Discipleship #2: What does it mean to have Jesus as Lord?
Jesus being Lord of a Christian’s life is a central theme found in the Bible. But what does that really mean? Is it relevant to us today?
It’s was like hitting a brick wall!
Loved sex. Loved getting drunk. Loved gambling. Loved money and all it could buy. Loved getting my own way. Hated coloured people, especially Aboriginees, Asians, and Indians. Hated loud mouthed Americans. Hated do-gooders. Hated anything I didn’t want to understand or wasn’t like me. Hey, and I was quite happy! Then I discovered for myself…
The Dance of the Politician
Political Leaders hold power like a thin thread over a flame. No matter how well the thread is expertly maneuvered, at any moment it’s existence can vaporise in a flash. The flame can be the will of the people, factions within their own system, loss of personal integrity, assassins, sickness or even death itself. How…
Wow! What a real Miracle.
The miracle of a hand growing back, the raising of a dead person, a terminally ill patient fully restored to health, a child born to an infertile woman, a cripple stepping out of the confines of a wheel chair and walk… we have heard these testimonies and stand in wonder of an awesome God who…
What does it mean to have Jesus as Lord?
Jesus being Lord of a Christian’s life is a central theme found in the Bible. Jesus is referred to as “Lord” 747 times just in the New Testament. “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.” Acts 2:36 Lord, in the original Greek,…