Love your neighbour

One of my favourite hymns! Enjoy!

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:46:00 GMT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgTvSAMp4Ec

My favourite hymn!

Un chocolat nouveau sans cacao.

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 10:10:00 GMT

JT de 8h du samedi 15 février 2025

The prayer course

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 15:10:00 GMT

The prayer course

Victory belongs to Jesus!

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Fri, 27 Nov 2020 06:28:00 GMT

"Victory Belongs To Jesus" by Todd Dulaney

An awesome song for the glory of our Lord Jesus

Who will stand against the Lord?
No one can,
No one will.

Who will stand against the king?
No one can,
No one will.

[2x]
Victory belongs to Jesus.
Victory belongs to Him.

Who can stand against the Lord?
No one can,
No one will.

Who can stand against the king?
No one can,
No one will.

[2x]
Victory belongs to Jesus.
Victory belongs to Him.
Yes, it does
Victory belongs to Jesus.
Victory belongs to Him.

We put our trust in You
Yes, we put our hope in You

[2x]
You will deliver,
You're a provider
I find my victory in You
Forever victorious,
Forever we win
I find my victory in You

Victory belongs to Jesus.
Victory belongs to Him.

Victory belongs to Jesus.
Victory belongs to Him.

Walnut brownies

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 22:37:00 +0100

We had a lovely afternoon; after a service in Magné (shall I say half a service because we were late) near Gencay we found our way back home without getting lost!
Our 9 friends and Ray's dog Bobby, arrived at 2pm as Steven had moved the bbq by Christopher hut in case it rained!

Written in 2018

Du jamais entendu!

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Sat, 3 Feb 2018 23:22:00 GMT

Du jamais entendu!

Han a été kidnappé début novembre dans la capitale française par des Asiatiques. L’œuvre d’agents secrets nord-coréens est envisagée sans que cela puisse être formellement établi. Conduit à l’aéroport en vue de son exfiltration vers son pays d’origine, Han aurait, toujours d’après nos informations, réussi, au moins momentanément, à échapper à ses ravisseurs. Les médias sud-coréens s’interrogent : est-il encore en cavale ? A-t-il été capturé de nouveau ? S’est-il réfugié auprès des autorités françaises ou de diplomates sud-coréens ?

Aujourd'hui le 15 Février 2025, je viens de lire sur le Figaro International une histoire incroyable et aussi horrible!

Des Françaises auraient été enlevées par les services spéciaux de Pyongyang à la fin des années 70.

C'est une histoire tellement rocambolesque qu'elle en paraît inimaginable : trois Françaises auraient été kidnappées à la fin des années 1970 par les services spéciaux nord-coréens, afin d'enseigner notre langue à des espions de Pyongyang.

Depuis cette époque, personne ne se serait préoccupé de leur sort.

Car ces prisonnières ont été oubliées, noyées dans le flot des innombrables disparitions mystérieuses, en France.

Plusieurs témoignages se recoupent en ce sens, affirme, à Tokyo, Tsutomu Nishioka, le responsable de l'Association pour le sauvetage des kidnappés japonais en Corée du Nord.

Un fonctionnaire japonais, Toshio Amemiya, directeur du Bureau des enlèvements au cabinet du premier ministre, Yasuo Fukuda, renchérit : «La Corée du Nord n'a pas seulement kidnappé des Japonais. Elle a aussi enlevé des personnes à Macao, en Thaïlande, en Corée du Sud, en France, en Italie, aux Pays-Bas, en Roumanie, au Liban et en Syrie.»

Les kidnappings d'étrangers par les Nord-Coréens sont longtemps restés des rumeurs. Elles ont commencé à prendre de la consistance en 1979 : quatre Libanaises, qui avaient été enlevées l'année précédente à Beyrouth par des espions de Kim Jong-il, à l'époque le patron des services spéciaux, sont finalement libérées sous la pression de leur gouvernement.

