General
General
21 Apr 2017
The Lord’s prayer begins by us acknowledging and praising who God is and declaring His Kingdom and will to be our first priorities after worship. Then, within this context, the Lord Jesus tells us to ask for three specific things for ourselves: daily provision of bread, forgiveness of sins and…
13 Apr 2017
Our pick of the week's news to inform your prayers. Society & Politics HSBC offers 10 gender-neutral terms for customers: The bank’s move is drawing criticism, including from gay rights activist Peter Tatchell, for going too far and risking ‘confusion, misunderstanding, ridicule and backlash’. Read more here. UK journalists point…
13 Apr 2017
Soon after Moses led the Children of Israel out of Egypt, God showed them that they were to be completely dependent on Him, even for their daily food. The account of is in Exodus 20. Later on the journey to the Promised Land, Moses explained why God made them dependent…
07 Apr 2017
To pray this section of the prayer that Jesus taught His disciples is to acknowledge several things that are central to our life 'on earth'. We have, if we believe in our Lord Jesus, an eternal life with Him after this present life on earth comes to its end (John…
31 Mar 2017
In The Complete Jewish Bible that I have been using lately, the phrase “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” is written as the second part of a sentence. As a prayer on its own it can be read as “May your will be done on…
31 Mar 2017
Our pick of the week's news to inform your prayers. Society & Politics BBC Brazil says Westminster attacker may be a ‘freedom fighter’: Whilst the BBC in Britain referred to the recent London attack unambiguously as a ‘terror attack’, BBC Brazil (also paid for by UK license fees) refused to…
27 Mar 2017
Here are links to all the articles in our 'Being Hebraic' series, by Dr Clifford Denton. 1. The Life of Faith 2. Walking with God 3. Torah (the Teaching of God) 4. Illustrations from Torah 5. Authority to Interpret Torah 6. The Importance of Community 7. Re-Thinking Community 8. Guarding…
