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Hebrews 4:1-13 shows that God’s promise of rest is still open. Israel missed it through unbelief, but in Christ, we can enter a better rest today.…

Hebrews 4:1-13 shows that God’s promise of rest is still open. Israel missed it through unbelief, but in Christ, we can enter a better rest today.…

“Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience” (Hebrews 4:11). The term ‘ labour to rest’ sounds contradictory or counter productive if labou……

Philippians 3:12-16 “Not that I have already attained this–that is, I have not already been perfected–but I strive to lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus also laid hold of me. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: Forgetting the things that are behind and […]…

Rest has never been one of my defining characteristics – at least not as I understand the word. So, when my doctor advised that I was not getting enough rest during my chemotherapy and officially ordered me to take 3 months off work – you can imagine my reaction. [Read post at Hope-Challenged.com to…

What is the Sabbath and what does it mean for Christians today?…

When God created the world, he rested on the seventh day (Genesis 2:2). That’s the basis for the biblical Sabbath, when all people and animals rested (Exodus 20:9-11). God set aside days and weeks of rest, and he even rested the earth itself every seventh year (Leviticus 25:4-5). This is...…

This post was originally published in July 2014.–ed. Sanctification is work.Hardwork. Butwhosework is it? For the biblical answer to that question, we’ve been examining Paul’s teaching inPhilippians 2:12-13, in which he highlights the cooperative nature of sanctification. So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now …

Most Christians are oblivious about the emergency in the world today. They are revelling in the material blessings God blessed them with.…

Are you looking to connect with God on a deeper level? Do you go through the motions, but want to experience more of God's presence? Here are five keys.…