Elles racontent avoir côtoyé trois Françaises durant leur captivité : «Une fois que nos passeports ont été confisqués, témoignèrent-elles, nous avons été envoyées dans une institution où nous avons été entraînées à des activités d'espionnage, où nous avons suivi des conférences d'endoctrinement pour nous faire adhérer à la doctrine de Kim Il-sung.

Il y avait 28 jeunes femmes dans ce centre, dont 3 Françaises, 3 Italiennes, 2 Hollandaises et des femmes du Moyen-Orient. Nous étions dans l'impossibilité de nous rebeller contre nos ravisseurs.» (1)

Puis en 1986, Mme ChoiHun-hee, une actrice sud-coréenne enlevée par les Nord-Coréens en 1978, réussit à se réfugier à l'ambassade des États- Unis à Vienne : elle aussi affirme avoir croisé des Françaises, dans la «résidence des invités» de Pyongyang, contrôlée par les services d'espionnage nord-coréens.

Prions pour ce pays et ces disparitions de citoyens étrangers, Seigneur notre Dieu, tu sais tout, toi seul peut changer nos coeurs, nous te demandons d'ouvrir les coeurs des habitants de la Corée du Nord afin qu'ils aiment leurs prochains et qu'ils acceptent Jésus-Christ notre Roi dans leur vie, qu'ils arrêtent de kidnaper des citoyens étranger/es. Dans le nom puissant de Jésus-Christ notre Roi! Amen

Don't want to think about virus!

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 21:59:00 GMT

I have just realised that the English press has talked about the French flu warning its readers about it.... I went to my French GP last Wednesday and he gave me some Amoxycilline
I wonder if have that flu but then surely he would have told me right?
Sniff!
I still went to school today and spend the whole day trying not to cough and when I did, eyebrows were raised and sneaky smiles, probably because I sounded very rough.
At lunch time I went to a café in Niort and kept coughing and again it was embarrassing! So glad ti's the week-end!
A few photos

And I can't resist to share with you one of the latest photo of Timothé rabbit lol

Please brothers and sisters in Christ, keep me and Steven in your prayers. I put my trust in our Father and ask Him to heal me in the name of Jesus-Christ. Amen
God bless you in Jesus' name.

A new year!

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 17:27:00 GMT

The French send each other New Year cards and avoid Christmas cards celebrating the nativity. You have the whole January month to send a New Year card to your beloved! However I gave our delightful neighbour a Christmas card and she returned the favour two days later.

Last year, the Lord blessed us plentifully and I am so grateful for all our blessings. We have made new English and French friends. Belonging to a joyful chaplaincy where Christ is glorified warms my heart. Our English friends and our family came to visit us and we both went to England to visit them too.

It does not mean that at times, trouble doesn't knock at our door but when it does, we know that our Saviour is in charge and we give him our burdens whether spiritual or physical. Though I was very reluctant to move to France and I had to be persuaded, I am more serene about living here now, having talked to expat in the same situation as me and knowing that Jesus, our saviour is by my side.
At Christmas, both of us have been hit by different virus. I was given cortisone and Steven was given antibiotics to clear his chest infection. We are on the mend 😀

My friend, do you know Jesus, the saviour of your Soul? He is the only mediator between the Lord and you. He walked on this earth and died willingly on a cross so that if we believe who he is (God) we can have eternal life. What are you waiting for?

Brownies instead of the French Buche!

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 14:22:00 GMT

Our First term at school (in Niort) ended yesterday; I left the 'college' at quarter to five, by the time I drove home it was 6 p.m. A bit of rain but no fog and i was driving against the traffic! It's the first time ever that I've finished teaching only three days before Christmas. I remember finishing on the 21st a few times in England.

After dinner, Steven and I watched a lovely film called Regarding Henry. We'd never watched it before and we both enjoyed it. While I was watching it, I fancied sketching something so here it is:

Walnut Chocolate Brownies

Brownies are the sort of thing that shouldn't work at all, but in the same way that uncooked cake mixture is a delight, brownies are often better than the most perfectly cooked sponge cake. Be brave and take them out while still squidgy – they'll firm up when they cool.

