God has blessed His people in many ways, and he continues to bless believers, families and the church. In part 1 we will look at the blessings that God gives to believers.

We look at Psalm 127 and discover that we are in fact dependent on everything we do, but in particular for our sustenance. There is also the admonision to work hard and not be lazy.

We look at Psalm 126 and discover that we are in fact dependent on everything we do, but in particular for our families, shelter and security.

As part of Psalm 126, the people prayed to God for restoration, protection and other blessings. May we do likewise, acknowledging God in our lives.

This Psalm reflects the joy of the people as they realise God's blessings to them as they walk to the feast in Jerusalem. Likewise, we also have a large number of blessings for which we can be equally thankful.

With reference to Psalm 125 from the Bible, we explore God’s Mercy and His Justice.

The psalms of Ascent that we are looking at were sung in Biblical times by the Israelites as they travelled toward s Jerusalem for festivities. We look today at the Protection the God promises us in Psalm 125.

Psalm 124 confirms that our God is an ever present Help in times of trouble. A very encouraging psalm indeed.

Psalm 120 is rather gloomy, but that is why we should look closely at it - it is true too life.

Psalm 122 in the Bible gives reasons why the Children of Israel went up to Jerusalem to Worship God, and it provides modern day Christians with reasons why we should Worship in a similar frame of mind.

If you are in the habit of regularly going to church on a Sunday, Why do you go? And when you go, do you go cheerfully, or do you complain? We look at Psaml 122 from the Bible.

We look at the theme of God's Constant Protection over the lives of His people. Our focus for this study is Psaml 121 from the Bible.

This week and next week we will look at the theme of God's Protection over the lives of His people. Our focus for this study is Psaml 121 from the Bible.

Through God's interaction with Jonah after the preservation of Nineveh, Jonah had to learn to let his contentment be independent of his surrounding circumstances. Likewise, we need to be happy regardless of the circumstances in which we find ourselves.

The Bible story of Jonah is qute well known. When Jonah preached to Nineveh, the city repented. God then showed compassion to the city. When Jonah is bitter about this, God shows compassion to Jonah, and teaches him a lesson.

We have been considering the very real repentance of the people of Nineveh, after they received a message from God. How should we respond to God's message of forgiveness to us?

After the Ninevites received the message from God, given through the prophet Jonah, they truely repented from their sins. We can learn from that.

Jonah has been told to take a message to the city of Nineveh in Assyria, to a people renouned for their evil acts. What message does he have from God?

Jonah has been told to take a message to the city of Nineveh in Assyria, to a people renouned for their evil acts. What message does he have from God?

We have been considering the very real repentance of the people of Nineveh, after they received a message from God. How should we respond to God's message of forgiveness to us?

After the Ninevites received the message from God, given through the prophet Jonah, they truely repented from their sins. We can learn from that.

Today we look in greater detail at the prayer that Jonah offered to God from the belly of the fish. This prayer is given as a general example of how Christians should pray to God.

Jonah prayed to God from the belly of the big fish. The prayer Jonah is recorded in the Bible to serve as an example to us modern day Christians.

We look at the New Testament references that quote the story of Jonah and the big fish. Jesus refers to this in the book of Matthew, offering it as a sign to the Pharisees as a sign of His mission on earth.

But the Lord commanded a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights." This statement from the Bible is often ridiculed by those who do not believe the Bible.

This week we will look at how Jonah responded to "being found", and also the sailors' response to the amazing things that were going on.

We look at the remarkable things that happened when Jonah attempted to run away from God.

We consider what we can learn about God, Jonah and ourselves from the openiing verses of the Bible book of Jonah. Jonah attempts to run away from God.

Today we begin a new series considering the Bible book of Jonah.

The last program based on words from Ecclesiasthes from the Bible. The writer calls this "the conclusion of the matter."

Our study of Ecclesiasthes has brought us words that have been somewhat depressing, but also others that are full of hope. We follow the author now as he wraps up his teachings.

In today's program, we will be thinking about what we need to do before "the silver cord is severed and the golden bowl is broken.

The pursuit of happiness can be a real driving force in people's lives. The writer of Ecclesiasthes has some advice on being happy.

In the Bible passage that we look at today, we are urged to be generous with what God has given us, to be bold in our decisions, and to be humble recognising that we cannot understand everything about the ways of God in our lives.

There is always some uncertainty about the future. This makes planning an d decision making hard. We take advice from the book of Ecclesiasthes on what decisions we should make for our future.

We discuss the unpredictability of life, and therefore what we should do to best use the limited time of life that we have been given.

