“The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (Genesis 6:5). Could you get any more graphic, more specific, more all-inclusive words? All over the inhabited earth were people who were constantly doing evil in the sight...
We celebrate Christmas on December 25, and Christmas is the celebration of Jesus’ birth – but we don’t know if Jesus was born on December 25.Way back then, no one was keeping a record of birthdays like we do now. In the early church days (in 336 AD), a church leader decided to make December...
During the Christmas season, so much can pull us away from the significance of what we’re celebrating—the gift of Immanuel, “God with us.” Advent, spanning the four weeks before Christmas, brings us the opportunity to redirect our focus. YouVersion offers several Bible Plans to help Jesus’ birth become a point of your daily reflection. And...
The word “Christmas” comes from the traditional Christ’s Mass, a special church service that celebrated Jesus’ birth. It became our word Christmas! Jesus has lots of names that we hear at Christmastime – Jesus, the Messiah, Christ, Emmanuel. Can you think of any others? “Jesus” was a common name at the time of Jesus’ birth....
Why are relationship struggles so disappointing? Why do the problems we have with other people affect us so powerfully? Why is relational disappointment one of the hardest disappointments for all of us to face? Let me suggest some reasons. 1. You were created to be a social being: You and I were never designed to...
If you already familiar with the current YouVersion Bible app you’ll be delighted to hear that “The Bible App for Kids” launched on November 28, Thanksgiving Day in the US! This gives kids their very own Bible App so they can learn, play, and grow in God’s Word. They can explore a growing collection of...
Primary Schools • Pray for teachers who run SU groups at lunchtime and after school, that they will have energy and strength from God, as well as opportunities to share their faith with the pupils who attend. • This month many P7 pupils will be sitting their transfer test. Please pray that they will know...
We were surprised. We simply didn’t see it coming. We thought things were going well. We thought we’d built a good relationship. We thought that we’d been good neighbors. We lived in a twin house, with our landlady living in the attached home with her adult daughter. For reasons we couldn’t understand, the daughter began...
Primary Schools Pray for children who are starting school this month for the first time; that they will quickly settle into school life and make friends quickly. Pray for Christian teachers as they begin a new year, that they seek to be salt and light in their schools. Pray for the Primary 7 pupils who...
On the 8th October along with Ballymena House of Prayer we are holding a prayer for primary schools evening in Carniny Primary School. We’d love to see as many people there as possible as we pray for the primary schools across Ballymena, their staff and their pupils. Thanks, Rachel. Rachel Sheppard Ballymena E3 Schools Worker...
