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‘Then I saw ‘a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loudContinue reading “A time to come”

Full Justice As society we constantly demand justice, we don’t want anyone to get away with anything which we particularly deem unforgiveable.  There is something within us that cries out against the injustices we see in the world.  But, there seems to be a divide between our expectation of others and God’s expectation of us. Continue reading “Now and not yet”

The sacrifice needed to destroy sin and death would be provided for by God himself as shown throughout the Old Testament.  We see this particularly in the moment Abraham offered his Son Isaac to die (Genesis 22). God promised he alone would provide the sacrifice, this is a statement from God that mankind in andContinue reading “The great sacrifice”

John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was in the beginning with God.  All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.  In him was life, and the life was the light of men. Continue reading “The great separation”

So what does God do when humanity itself is harmful to God’s creation?  Did God not anticipate this flaw?  Did God himself include this flaw within humanity?  Is it now God’s responsibility to destroy humanity to protect the rest of creation?  Isn’t that what the serpent said God meant? Mankind’s greatest weakness In Genesis 3Continue reading “The redemption of humanity”

At the first wedding you get a real sense of a wonderful gift has been received, a longing has been quenched and a partnership has begun. Above all these wonders the greatest wonder for humanity is that the God who created them finds joy in them and desires to care, protect and provide for them. Continue reading “The rebellion of humanity”

For some of us we wonder why on earth did God make human beings? After all if it wasn’t for human beings then much of the world would still be perfect. That is because we haven’t fully understood God’s purpose in creating human beings. Genesis 2:7 ‘Then the LORD God formed a man from theContinue reading “The wonder of humanity”

Last time we considered how God made humanity in his image through a decision made with Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Much has been said over the years particularly over recent years, as we all grapple with personal or wider community identity issues, and I am certainly not trained in this area of ministry howeverContinue reading “In the image of God”

The title of today’s blog comes from a children’s worship song many of us sing in our churches and homes.  It speaks of ‘our’ God who is mighty and strong.  In this child’s song we get a hint that God has a relationship with the people he created, but before we jump ahead and considerContinue reading “Our God is a great big God”

I left you with the thought a few weeks ago ‘How did God create the heavens and the earth’? Since then we have all had to face some difficult decisions of how best to help and protect our families, friends and our communities. More than ever we need to get to know the God ofContinue reading “Our Creator God”