The Dining Table

Today’s household object is the dining table and the passage is Genesis 22:9-14, the story of Abraham and Isaac and how God provided the lamb so that Isaac was not slain on the altar. Most churches have a table in the foyer or back of the hall for leaflets, hymn...

A Salt Shaker

Today’s household object is the very ordinary salt shaker and our passage is Matthew 5:1-13. Salt flavours and preserves; somehow the chemical reaction between sodium and chlorine produces sodium chloride or common salt. Jesus said that His followers are the salt of...

Curtains

Today’s household object are curtains and the Bible passage is Mark 15:33-39. In the book of Exodus, we find some of the earliest instructions for making and hanging curtains. When Moses is given instructions for building the Tabernacle, these include two curtains of...

The Piano

Today’s household object is the piano and our Bible passage is Matthew 28:16-20. A piano is not necessarily found in all homes, but I was privileged to grow up in a house with a piano and later to inherit that piano so that it lives in my home now. I never actually...

Submitting To God

Submission is a theme which occurs frequently in the Bible; we see the question of submission within the Godhead and submission to secular and church authorities; the subject also comes up in the discussion on marriage. This evening, Garry focussed on the question of...

According To His Purpose

This morning we looked at Romans 8:29 and what it means to live according to God’s purpose. Purpose is extremely important in life. To live without a sense of purpose or meaning is to live with a sense of boredom and frustration. There is far more to life than the...