We always have such hope in Jesus.  No matter what circumstances we may be facing, whether big or small, Jesus is our victory.

Everything Jesus did on the earth was to show us the Father’s heart towards us. Every healing miracle, every provision miracle, the way Jesus treated people, every deliverance, and of course, dying on the cross was all a demonstration of God’s heart towards humanity.

It is one thing to talk about forgiveness; it is another thing entirely to forgive. For the number of lessons we hear on the act of forgiving, it still seems too often that the proper way to do it can be difficult to express. What does it mean to forgive, practically? 

There is something about stories of forgiveness that strike a chord in our hearts. Didier's story is one like this. 

Didier, from Columbia, was eleven years old when his mother was shot dead in a hail of bullets as he watched helplessly.

God is in the business of restoring relationships. It is the number one mission of the Holy Spirit and the greatest miracle we can experience.

Relationship is the central theme of Bible, our relationship with God and our relationships with each other.

So… someone you barely know comes up to you and says, “I believe God wants me to give you a word…” and then proceeds to tell you about what God wants for your life…

Our emotions and beliefs can affect how we hear God’s voice and hinder us from receiving his best for our lives.

To learn to be led by the Holy Spirit we need to learn to be able to discern and listen to our own spirit.

The Bible is clear about how the Spirit will lead us and there are many examples in the New Testament of how the leading of the Holy Spirit applies in the New Covenant.

The very least we can do is NOT work against God by speaking words of doubt and fear!

There are things we can do to cooperate with the will of God in our lives and there are things we can do that hinder His will.

Christians often miss the leading of the Holy Spirit when they miss-understand how God leads us. There’s an order of importance, a hierarchy in being led by the Holy Spirit.

Let’s admit it, sometimes Christians make the worst decisions and God gets the blame!

On the cross, Jesus identified with us, taking the consequences of our sin. ‘Identification’ is a spiritual principle.

Most of us are constantly measuring our worth and value by our actions. This means that we are still under a ‘works’ mentality- we have a sin consciousness.

Recently, I was in a Christian bookshop flicking through chapter headings of a book. A particular chapter caught my eye, it was titled ‘Is Christianity A Superior Morality?’.

Your faith is what you believe, those things of which you have a firm conviction. But your faith will do you no good until it is released.