Ingredients
Plain chocolate, broken up into chunks 100g
100 g poudre
200g Butter, cubed
3 Medium eggs, beaten
250g Golden caster sugar -
250g Plain flour
2 teaspoons of ginger syrup
Method
1. Preheat oven to 180°C/gas 4. Melt the chocolate and butter. Cool.
3. Beat the eggs with the sugar, pour in the cooled chocolate mixture, add a pinch of salt and sift in the flour.
4. Beat until blended and stir through the chocolate chips and walnuts.
5. Pour into the tin and bake for 25–30 minutes (don't use a fan oven; the brownies will just become dry).
6. The outsides will look crackled and the inside will feel firm but will still be gooey.
7. Allow to cool in the tin for 20 minutes. Slice into squares.

I'm fighting for you!

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 13:32:00 GMT

Tenth Avenue North

My friends, don't give up on Jesus-Christ!
Even in the middle of trials and tribulations, He won't let you down.
He loves you so much that he died an unjust and cruel death for you and me.
Then he resurrected and appeared to thousands.
The apostle John reports what Jesus told them:

Rather, you are filled with grief because I have said these things.

7 But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away.

Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

8 When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong

about sin and righteousness and judgment:

9 about sin, because people do not believe in me;

10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer;

11 and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned. John 16

As he promised, the Holy Spirit was poured out on whoever believed then. And just as the prophet Joel said ch 2 v 28

And afterword

I will pour out my spirit on all people

Your sons and daughters will prophesy

your old me will dream dreams,

your young men will see vision.

The apostle Paul who had an encounter with Jesus while he was persecuting his followers says about him in his letter to the Colossians ch 1 verses 15-16

He is the image of the invisible God: the first born over all creation.
For by him, all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrownes or powers or rules or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.

And we read verses 19-20

For God was pleased to have all his fullness

dwell in him

and through him

to reconcile to himself all things

whether things on earth

or things in heaven

by making peace through his blood

shed on the cross.

Powerful! Through the death of our Saviour Jesus-Christ we are reconciled with God our Father.

African penguins say 'Hi'

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 13:05:00 +0100

Three weeks ago when I was in England visiting our daughters, I went to Bristol zoo with Cam and we had a great time. Arent' they cute! Here is the story behind their presence in this zoo!

The African penguin is the only penguin found in Africa and the global population fell by 70% between 2001 and 2013. They are now classified as Endangered by the IUCN red list, with less than 18,000 mating pairs left in the wild. Without continued support and research, there is a substantial risk that this species could become extinct.

Why are these penguins endangered?
One of the primary causes of the decline in African penguins is overfishing, both near breeding colonies as well as in their key location, the Benguela ecosystem off the coast of Namibia. Ever increasing fishing pressure on the primary food source of the penguins (sardines and anchovies), has meant that traditional feeding grounds for the penguins off the Namibian coast have become severely depleted.

This results in low adult penguin survival and poor body condition outside of the breeding season. One of the major ramifications of this, as well as low fish stocks near breeding colonies themselves, is that hundreds of penguin chicks are being abandoned by the parents in winter time every year.

This is because adult penguins need to be in good condition prior to moulting (which they do when their chicks are young), as they are unable to swim, and therefore forage during this time.

However, because of their condition and the lack of fish, they are not able to provide enough food for their chicks and they are subsequently abandoned and would normally starve to death.

What are we doing to protect African penguins?

Since 2006, Bristol Zoological Society has been working with a local conservation centre, SANCCOB, to hand-rear abandoned chicks.

In 2016 alone, early 1,000 chicks were rescued and, of these, 83% have already been released back into the wild. SANCCOB also rescue and rehabilitate penguins that have been the victim of oil spills in the area.

