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Cultivating the fruits of the Spirit: gentleness that reflects God’s strength

Jesus Christ embodied the gentle heart of God. He described Himself as “gentle and humble in heart” (Matthew 11:29), and His life consistently reflected that truth.

Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit: faithfulness that anchors and endures

Obianuju Mbah

Biblical faithfulness is not something we generate through sheer determination; it is the fruit of the Spirit responding to God’s prior faithfulness towards us.
Cultivating the fruits of the Spirit: kindness that heals and restores

Obianuju Mbah

Thus, to be kind, then, is not simply being nice, nor is it a reaction to another’s niceness; it is to mirror the tenderness of a God who meets weakness with mercy, not judgement.
Cultivating the fruits of the Spirit: forbearance in the waiting

Obianuju Mbah

God’s patience is the soil from which all ours must grow. With loving endurance, He created this entire world for us to have a relationship of love with us (Genesis 1:26-27).
Cultivating the fruits of the Spirit: peace in the chaos

Obianuju Mbah

The truth is that apart from God, the human heart remains restless. Disconnected from our Creator, our souls lose their anchor, and our peace unravels.
Cultivating the fruits of the Spirit: self-control that leads to true freedom

Obianuju Mbah

Scripture is clear that true self-control flows from God’s character and authority. God Himself exercises perfect restraint - power governed by wisdom, desire ordered by love, and freedom directed toward what gives life.
What we don’t know about Noah’s Ark

Neil Rees

The story of Noah’s Ark is one of the most well-known Bible stories and has been retold in songs, children’s storybooks, cartoons, and films. Many people think they know the story; however, there are many things we simply do not know.
Life and death at the end of Genesis

Irene Lancaster

Jewish academic and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster offers her insights into the final chapters of Genesis.
I love Jesus, but do I need church?

Obianuju Mbah

The truth is: you need the church, and the church needs you.
What we don’t know about Christmas

Neil Rees

Every Christmas people are bombarded with images of the Nativity in Christmas cards, the lyrics of songs and Nativity plays. Yet many of the images embedded in our minds are pure tradition. In fact, there is a lot that we do not know. This is the story …
The mystery of the Wise Men

Neil Rees

Every Christmas people are bombarded with images of the Nativity in Christmas cards, the lyrics of songs and Nativity plays. Yet many of the images embedded in our minds are pure tradition. In fact, there is a lot that we do not know. This is the story...
Who was the historical King Herod?

Neil Rees

At Christmas time we read about King Herod who ruled Judea at the time of Jesus’s birth, and he is the villain of many Nativity plays. But King Herod was a real historical character. This is the story …