Author: nickjones2011
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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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Does it matter how you live? (1 Kings 1; 1 Chr 26-28; Rom 6)
If we are made right with God by trusting in Jesus, does it matter how you live? Sometimes people object to being saved by faith in Jesus’ finished work on the cross because they say it means people can live how they want. If we are saved by grace then why not just sin more…
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Rejoice in your sufferings (1 Chron 22-25; Psalm 78; Rom 5)
What a strange thing to say! It’s not that the apostle Paul enjoyed suffering anymore than anyone else. How then could he write “we rejoice in our sufferings”? It’s not Paul hadn’t really suffered; he had faced intense personal suffering, including being shipwrecked, stoned, beaten with rods, sleepless nights, time in prison. He had the…
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The Moon is always round
There were “audible screams of delight” from NASA scientists onboard Artemis 2. One of the Astronauts, Victor Glover, had this to say: “As we are so far from Earth and look back at… the beauty of creation… In all of this emptiness — this thing we call the universe — you have this oasis, this…
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How do I get right with God? (2 Sam 24, 1 Chr 21, Rom 4)
Could there be a more important question than this? How do I get right with God? Here is a question of eternal significance. Every man-made religion says it’s about what you do. You have got to do something to get to God. Such an approach appeals to our pride, since it means we contribute something.…
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No GAA In heaven?
“Imagine there’s no GAA in heaven? I’d have to come back down again!” Was Marty Morrissey joking when he said those words in a recent interview with the Irish Independent? He probably was, but I’m pretty sure he was serious when he said: “Butterflies appeared in the church during the funeral when my mum died,…
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Is there any justice in the world? (2 Sam 21-23; Psalm 18; Romans 3)
Is there any justice in the world? This is an important question, especially for those who have been wronged by others. The Gibeonites had been wronged by Saul. Many years earlier, Joshua had made a covenant with the Gibeonites, they would not be killed. But Saul disregarded this. It looked like he’d got away with…
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