We are also involved with monitoring the penguin population on Robben Island with a number of national and international partners. This contributes to a critical dataset that allows scientists to evaluate the population change very closely and trial a number of strategies to improve survival and breeding success.

Read more, click here!

Summer best 2017 photos!

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 09:49:00 +0100

Do you like puffins?

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 12:08:00 +0100

Friendly Puffin Approaches Photographer

Credit: Megan Lorenz/Nature's Best Photography Awards/
Courtesy of Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History

Interesting facts

A puffin can load many fish into its beak thanks to backward-pointing spines on the roof of its mouth. The world record load (held by a bird in northern Norway) is more than 60 small fish - a number nearly matched by a Scottish puffin.

When and where to see

Puffins come ashore in Scotland from late April (some may be later in the north and west) until mid-August. July is the peak month to see adults with beak-loads of fish coming in to feed chicks.

Some of the best places to see them are the Treshnish Isles off Mull, Handa in west Sutherland, Hoy in Orkney, Noss and Hermaness in Shetland, the Isle of May in Fife and the Farne Islands just across the border in Northumberland.

Source, click here

Puffins Pick the Perfect Home

Friendly Puffin Approaches Photographer

Family

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Tue, 1 Aug 2017 21:16:00 +0100

A special family time!

So nice to have our relatives visiting us in France. They arrived yesterday in Limoges so we were all pretty tired last night. Their flight from Bristol was a bit delayed.

This morning, we went to the Tuesday market in the heart of Civray. It was really busy and of course full of English people lol!

We are so blessed that they managed to book a week off at the same time. Of course the chef, Steven A. is busy bbq and cutting melons!

God is love!

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 11:26:00 +0100

Sometimes, you just need somebody to point out the truth to you. By truth I mean, something that is radical and cannot be challenged because it is perfect.

The statement written by the apostle John is radical. The apostle John was a disciple close to Jesus-Christ and he says so in the Bible, he also reports what he heard.

So what is this Love? Why is this Love so special? What is the meaning of this verse? Are you amazed or shocked?

The introduction of the Gospel of Luke

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 11:24:00 +0100

Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things
that have been fulfilled[a] among us,
2 just as they were handed down to us by those
who from the first(B) were eyewitnesses(C) and servants of the word.(D)

3 With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning,
I too decided to write an orderly account(E) for you,
most excellent(F) Theophilus,(G)
4 so that you may know the certainty of the things
you have been taught.(H)

Newsboys : Born again

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 23:11:00 +0100

I found myself looking into the mirror
Knew I wasn't who I wanted to be
I was living life the way that I wanted
But my eyes reminded me I'm not free

Believed a lie so everything that I know
Says I gotta go, tired of going solo
But I'm never gonna go there again

This is what it is, this is who I am
This is where I finally take my stand
I didn't wanna fall but I don't have to crawl
I met the one with two scarred hands

Giving Him the best of
Everything that's left of
The life inside this man
I've been born again

I see ya walking like you're living in fear
Having trouble even looking at me
Wishing they would give you more than words
Sick of people telling how it should be

What'd ya download? Where'd ya get your info?
You saw that I'm sure, now you're in the in though
Gonna tell you what I believe

This is what it is, this is who I am
This is where I finally take my stand
I didn't wanna fall but I don't have to crawl
I met the one with two scarred hands

Giving Him the best of
Everything that's left of
The life inside this man
I've been born again

We are the ones they call by name
I'm never gonna look back
Let go, let go, the guilt, the shame
Said, I'm never gonna look back
This is who I am

This is what it is, this is who I am
This is where I finally take my stand
I didn't wanna fall but I don't have to crawl
I met the one with two scarred hands

Giving Him the best of
Everything that's left of
The life inside this man
I've been born again

This is who I am
I didn't wanna fall but I don't have to crawl
I met the one with two scarred hands

Giving Him the best of
Everything that's left of
The life inside this man
I've been born again
I've been born again

Photos: birds and sheep!

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Mon, 3 Jul 2017 22:46:00 +0100

Who was William Wilberforce?