Enjoy the Life God gives you - Part 1

Consider what God has Done - Part 2

We again look at the Bible book of Ecclesiasthes. The writer encourages us to seek the Wisdom of God, and comnpares Wisdom with an inheritance of land. Quotes: " The fear of the Lord is the begining of Wisdom." and "Wisdom preserves those who have it."

Wealth won't satisfy you, and it won't make you happy. The more you have, the more you want. By nature, we are all greedy. If you gather wealth, you could lose it overnight. And when you die, you have to leave it all behind.

Whoever loves money, never has enough, whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. We check up on what the Bible book of Ecclesiasthes has to say about wealth. These verses ask "As goods increase, what benefit are they to the owner except to feast his eyes on them?"

Looking at the teachings of the Bible book of Ecclesiastes, we take a further look at what our attitute should be as we go to church, pray and make promisses before God.

Looking at the teachings of the Bible book of Ecclesiastes, we look at what our attitute should be as we go to church.

We present a short Christmas message for you.

In the run-up to Christmas, we follow Mary, the mother of Jesus, as she visits her relative, Elizabeth. There are significant implications stemming from this visit.

In the run-up to Christmas, we look at the significance of the message carried by the angel Gabriel to Mary, the mother of Jesus.

We consider the futility of concentrating too much on work, at the expense of good relationships.God made us as social beings, searching for friendship. We need other people in our lives. This is of course especially true if we make Jesus our companion.

In previous programs, we looked at the meaningless toil of those who live without God. Now let us look at the conduct of the believer. The Bible teaches that companionship is to be highly valued on earth.

The unbeliever lives as though there is no God. He has no justice, no future, no rest, no comfort. The world stands in rebellion against God. But there is a better world coming, where there will be no suffering or death.

In this part of the Bible book of Ecclesiasthes, the write describes the world from the perspective of the unbeliever. But there is going to be a day of judgement when Jesus returns.

The concept of Eternity is certainly difficult to fathom. What does it mean that God has "set this concept in our hearts?"

This passage of the Bible speaks about the passage of time. What can we learn from this?

Last week we followed the writer of Ecclesiastes in his search for happiness and satisfaction. What did he find? What were his conclusions?

The pursuit of happiness consumes us all. In the verses from Ecclesiastes that we look at today, the writer goes on to explore different areas of life in search of happiness and satisfaction.

“After all your hard work, what do you have to show for it in the end?” We have a brief look at the futility of Nature, and of History, as described in the Bible book of Ecclesiastes, the first chapter."

Many of us have asked: “What is the point of everything, of living? What is the purpose of everything?”. We look at the Scriptures, seeking an answer to these questions.

Psalm 131 is a beautiful psalm of trust in the Lord. David, the psalmist, describes his calm contentment in his trust in God. This is our example.

Psalm 131 is very short, but it beautifully instructs us how to trust in God, in all humility. The opposite of humility is pride, and pride is something that the Bible warns against.

The writer of this psalm is looking forward to travelling to Jerusalem to worship. Likewise, our journey through life is often difficult, but ends in a great blessing. Blessed is the man who trusts in his God.

The psalmist expresses his longing to worship God in his temple. Historically, the Israelites all travelled to Jerusalem a few times per year for worship.

It sometimes seems that those who do wrong prosper, when Christians may suffer. Instead of worrying about this, this Psalm tells us to trust in the Lord, and put our lives in His hands.

It sometimes seems that those who do wrong prosper, when Christians may suffer. This Psalm instructs us not to get worked up about this, or be envious or angry.

God reveals Himself to us in many ways. This week we look at Psalm 19 to see how He reveals Himself through His Word, the Bible, and how this points us to the Saviour, Jesus..

God reveales Himself to mankind in various ways. We look at Psalm 19, where God reveals Himself to us through the beautiful detail of nature.

Through this Psalm, we can learn much about how to deal with life when we feel that people or circumstances are against us.

Psalm 4 was written at one of the many times when King David was in a very precarious place. We explore the lessons of this Psalm.

Last wek we looked at how David prayed for God's Help in Psalm61. Now lets look at how he also prays for God's Protection and for God's Kingdom to come.

Prayer can be difficult, and we sometimes need help. Psalm 61 may well serve as a model for our prayers to God when we are in trouble. Here David first prays for God's help, then for His protection, and then for his Kingship.

We have seen that Psalm 30 is primarily a psalm of thanksgiving. In this Psalm, king David confesses his pride and over-confident self-sufficiency. Divid's sin caused God to turn away from David until he confessed his sin in prayer.

This is a psalm about deliverance, and about replacing weeping with rejoicing and celebration. In this Psalm, David calls all of us to praise God for His mercy.

Psalm 23 tells us that the Lord provides all our needs, he guides us in all our ways, and He blesses us all our days.

