in the same way as He does (John 20:21). He authorizes His followers to represent God, to demonstrate God’s love and power. They are to love, to…

SCRIPTURE: Psalm 48 When God is at the centre (of a city, a nation, a fortress, or a person’s heart), there is hope, security and joy. The psalmist is thinking in terms of Jerusalem, with the temple at the centre, and how God makes them confident. But we can apply this to our own lives, to…

SCRIPTURE: 1 Kings 17-22 What do you sense the Lord saying to you? PRAYER

SCRIPTURE: Mark 6:1-6 Wow, Jesus could not do miracles among those who knew Him best. Is it possible that people who are close to Jesus can actually be closed to Him, and not experience His blessing? Is it that we take Him for granted, or that we know too much, and it confuses or distracts us…

SCRIPTURE: Mark 5:35-43 It is my belief that what Jesus did, we could do, with God’s help and for His purpose. Jesus was not exercising God-power as God, but as a human that trusted God, and was empowered by the Holy Spirit. Fear and unbelief are destructive, limiting forces that hold people back from God’s best…

SCRIPTURE: Mark 5:25-34 What do you sense the Lord saying to you? PRAYER

SCRIPTURE: Mark 5:21-24 What do you sense the Lord saying to you? PRAYER Mark 5:21-24 NIRV Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee in a boat. It landed at the other side. There a large crowd gathered around him. Then a man named Jairus came. He was a synagogue ruler. Seeing Jesus, he fell at his feet….

SCRIPTURE: Psalm 47 Imagine being bullied for years, then finally having someone stand up for you, protect you and put you in a position of authority. Think about the joy you would feel, the deep gratitude you would have towards your protector and benefactor. This is the feeling behind Psalm 47, the praise of the victim vindicated….