Faith. Politics. Tech. Sailing.
by Simon
The Word of God Spread So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith. Acts 6:7 This week’s number one film in the UK is Sex and the City 2. I’d love at this point to tell you a …
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Delegation’s what you need… Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word. Acts 6:3-4 I have been heavily involved in running Model United …
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Growing Pains 1In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. 2So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of …
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Plan of Man or God? If this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail; but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. Acts 5:38b-39a Do you remember Rabbit Telecom? The chances are that you probably don’t! I vaguely remember it from around the mid 1990s. It …
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Jesus – Prince and Saviour God exalted Jesus to his own right hand as Prince and Saviour that he might give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel. Acts 5:31 Do you ever find yourself wondering why you’re doing something? Sometimes when I’m at work my boss asks me to do something which seems to …
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Mission Leading to Growth Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number. Acts 5:14 When I first joined Twitter in May 2007, I knew almost no-one else who used the micro-blogging service, and didn’t really understand what the point was. At that point, I was member …
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God sees! But the Israelites acted unfaithfully in regard to the devoted things; Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of them. So the LORD’s anger burned against Israel. Joshua 7:1 In the UK over the last year or so we have seen …
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There should be no poor However, there should be no poor among you, for in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess as your inheritance, he will richly bless you. Deuteronomy 15:4 I’ve been shopping in Norwich today trying to find a tie for my wedding. Norwich is much like any …
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Plotting in vain Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the LORD and against his Anointed One. Psalm 2:1-2 Sometimes in life, you find yourself working for someone you really don’t get on with. I know that …
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They heard the message and believed But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand. Acts 4:4 I used to teach in a large boys’ school right in the middle of the City of London. Whilst there, I took on the running of the Christian Unions, which …
