Gathering at the feet of the King

God never designed our gatherings to be complex, in fact it was the simplicity of just loving that the early disciples who followed Jesus struggled with. Have you ever considered that the rich man that came to Jesus might have thought that his wealth would be attractive to the ministry of Jesus! but Jesus told him to give it all away and leave it all behind. Jesus came to establish a body, a family that would simply love Him, each other and all humanity.

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At the feet of the Master

Teaching
Life In Jesus
Inspiration

Springs of Living Water

Mary – Theotokos

“Look! Water! What prevents me from being baptised?”

Two shall become one flesh

Jesus Is Lord

The only belief and practice that makes us One is our belief that – Jesus is Lord – and our response of obedience to Him. Those that gather are followers of Jesus. It’s not about your specific theology, views of the second coming or regard for special days etc.

Jesus is Lord! its this statement of faith that binds the Body of Christ in unity. The statement of faith of the church is “Jesus is Lord”.

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February 3, 2022

Mary – Theotokos

I come from a Western Christian tradition that really downplays the importance of Mary in the biblical narrative. This is probably bound up in the Protestant Churches concern with the assumption that there is worship of Mary by some in Christendom. Having read the scriptures afresh and considered the history of the early church both East & West it seems […]

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February 28, 2021

Two shall become one flesh

What did Paul mean “This mystery is great” So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, because we are members of His body. FOR THIS REASON A […]

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December 9, 2020

CORINTHIAN HEAD COVERINGS – PART FOUR

In this short series on head coverings in Corinth I have presented information that supports the view that Paul referred to a custom of the region and directed the church to maintain this practice in the region of Corinth. The church in Corinth met in a home or homes and the larger houses of the period retained an open doorway […]

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December 7, 2020

HEAD-COVERING IN CORINTH – “THE VEIL” PART THREE

Our feature image is a Grave relief from the mid 3rd Century AD depicting a family. Note the mother wears a head covering as her sign of marriage. In this post we are considering the significance of the veil or head covering in ancient Greco Roman society and especially in Corinth. We know from various historical documents that the wearing […]

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December 6, 2020

HEAD-COVERING IN CORINTH – “CAPITE VELATO” PART TWO

In Latin, the phrase capite velato means literally “with covered head.” The term is used in Roman religious contexts to refer to the act of covering the head when performing sacrifices. The featured image is The Ara Pacis – housed in its own museum in Rome, the Ara Pacis was the throne of the Emperor Augustus. Above:  This image is taken from […]

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December 5, 2020

HEAD-COVERING IN CORINTH PART ONE

1 Corinthians 11:2-16 (ESV) Head Coverings Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. 3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. 4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonours his head, 5 but every wife who […]

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