• Overflowing Love

    Jesus made it clear in John 13:34 that there is a higher standard of love expected of us in relation to our fellow believers than to our neighbours in general. He said, “A new command I give you: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”  But why should we love

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  • Show His glory

    Jesus made it clear in John 13:34 that there is a higher standard of love expected of us in relation to our fellow believers than to our neighbours in general. He said, “A new command I give you: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”  But why should we love

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  • Making His love tangible

    Jesus made it clear in John 13:34 that there is a higher standard of love expected of us in relation to our fellow believers than to our neighbours in general. He said, “A new command I give you: love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”  But why should we love

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  • Love the beloved

    Let’s start the week with a quick reminder: This year, these devotions will focus on following Jesus by obeying everything He has commanded us (Matthew 28:19-20). The three highest level commands Jesus gave us were to Love God, Love one another, and Love our neighbour. Throughout the year we will study the many ways Jesus

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  • Love God, Beloved Child

    This week, we have set aside time to think about some of the reasons why we ought to love the Lord. Over the last four days, I’ve suggested that we ought to love God because He created us in love, because of His profound beauty, because of His constant presence with us, and because of His perfect

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  • Love God, Beloved

    Remember, throughout this year we will see many examples of how we are to love the Lord. But this week, we’re setting aside time to think about some of the reasons why we owe the Lord such a debt of love. Over the last three days, I’ve suggested that we ought to love God because He created us in

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  • Love God? Why again?

    Remember, throughout this year we will see many examples of how we are to love the Lord. But this week, we’re setting aside time to think about some of the reasons why we owe the Lord our God such a debt of love. So far I’ve suggested that we ought to love God because He

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  • Love God? Still?

    Remember, throughout this year we will see many examples of how we are to love the Lord. But this week, we’re setting aside time to think about some of the reasons why we owe the Lord such a debt of love. Yesterday I suggested that we ought to love God because He created us in

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  • Love God? Why?

    Throughout this year of studying the many commands and instructions of Jesus our Lord, His words in Mark 12:30 will need to echo through our hearts and minds regularly. Here He named the first and most important commandment as this: ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and

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  • 2026 Devotions

    As the new year has begun, I thought I’d let you in on my plan for this Blog in 2026. This year at our home church, Walmer Methodist, the over-arching focus of our sermons will be that often-forgotten instruction tucked away in Jesus’ Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20. Here Jesus taught us: 18 … “I have been

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