Michael Marklew

God is faithful and his Word is always fulfilled, so lets ask the question. What has God promised you? Luke 1.39-56

When we come to Jesus, the Holy Spirit gives birth to a new nature, a new self inside of us. The question is, what is our response? Luke 1.26-38

John the Baptist is to be a mighty man of God, but what about you and me? What kind of lives are we living? Is the Gospel changing us, making us new? Luke 1.5-25

For some reason God has broken from his usual motif of using the weak to shame the wise and has inspired Luke, a doctor, a historian, a missionary to tell us about the Hope that we can have in Jesus. Luke’s Gospel is the longest and the most detailed and […]

How do we trust God? How do we follow him not just in the good times but in the bad times to? Why does God allow suffering? “Everything under heaven belongs to me.. says the lord…”

Chapter 38 of the book of Job is just at taste of God’s first rebuke. In it He takes Job through the creative process of Genesis, and with the use of irony, sarcasm and a series of rhetorical questions He puts Job in his place. Job 38:1-41 & 40:1-5

In Job’s darkest moments he expresses a heart that yearns for a redeemer, and yes, God will deliver.

If you have ever felt like God is distance and that you are alone in your suffering, you are in good company as Job experiences exactly this. Of course God will speak, but just not yet. Why? We don’t now, perhaps God wants to deepen Job’s spiritual insights. Perhaps God […]

Why does God allow suffering? Does God take part in our suffering? Are we but the play things of the powers beyond this world? Is faith a contract? Does faith guard against suffering? How do we know we have faith? Who is our faith in? Are just some of the […]

God loves you. Be honest with him. Ask for his help to identify the sin that may be behind much of your trouble, your burdens and even your sicknesses. James 5