Blessings and Woes

Luke 6: 17-26 – Jesus is speaking to his followers and teaching them the contrast between living according to his kingdom values or living according to worldly values. He focusses on four values which if followed now (the earthly life) would be a blessing to his followers and result...

Christ, The King

Jesus is given different titles: Saviour, High Priest, Shepherd, Counsellor, Advocate and others. King is the title we honour today. We may have difficulty relating to this title as in South Africa we live in a democracy and not a monarchy. When the Israelites settled in the Promised Land...

Spiritual Blessings

Commentator Matthew Henry distinguishes between Temporal blessings and Spiritual blessings. In conversation we may refer to “our blessings” or say “I’m counting my blessings”. These blessings will differ from person to person and could be among of the following: material things such as money or possessions (wealth), health, family,...