Back in the day I had two momentous things happen to me. Firstly I passed my driving test, secondly I became a Christian. Both these things happened within a short space of time of one another. Being young and naïve aged 17, I combined both of these events. I was as really into my new […]
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“A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them […]
Good Friday. The day of Jesus’ death. The day an innocent man received an unjust sentence and a guilty man got off scot-free. The day a man lost his friends, his family, and his dignity. I wonder who on that day would have imagined it would ever come to be revered, to be called ‘good’. […]
Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” Mark 1:14-15 If we give Jesus the simple credit of intelligence then these first words must […]
Read this: Luke ch 2 v 1-16. Recite this, out loud. The Outsiders. At dead of midnight, In the dark stillness, deep silence, Save the odd bleating Of a sheep, We, the outsiders, Distrusted, discounted; We snatched a fleeting Hour of sleep. I was the one awake. I was the watchman, the first man Won […]
Luke 24:5 says it all. This weekend is what its all about for us at CVM. Following a captain, brother, rescuer and friend who gave up everything for us on Friday and on Sunday served death and hell its final notice. We follow a risen Jesus. We are men with resurrection DNA. We can be […]