by Charles Sibthorpe, The 222 Trust
Paul used a phrase, “overflowing with thankfulness” when he was giving words of encouragement and instruction to the believers in Colossae. (Colossians 2:7)
We all know that it is good to be “thankful”, but what is all this about “overflowing”? Overflowing can have …
Read more…. Overflowing with Thankfulness
As I look back over my life and the journey God has brought me on, I notice that there have been many times when God has spoken to me about what He is teaching me in that season – perseverance, grace, light, passion, patience and many others. My current season is to learn reliance on …
Read more…. As I give up relying on myself and look to Him, He fills me with Himself and the Kingdom of God advances.
Recently I lost a dear mother and dear friend. She went home to be with the Lord.
The disciples experienced this loss too. The reality had just dawned on them that Jesus was going to leave them; they had spent the last three years constantly in His presence. How could they possibly survive without Him …
Read more…. Feeling alone
My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. John 10:29 NKJV
The other day I was helping clean some valuable antiques that had gotten covered with soot from a house fire. I approached the …
Read more…. God’s Awesome Hand
I had a vision that I was walking down into a basement. It was above the foundations and solid but it was still underground. As I looked around me I could see that the basement was vast. It stretched away before me as far as my eye could see. It was quite light – there …
Read more…. The Basement Church
Source: Roy Lessin, “Meet me in the Meadow”
May the following quote by Octavius Winslow be an encouragement to you in prayer.
And all things, whatever you shall ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive. Matthew 21:22
Draw near, then, seeking soul, with boldness; Draw near with the lowly boldness of a child—with the …
Read more…. Encouragement in Prayer
Michael’s sister, Liana, and her husband, Rene have the most amazing garden in Belgium and we love staying with them in the summer when it’s hot and we can wander down it’s paths, picking fruit along the way. Every inch of soil is sown with either fruit, vegetables, herbs or flowers and is so productive …
Read more…. I want the seeds from your life not the petals!
I started to talk to the man in the warm sea about the lovely weather – hoping for an opportunity to steer the conversation towards talking about Jesus! He was very nice, and as we chatted I noticed the strange small scars on his bald head. He came from the Hawaiian island of Kauai – …
Read more…. There are angels all around!
And what is Booth’s conclusion?
“You must do it. With the light that is now broken in upon your mind and the call that is now sounding in your ears, and the beckoning hands that are now before your eyes, you have no alternative. To go down among the perishing crowds is your duty. …
Read more…. Jesus cries: “Come to me! Come and help me!” (William Booth’s Vision of the Lost)
It was deliciously cool early in the morning and no one was about. As I headed towards the harbour along the ancient walls of the stone ramparts, the screaming seagulls circled above the cathedral’s tower that jutted French town of Antibes. I could hear the high-pitched pinging of the halyards against the ships’ masts as …
Read more…. If you’ll take the risk and leave the quiet waters of the harbour, I’ll chart the course for you on the open sea
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"Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst again. The water I give them will become an eternal spring of life that constantly wells up inside them." John 4:14
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