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The Joy of God

The moment that Jesus was baptised his Father sent the Spirit to remain on him.  The Spirit who came to Jesus from the Father is the Spirit of joy in the Father.  And so there were moments when the heart … Continue reading

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Need-Centred?

The God who is love meets all our needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. But this does not mean that our relationship with God is entirely need-centred? Jesus wasn’t driven by meeting his own personal needs … Continue reading

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Forgotten Spirit

God’s Spirit brings Christ to us and us to Christ in living encounter.  He unites us to the Father’s Son so that we participate in the Son’s relationship with his Father.  It is only by the Spirit that Father and … Continue reading

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To see the Son is to see the Father

No one has ever seen God, not so much as a glimpse.     This one-of-a-kind God-Expression, who exists at the very heart of the Father, has made him plain as day  (John 1: 18 The Message). To see the Son is … Continue reading

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Father and Son Relating to us by the Spirit

The Father of Jesus wants to draw near and relate to us as our personal Father.  He wants to be a living reality in our daily lives.  He comes close to us as Father by the Spirit.  The Spirit of … Continue reading

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Too Christ-centred?

Can we be so Christ-centred that we forget the Father?  I think we have to say that if  holding Christ at the centre means we forget the Father, we are not looking at the true Christ. Jesus was sent from the … Continue reading

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The God Who is Free

We may feel that we are free when we choose what we want from a number of different options. God is free in an altogether different way. The Triune God is love and he is free as he expresses who … Continue reading

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Triumph of the Crucified One

Christ crucified is God himself  descending deeply into the realm of evil. Even into the depths of its ultimate domain in death itself.  The Crucified One penetrated the realm of darkness at the point of its supreme thrust against himself … Continue reading

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Power we can never begin to imagine

In Jesus, the Sovereign power of God was demonstrated in human weakness  He did not remain aloof from us ordering his royal will from a distance.  He actually became one of us to work out his sovereign will within our … Continue reading

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Creation’s Destiny

In the beginning, Our Father created all things though his Son (the Word) as the Spirit of God moved over the face of the waters.  The three moved as One in their creative activity. Our Father continues to work within … Continue reading

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