Psalm 139: 13-16“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.  I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well…  My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place.  When I was woven together…

Having a positive body image – Jesus took his body back into heaven. Acts 1:9 “…. he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. “Men…

Psalm 145:13 “The Lord is faithful to all his promises and loving towards all he has made. The Lord upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.  The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.  You open your hand and satisfy…

Numbers 14:3 “Why is the Lord bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword?  Our wives and children will be taken as plunder.  Wouldn’t it be better for us to back to Egypt?” As the Israelites approached the land of Canaan, the Promised Land, Moses sent out twelve spies to…

Exodus 16:3  “In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron.  The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt.  There we sat round pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this…

1 Corinthians 15:47  “So it will be with the resurrection of the dead.  The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable, it is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory, it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power, it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual…

Luke 23:32 “When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals – one of his right, the other on his left.  Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”  And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.” V44  “It was…

Luke 1:30-38 “The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favour with God.  You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus.  He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.  The Lord God…

Bible reading : Romans 12:1-21 V1 “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship.” Is God really only interested in our spiritual lives?  We’re not divided into a physical part and a spiritual…

Scripture:  Matthew 6:16“When you fast, do not look sombre as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting.  I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.  But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be…