Posts from July 2018

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Are you guilty of hardness of heart?

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For the first part of 2018, in these bulletin articles we have been looking at the subject of suffering. But today we return to our long-term series on the Westminster Larger Catechism, published in the 17th Century. We had started examining the first commandment of the ten commandments: ‘You shall have no other gods before […]

How do you do painful work for the Lord?

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Serving the Lord can be hard work. And that hard work can come with much pain and suffering.   So how do we get through the pain and keep on serving the Lord?   One way is by remembering that it is our duty and privilege to serve the Lord in whatever sphere he places […]

Do you remember that suffering is only for a little while?

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When we suffer, it is helpful to keep the pain in perspective.   If we know something bad will be quick, then we put up with it much more easily. We assure the child who has to have an immunisation that the needle will be in and out in a moment. The prisoner counts down […]