The words of Psalm 23 have given strength to suffering Christians for centuries. It is a Psalm about the Good Shepherd, our Lord Himself, Who is Shepherd over us.

We are on this earth to bring praise and glory to God. After all, we were made in the image of God. Psalm 8 gives us an insight into this mystery.

What is your reason for living on earth? There is little happiness or satisfaction in a life lived for selfish pleasure. But when you believe that we are here to honour, praise and worship God, this is what makes life worth living.

Jesus describes Himself as a Vine, and the believers as branches. Christians who are connected to Christ will grow and bear much fruit.

"I am the Vine" was another metaphor that Jesus used to describe Himself, as recorded in the Gospel of John. We will delve into this and discover what He meant. If we are connected to Him by our faith, then wew too can bear good fruit.

Jesus tells his disciples that he is the Way, and the Truth and the Life. This week we look at the second two - Truth and Life - of these reassurances. In modern understanding, absolute truth no longer exists. People want multiple choice questions where there are many "correct" answers.

Jesus tells his disciples that he is the Way, and the Truth and the Life. This week we look at the first part of this assurance. Many people believe that there are many ways to God, but Jesus tells us that He is the only way.

Death will always be the last enemy. It usually involves pain and sorrow, sometime for those who are dying, sometimes for those who are left behind. But Jesus brings us a comforting message.

The Bible predicted that Jesus would die, be raised and then ascend into heaven. We would look in vain for his grave here on earth, not in Jerusalem, and not in Nazareth. If Christ has not been raised from the dead, our faith is futile.

Apart from being our Good Shepherd, Jesus is also our Loving Sheperd. Jesus loved us so much that He was prepared to lay down his life for his sheep.

When Jesus revealed Himself to the Jews with these words they wanted to stone Him for blaspheming. This week we look at this aspect of Jesus' ministry on earth.

Jesus not only promises us salvation, but also fullness of life, if we believe that he is the Messiah sent from God.

In the gospel of John, Jesus describes Himself as the gate through Whom we can reach eternal life. Those who do not enter through Him, are described as thieves and robbers.

By declaring that He was there when Abraham lived on earth, Jesus tells us that He is God. We look at this question further.

In the gospel of John, Jesus tells the Jews that he was there when Abroham was bord. How can this be?

We look again at the statement of Jesus that He is the Light of the world, and his invitation to follow Him. We can be sure that He is a reliable guide. Those who follow Jesus will never walk in darkness.

Jesus said: "I am the Light of the world". In saying this, Jesus makes the claim to be God. And one of the Psalms says: "The Lord is my Light and my Salvation." Will you let Jesus light up your world with His eternity?

When Jesus calls Himself the Bread of Life, he is referring to the quote from the Old Testament: "man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord". Whoever eats of this bread will have eternal life.

After Jesus miraculously feeds a crowd of 500, he gets into a conversation with them about the "Bread of Life". We all need more than just physical sustenance.

Examining the miracle of the raising of Lazarus from the dead, from the book of John, we see that Jesus expresses all the emotions of sadness that any human being would. This proves His human nature. And yet, with His Devine power He raised lazarus.

We examine the story (from the book of John) of the death and resurrection of Lazarus. In Jesus' own words, here is another example of an event that God specifically caused to happen so that God's Son might be glorified.

This week we look at the attitude and response of the man who had been blind since birth, to his healing by Jesus. He also came to Faith through his healing, and through the Scriptures. Jesus not only healed his sight, but also his soul.

We look closely at the healing of the blind man by the Son of God. This miracle showed the power of Jesus. Jesus is the Light of the world.

There are lessons for us to learn from this miracle. It was part of God's plan for this man to be born blind, then for Jesus to walk past him, see him, and heal him. This man then came to believe in Jesus as the Son of God.

Last week we talked about Jesus walking on the water. This story teaches us that Jesus is Divine and confirms that He is the Almighty Creator. It is impoortant that we must trust Him, as an aspect of our Faith.

We look more closely at the time when Jesus walked on the waters of the Sea of Galilee to catch up with His disciples, who had crossed ahead of Him in a boat.

Last week we considered the free lunch provided by Jesus to a large crowd. This week we ask: "How did the crowd respond to this miracle?" The recognised Jesus as "The Prophet that was to come", the Messiah.

We look closely at the time when Jesus fed a crowd of more than 500 people by increasing five small barley loaves and two fish to the point where everyone was satisfied.

The healing of a paralysed man at Bethesda. After hearing this, we should ask ourselves: "How am I responding to the Lord Jesus in my life?"

Jesus' second miracle involves the healing of the son of a royal official. The miracles of God are evidence of the truth of his word, but they do not always produce faith in those who see them.

We look at this miracle as told in the Bible book of John. This miracle was performed to highlight the Glory of Jesus.