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 23:02:00 +0100

William Wilberforce was born in Hull, England into a well-to-do family on August 24, 1759. He grew up with at least a veneer of Christianity. But Wilberforce was not a Christian. Early in life, while staying with his godly Uncle William and Aunt Hannah, he grew attracted to Methodism and its evangelical piety. But by the time he entered college, that attraction had faded and Wilberforce was, as he said later, “as thoughtless as the rest of them.” He was proud, pompous, sarcastic, and cynical like most young men from the upper class.

By 1785, Wilberforce, now having been in Parliament for several years, had a spiritual crisis. He felt immensely convicted of sin and ingratitude and mourned for his misspent life. He had wasted his privileges, his time, his talent, and his opportunities. He prayed to “that Saviour who died upon the Cross” to atone for his sins and to warm his dull heart. Wilberforce had been converted.

Almost the first person he confided in as a born again Christian was the slave trader captain turned Christian turned hymn writer, John Newton. Wilberforce had heard Newton preach years ago when he lived with his aunt and uncle. From 1785 on, Newton would be his spiritual mentor. On Good Friday, April 14, 1786, Wilberforce received communion for the first time. He was a changed man.

In 1787, Wilberforce, now an evangelical Christian, made his first public declaration of his willingness to take up the cause of abolishing the slave trade. Over the next decade, Wilberforce made countless speeches, served on committees, and introduced legislation tirelessly. For years his minor successes were met with greater setbacks. The cause of abolition was not going to succeed. In 1796, he wrote a letter to Newton explaining that he wanted to retire from public life. Newton, always the wise mentor, told Wilberforce to stay in Parliament.

So Wilberforce continued to labor in Parliament. Every year, from 1797-1803, he suffered setbacks. From 1797-99 his annual motion for abolition was defeated. Then his motions were postponed by the conflict with France. But all the while, even as Wilberforce suffered defeat after defeat, the tide was turning in Britain. By his relentless pursuit of Christian principles and his living out of Christian virtue, Wilberforce had made, as it was said later, goodness fashionable. Which was making the slave trade, and later slavery itself, unfashionable.

In 1807, Wilberforce once again made a motion to abolish the slave trade. Nearly everyone who spoke was in support of the motion and personally applauded Wilberforce. At four in the morning on February 24, the Commons voted to abolish the slave trade 283 to 16. They all stood and gave three hurrahs to Wilberforce while he sat in his seat with his head bowed and wept. It took twenty years and Wilberforce’s leading and Newton’s mentoring to abolish the slave trade in the British empire, and it would take more years to work for the emancipation of the slaves. John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States remarked “Wilberforce is one of the party called in derision the Saints…who under sanctified visors pursue worldly objects with the ardor and perseverance of saints.”

In Revelation 13 John warns of a terrible beast who is allowed to make war on God’s people. Saints will be taken captive and destroyed. That’s the reality John outlines in verse 10. But the response to such antagonism is not to retreat but to entrench. “Here is a call for the endurance and the faith of the saints.” Some of us may be called to accomplish great things in the cause of Christ like Wilberforce. Others will be called to endure great trials and suffering and even persecution on account of Christ. All of us, in a world often unfriendly and unsympathetic to genuine Christian faith, are called to perseverance and faithfulness. There is no hope, no holiness, and no influence without it.

The Kingdom of God

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 22:54:00 +0100

We Must Be Born Again

The Gospel of John tells of the kingdom of God in terms of a spiritual birth. Just as we were born and grow in the flesh, we must be "born" and grow in the Spirit. Speaking to the Pharisee Nicodemus, Jesus said we must be born again spiritually to enter the kingdom:

"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born, can he?" Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. "Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.' (NAS, John 3:3-7)

