FAITHFULNESS
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Daily Readings: Matthew 24 and Psalm 24 I suspect the disciples might have regretted asking, “When will this (the destruction of the Temple) happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”, as it triggered a very long answer from Jesus, filled with plenty of unpleasant truths
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Daily Reading: John 18:15-18 Having read the account of this moment so often, it’s easy to pass over the details. I suggest we ought to read it very slowly and carefully a few times to really get a sense of entering into the scene. Pay attention to any detail that you may have missed or
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Daily Reading: Romans 12:9-21 Romans 12’s Spirit-inspired instructions to the believers give us a clear indication that faithfulness is a value to which we have to cling with great determination when we experience evil (v.9), affliction (v.12), persecution, being cursed (v.14), and harmed (v.17-21). When times are good and everything is rosy, our faithfulness and
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Daily Reading: 1 Timothy 5:1-10 This passage gives us a fascinating glimpse into the way the early local churches viewed themselves as extended families, and understood that they had a responsibility to be faithful to one another as Christ’s Family. This faithfulness involved always treating each other with respect and honour, and it worked itself
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Daily Reading: John 19:25-27 As Jesus hung on the Cross in excruciating physical, spiritual, mental and emotional pain, He extended an incredible honour to John. When He considered to whom He should entrust the physical and spiritual care of His mother, Mary, Jesus determined that His beloved disciple and friend, John, was the one faithful
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This week we’re considering the Christian Value of Faithfulness. Faithfulness is the quality of being steadfast, dedicated, dependable, loyal and worthy of trust. It is very closely related to last week’s value of Truth, because it is the quality of doing what we say we will do, or what we have otherwise committed ourselves to
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