“Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul”. 1 Peter 2:11 [KJV] Tower Hill I’m sure we can all think of instances when we felt very alone in a crowd. Maybe you went to an event and didn’t know anyone there. Or you were in a place where everyone around you was speaking a language you didn’t know. Perhaps you were the only work colleague who didn’t laugh at the boss’ crude joke. Maybe you’ve joined a new chur

“And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.” Acts 16:14 [KJV]   I was recently reading a list of prayer points, and one stood out: “pray the Lord would open hearts to the Gospel message”. This thought comes from Acts 16:14, which says, “And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which wo

“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” Philippians 2:13 [KJV]   At some time, we all reach a point in our lives when continuing to do God’s will seems impossible. Circumstances seem hopeless, our labours appear fruitless, disappointment crushes us and we are emotionally and physically exhausted. “Lord,” we might say, “I can’t do what You want!” But what we’re really saying is, “I don’t want to do what You want.” Yet Jesus says, “If y