Saul's Conversion

Saul was a well-educated young man, a Jew and a Roman citizen. His Jewish heritage meant everything to Saul, and he saw the rise of Christianity as a threat to all that he held dear. He was present at the stoning of Stephen, the first Christian martyr, and he became a fierce persecutor of the early Christians. He was determined to destroy the young church, and went from house to house arresting Christians and sending them to prison. (Lockyer, pp. 805-6)

Sometime around the year 34 A.D., while on the road to Damascus, Saul was blinded by a bright light:
He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" "Who are you, Lord?" Saul asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," he replied. "Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do." The men travelling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone. (NIV, Acts 9:4-7)

Saul was born again that day and became known as the Apostle Paul. He became the first and most influential interpreter of Jesus' message and teachings, a passionate missionary, founder of many Christian communities, and author of several New Testament letters.

Put on the full armor of God

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 21:01:00 +0100

The Armor of God

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord(A) and in his mighty power.(B) 11 Put on the full armor of God,(C) so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.

12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,(D) but against the rulers, against the authorities,(E) against the powers(F) of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.(G)

13 Therefore put on the full armor of God,(H) so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,(I) with the breastplate of righteousness in place,(J) 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.(K)

16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith,(L) with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.(M)

17 Take the helmet of salvation(N) and the sword of the Spirit,(O)which is the word of God.(P)

18 And pray in the Spirit(Q) on all occasions(R) with all kinds of prayers and requests.(S)

With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying(T) for all the Lord’s people.

We must persevere!

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Sat, 15 Apr 2017 21:52:00 +0100

John Mark’s desertion

John Mark’s family was an important group of people in the early church. When Peter was miraculously released from prison, he knows that the believers will be gathered at the home of John Mark’s family. (Acts 12:11–13) Due to his family’s significance in the movement and relationship to Barnabas, Paul and Barnabas pick John Mark up on the way back from a mission trip to Jerusalem to take him with them to Antioch. (Acts 12:25)

From there, Paul and Barnabas are sent to Cyrus, bringing John Mark along with them as an assistant. (Acts 13:1–5) But somewhere along the way, John Mark decides that he’s had enough. After sailing to Perga, Acts tells us matter-of-factly that John left them there and returned to Jerusalem. (v. 13). Essentially, he quit when the going got rough.

We don’t know why John abandoned them, but we know that it wasn’t honourable. When Barnabas later suggests to Paul that they go get John Mark, Paul refuses. Such a strong disagreement arises between the two that Barnabas and Paul separate. These two men who had been on multiple mission trips together are so divided over young John Mark that they will no longer work together. (Acts 15:36–41)

Many years later, when Paul is sitting in prison awaiting trial, he writes a letter to the church at Colossae.

He not only tells them that John Mark is with him and has been a great comfort, but he also tells them that they’re to welcome John Mark if he shows up. This kid that had sorely disappointed Paul had now become a man who brought him comfort. At one time John Mark was a personality that caused division in the body, but now Paul is proudly calling him a “fellow worker.” (Col. 4:10–11)

Principle: We all develop gradually. Failure isn’t always a sign that we can’t cut it. Sometimes we’re trying to operate at a level that we’re not mature enough to handle. We can always outgrow those kinds of failings, provided we don’t give up.

Source

You shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit!

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Tue, 4 Apr 2017 22:48:00 +0100

The Holy Spirit baptizes all believers into the Body of Christ (Ephesians 4:4-6), indwelling them at the point of salvation (Acts 2:38). Christians who yield their lives to the Holy Spirit are empowered to boldly witness (Acts 4:31) and faithfully serve (Romans 12:6-8). The Holy Spirit works in a Christian's life by convicting them of sin (John 16:8-11), molding them into Christ likeness (2 Corinthians 3:16-18), revealing Scripture (1 Corinthians 2:9-16), teaching all things, reminding what Jesus said (John 14:26), and sealing them until the return of Jesus (Ephesians 1:13-14).

God's love for us!

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 21:08:00 +0100

You see, at just the right time when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us

He saved us

noreply@blogger.com (Nicky Abram) — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 19:59:00 GMT