Making room in my life to listen and respond to the Holy Spirit means that I must declutter my life in order to make room.
The Bible tells us that faith is interactive. This means that the faith God has planted in his people calls for a response; the Bible also gives us a clue to what that response looks like.
Samuel needed help to recognize God’s voice. God still reveals himself all around our world; sometimes we too need help knowing how to listen.
The choices we make from day to day all combine together to impact the person we become. Joshua reminds the people that their journey with God involves some choices; our path of discipleship involves choices too.
The resurrection of Jesus confronted the disciples with a question: what should they be doing now because of what Jesus has done? It is a question that still confronts us today.
Even from the time of Christ’s birth, there are those who anticipate resurrection; we can be people today who also live as those anticipating resurrection.
A service of scripture and communion for Maundy Thursday.
Jesus demonstrates the humble nature of shalom in the way he fulfils Zechariah’s words on the day of the triumphal entry to Jerusalem.
God’s salvation shalom is beyond our understanding, yet at the same time we are invited to witness and participate in all that God is doing to restore his world.
The restoration of God’s shalom shows up not only in God’s closeness to his people, but also in his people’s closeness to each other.