Introduction: Brothers today we’re diving into the account of Israel’s first battle since leaving Egypt, recorded for us in Exodus 17:8-16. You’ll remember this was the battle against the Amalekites where both Moses and Joshua played a crucial role in God’s plan. But I believe this goes beyond a great battle and a great victory, I believe it sketches a pattern that is important for us to learn from.  The pattern we are about to examine in Israels first ever victory over the A

Intro: ‘Father father’, a longing call in every daughters heart today. We have an undeniable task and responsibility towards our daughters in this day and age. We’re attempting to father a generation that has been taught that men and masculinity are bad. But yet we play a pivotal role in the forming of our daughters hearts in a Godly and gentle manner. Some of you haven’t had the best upbringing yourself. I get that. But let not our past define our future! I am a strong advoc

Intro: ‘The mind is a terrible thing’. This was a sobering statement made by a psychiatrist that I once worked alongside. It was true of course. He was a senior and well experienced psychiatrist, and he had seen and experienced many many patients. And had seen the effects of ‘the mind’ gone wrong. And boy can it go wrong. Encouragement : A number of years ago, I worked with this psychiatrist attempting to help people where their mind had pretty much gone off the rails. I had

The chief waster of time Humming like small god’s in each palm, pulling hours into it's forceful beam. We count notifications instead of...

Intro: I believe winning too easily and too quickly, isn’t good for us. It creates entitlement and ultimately will make us weaker....

Intro: Who are you? Who does God say you are? Sometimes I think we get so busy with life that we seldom stop and think about what...

Intro: Hey Man of God! True love can be spelt in many different ways, but not least of all it can be spelt T.I.M.E. In the words of Max...

Intro: Hey Man of God! So finally we’ve arrived at the 4 th  ‘response’ God asks of us. TRUST . And to me this subject is such a...

Intro: Hey Man of God! No discussion about Holiness would be complete without a dive into sanctification. And so in short succession, I’m...

Encouragement : Hey Man of God! Today we will continue on the topic of what God asks of us. The first two parts covered Love and...

Encouragement : Hey Man of God! Today we will continue on the topic of what God asks of us. In Part 1 we covered some general...

Encouragement : Hey Man of God! I’d like to address a very simple but important topic today: What does God ask of us? Why this is...

Intro : Hey Man of God! Raising Godly offspring is one of the main purposes of marriage, and it is a command from the Lord. But it ain’t...

Intro : Hey Man of God! So, in my last ENCOURAGE post I made the argument for choosing the Long Game over the Short Game. Pursuing things...

Intro : Hey Man of God! Yes, you are a man, and a man for a time like this. There is one thing for certain, God placed you here and now....

Intro : Hey Man of God! Today, as throughout history, we face the fight between the truth and the lie. Everyday, and often every moment,...

Intro : Hey Man of God! 1 Kings 2:2 shines an interesting light on Father-Son Dynamics. "Be strong, and show yourself a man". David says...

Intro : Hey Man of God! How can a man give what he has not received? A man finds a beggar along the street. The man asks the beggar to...

Intro : Hey Man of God! Well now, what do we have in store today? But before we get there, I trust that you have been taking time to...

Intro : Hey Man of God! In our last ENCOURAGE posting we ended off with the illustration that seeking God is like looking for a treasure....