Author: nickjones2011
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Making Friends on the Water
“People should make friends on the water,” said my 12 year old son during last week’s heatwave. I asked him why and he said “because no one can see your disability on the water and they treat you as they would treat you normally.” Wow! What perception. My son suffers with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy which…
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Where do you find your value? (Proverbs 11-13; Psalm 8; Rom 13)
As exam season and pride month continue it may be tempting to look to academic success or your sexuality for your identity. Psalm 8 helps us to look somewhere else. It’s a wonderful God focussed Psalm, beginning and ending with the majesty of God. It is in looking to the God of the Bible that…
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Do not be conformed to this world (Proverbs 8-10; Psalm 144; Rom 12)
June is pride month. There’s lots of pressure to conform, it’s much easier to just go with the flow. But in our reading today God says, “do not be conformed to this world” (Romans 12:2). If you follow Jesus, you’re not to just go with the flow, but to go God’s way. Sometimes our light…
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The justice of God (Proverbs 6-7; Psalm 7; Rom 11)
If you have ever been wronged, you will know that justice matters. In Psalm 7, David has been wronged. A man called Cush has falsely accused David of something and it’s ruining David. He feels like he’s being torn apart like the prey of a lion (v2). David does the best thing, he cries out…
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The heart of God (Proverbs 3-5; Romans 10)
We saw yesterday that if you love God, it’s because He chose to have mercy on you. In Romans 10 we see the heart of God for unbelieving people as God says “all day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people.” (V21). God has been so patient, think of…
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How Little we Know (guest post from Gareth Orr)
It’s that time of year again. The leaves have returned to the trees, the flowers are blooming, the grass is growing (albeit slowly). All this can only mean one thing. Exam season is upon us once again! Even if you are not currently revising for exams yourself, no doubt you know someone who is. Across…
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Can anything good come out of Down?
Can anything good come out of Down?! That’s what we might be wondering after they knocked Donegal out of the championship. But there was good news from another recent sporting event as Aaron Beggs from Bangor sacrificed a personal best to help a fellow runner in the Boston Marathon. Ajay Haridasse was less than 200m…
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How can we know God’s love won’t fail? (1 Kings 4; Prov 1-2; Ps 43; Rom 9)
Yesterday we saw the amazing news of total security for the believer in Christ. But maybe you look at your suffering and you wonder, how can God love you when He lets this happen? Our Psalmist wrestles with this in Psalm 43. Graciously God gives us the words to say when we feel like this,…
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Total security (1 Kings 3; 2 Chr 1; Ps 42; Rom 8)
Could this be the best chapter in the whole Bible?! Romans 8 begins with “no condemnation” and ends with the confidence that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. It’s a chapter that fills us with confidence of the total security for the believer in Christ Jesus. Who are the…
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Do not read this! (1 Kings 2; 1 Chr 29; Rom 7)
“Do not read this!” Why does that make you want to read this? Or why when you see a “Wet Paint! Don’t Touch” sign do you want to touch it! The thought of touching the wall before reading the sign wouldn’t have crossed your mind, but once you see a command telling you not to,…
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