This picture of a young child reminds us of the miracle of life that God gives.
Spiritual life is a greater miracle, and can only come through faith and trust in God’s Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus said “Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18v3
Like a child, God then wishes us to grow by feeding on what Peter calls “the sincere milk of the Word (the Bible)”. 1Peter 2v2
In podcasts you will find many mp3 recordings of Bible teaching. In fact, in the Bible we find that God has plenty to say about hearing.
“He that hath ears to hear, let him hear”
Wesley Downs works with people in a deprived area of south Manchester - some of which have lives ruined by alcohol, drugs or worse. He can testify to many cases where the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ has set individuals free not only from the penalty of sin, but also the power of sin.
In this powerful sermon, he explores how in reality each of us are born slaves to sin. Only faith in the Lord Jesus can set us free. The Lord Jesus once said, “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed” John 8v36.
No, you are quite right – everything has a cost. Whether it is a financial cost, a time cost, or some other cost - everything costs somebody, somewhere, something.
But there is such a thing as a gift.
Something that has been paid for by someone else, and is now on offer without cost to the recipient.
“The search for peace”
“Northern Ireland Peace Process”
“India wants peace with its neighbours”
“Bush and Blair want peace”
These are just a handful of headlines from the same week, to illustrate that the world is looking for peace.
But where did it all go wrong?
