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Different churches have differing beliefs. Pershore Christadelphians encourage everyone to study the Bible for themselves. Explore these web pages for views on various topics. We have lot's of bonfires this time of year! This article is adapted from a recent Youth Club talk which looked at some of the times God has used fire to make his point, and when fire can hurt people. God uses the word FIRE about 500 times in the Bible, and there are loads of other places where he uses words like smoke or flames too, but do you know which is the first time? And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. Last night Don Pearce, from Rugby, spoke to us on Bible prophecy. The recent events in Ukraine and the middle east demonstrate the ongoing fulfilment of God's plan and purpose for this earth laid out hundreds of years ago in the Bible. This is a recording of the talk that Don gave on another occasion. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. ( Romans 12:2, NKJV ) Our salvation depends on bringing our minds into harmony with God – how He thinks, how He feels, what is important to Him. Believing the Gospel is only the beginning. It takes a lifetime of tireless effort to achieve. Naturally, the mind is estranged from God and all His ideas ( Romans 8:7 ; 1 Corinthians 2:14 ).Transforming it to reflect God does not happen all at once. I'm often struck by the fact there are always limitations, boundaries, constraints with life as we know it. If we are blessed to have enough to eat, clothes to wear and somewhere warm and dry to live, then indeed we should be thankful to our Creator. Yet sometimes we might find ourselves thinking that what we really need to meet our desire is beyond our reach – a more exotic meal, that particular garment, a bigger house. Our world, of course, is only too keen to convince us of our need of these things to make us happy… and to part with our money in order to fulfil it! Autumn spreads her panoply of glorious colours across the land. A pageant of tones assails the eye, from gilded yellows though fiery amber to the richness of gorgeous reds. Spring’s fair blossom flowers find fulfilment in abundant fruitfulness, ripe windfalls a harvest abundance awaiting collection. And yet, behind all its beauties, Autumn marks inevitable progress towards winter. The haziness of long summer days regretfully recedes into the memory. Soon, abundant colour will give way to bare branches and the countryside will begin to take on a skeletal appearance. Deep in our hearts all of us know that prayer is vital for our spiritual development; without it there can be no true fellowship with God, power for effective witness or holiness of character. The more we pray, the opposition of the flesh becomes weaker, communion with God becomes sweeter and the presence of the Lord sheds its radiance throughout our lives. Why is it although we all recognize the vital role of prayer that we neglect very often to pray as much as we ought? The reasons are not far to seek. The first is a natural sluggishness against which we all have to contend. Mountains are often peaceful, contemplative places. They are often mentioned in Scripture and we can learn many lessons from events associated with them. Mount Ararat: salvation Genesis tells us Noah’s life was saved by remaining in the ark when the earth was flooded. Genesis 8:4 records that the ark came to rest on Mount Ararat and he was able to walk out into a new life. Peter in his letter tells us baptism is the equivalent for us. Noah obeyed God by building the ark and was ‘saved by water’ in the Ark. Recently, at our Sunday evening meeting, we had a Bible talk about the Kingdom of God. We asked everyone to write down what they thought was the main reason Jesus was going to come back to establish God's Kingdom. We had some wonderful answers, from adults and children alike. Here are a few: "To restore his creation to perfection" "Because the world needs a Saviour and a helper before it is destroyed completely" "Because He wants to be with us" What grand thoughts! All are ideas we find in the Bible - and Jesus will make them a reality when he returns. We took our Youth Group rock climbing at a local indoor climbing centre recently. We all had a great time and finished the day with a bible thought. David must have been an expert rock climber! In his youth as a shepherd boy, when on the run from Saul, and in his campaigns as a leader of the armies of Israel. For him the rocks, mountains and caves where places of safety and security. Why? Because rocks are big and heavy, solid and immovable - they are not going anywhere! The Bible Book of Proverbs is not merely a collection of witty remarks. It is a treasure-chest of spiritual wisdom. The words were spoken by Solomon, ancient King of Israel, but in common with the rest of Holy Scripture, they are from God Himself. After all, Solomon himself requested God’s wisdom in order to rule the people of Israel and he was given “a wise and understanding heart” ( 1 Kings 3:12 ). Many of the words he spoke were a goad to careful thought ( Ecclesiastes 12:9-12 ).Fire
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