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I have the privilege of training a group of teenagers to lead their own cells, and we meet once a week on Zoom. Recently one of them asked me whether, if we have more faith, our prayers are more likelyRead More »More Faith?

So what answer did you come up with? You remember that in my last post I asked the question, “Why did Peter sink?” Not a difficult question! He took his eyes off Jesus and started to focus on the waves.Read More »Eyes on the Lord

My dear wife used to tell me that we are commanded to magnify only one thing in Scripture, and that is God. To “magnify” is to “make large”. “But,” you might object, “How can anyone make God bigger than HeRead More »Seeing God as Big as He Is

Jehoshaphat is an amazing example of a man who kept his eyes on God. Threatened by hordes of invaders, he acknowledged his helplessness and told God that his eyes were firmly fixed on Him. Not only that, but he sentRead More »Magnifying God

I had a very dramatic conversion, an encounter with Jesus that changed the direction of my life. He healed me of a 40 cigarette a day addiction in three days with no withdrawal. He spoke to me. And as IRead More »The Rest of Faith

One of my wife’s favourite verses was Psalm 16:8. I have set the LORD continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. (NASB)                                                                                                              The thought is similar to Hebrews 11:27. This verse,Read More »Seeing the Invisible

One of the gifts of the Spirit, mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12:8, is the gift of faith. In my understanding this is not saving faith but a special gift of faith to pray for a miracle in a crisis situation.Read More »The Gift of Faith

Jesus is the Beginner and the Finisher of our faith! This has been true from the beginning. It is God who takes the initiative. Think of Abraham. It was God who spoke first. And Abraham responded. Was it God whoRead More »The Beginner and The Finisher