by Peter Barfoot | Feb 3, 2026 | Blog
Jesus said: “Someone just touched me, for I perceive that power has gone out from me.” (Luke 8:46) This has also been translated: “Someone has just made a demand on my ability.” (The NT Greek word for ability, “dunamis” (from which...
by Peter Barfoot | Feb 3, 2026 | Blog
Isaiah looked UPWARD and saw God’s awesome Majesty (Isaiah 6:1-3). Then, Isaiah looked INWARD and identified himself with the sinful condition of his people (Isaiah 6:5-7). Finally, Isaiah looked OUTWARD and responded to God’s call “Who will go for...
by Peter Barfoot | Feb 3, 2026 | Blog
You don’t have much of a life (1) If your mind is more on this life than the life that is to come; (2) If you think you can live a Christian life with Jesus as your Saviour but not also as your Lord (Master); (3) If you think that Jesus carried his cross so you...
by Peter Barfoot | Feb 3, 2026 | Blog
2 Kings chapter 4 records the restoration to life of a woman’s son who had died from sunstroke. Then later on the restoration to the woman of her house and land, after a seven year drought, during which time she had lived among the Philistines. These reveal two...
by Peter Barfoot | Feb 3, 2026 | Blog
It’s not hard for us to understand who God is, since Jesus referred to Him as “our Father” (Luke 11:2). We’ve all had a father who loved us, protected us, and provided for us. A loving father would never give his children things that might hurt them or...
by Peter Barfoot | Jan 28, 2026 | Blog
Forty years is a long time to circle a thing that is “so near” to what you want in life and yet “so far” because you just can’t get away from it. Yet you need to break free of it to get what you want. That was the case with God’s people. He had delivered them...