Teaching to Encourage
Resources to help you love God and his creation, be uplifted by God's word. Please feel free to use and share this content but do not alter it in anyway.
A chapter by chapter look at the story of small man in a big foreign city, there will be a new chapters added.
Written by Jem Trehern
Every week or so we will be putting up six to ten pages on a commentary on Revelation that was produced for friends in India. The purpose in writing was not to provide all the answers but to focus on the culture and climate of the day and the amazing grace, mercy and love of Jesus. We hope that as you read it you will be greatly blessed - not with plans or agendas concerning the future but with the assurance that you are His and He is with you in all that you go through.
Written by Jem Trehern
Join us as we explore a short snap shot of scripture.
God is our victory and the battle belongs to him, but what does that really mean and how does it affect the way we deal with our own battles.
A very brief overview of the Bible
The Bible has been condensed, a simple overview that will help guide you as you read it for yourself
Written by Jem Trehern
Which religion if any is the right one?
Written by Jem Trehern
You were thought of in the mind of your Creator before the world came into exiastance. Before atoms and molecules were spoken into being there was a reason for creating you... there is someone who wants to share their life with you...
written by Jem Trehern
There are Snapshots through the scriptures of God's encouraging ways. In the early church we find ex-synagogue rulers mixing with ex-prosititutes, slaves worshipping alongside their masters, ex-occultists praying with Jewish men and women, and tax collectors preaching on forgiveness. Why is that?
written by Jem Trehern
A statement of encouragement from a friend. We all struggle at times and some of us may feel we cannot change the way we think; yet there is hope and fortunately for us this hope it not found in ourself. Our hope comes from Jesus. He knows that our thinking does not change overnight and is there to help us. If we ask Him to help us He will teach us the right way to think through the reading of His word and the help of the Holy Spirit.
Written by Jem Trehern
This is a short explanation of the phrase 'examine yourself' found in scripture (2 Corinthians 13:3-5).
Written by Anon
We can look at Psalm 59 and see the example of David reminding us that ultimately God is our refuge and strength.
Written by Jem Trehern
In Hebrews 11 we see ordinary men and women of faith doing extraordinary things that are way beyond their personal ability.
Written by Jem Trehern
In Psalm thirty-four verse eight David says that ‘the Lord is good;’ yet what does the word ‘good’ really mean and how do people view the word ‘good?’
Written by Jem Trehern
What is power? Power is often defined as strength in action. It is not just strength in the sense of having someone who is strong but someone who is able to continue in strength and in doing so is powerful.
Written by Jem Trehern
What is power? Power is often defined as strength in action. It is not just strength in the sense of having someone who is strong but someone who is able to continue in strength and in doing so is powerful.
Written by Jem Trehern
Written by Jem Trehern
Written by Jem Trehern
In the Bible ‘blessing’ speaks of stooping before another person and presenting them with gifts
Written by Jem Trehern
A short prayer from the recent sermon '
The Lamb of God'
Written by Peter Graham
Through God’s gracious presence, the firstborn was able to empower, support, feed, and encourage others.
Written by Jem Trehern
Sabbath and living heart of the Sabbath
Written by Jem Trehern
The Bible is a letter of invitation to get to know God as our heavenly Father and its story is written across the history of His world. In it we see the amazing depth of God’s love and the also suffering He is willing to go through in order to give us the opportunity to come home.
Who or what is our father?
Written by Jem Trehern
In a world where very little, if anything, is offered for free there is a need to understand God’s grace because there is nothing else like it on earth. It is a grace that was forged in the heart of God before the world began and expressed in awesome power and humility through the death and resurrection of His Son, the Servant-King.
Written by Jem Trehern
Prophetic speech challenges a world that seeks safety and security in its own plans and actions to turn and look to the Creator.
Written by Jem Trehern?
We are called to be salt and light in our world, interacting with a fallen world can have many trials but God never makes us do it alone.
Written by Kingsley Dent
Jesus came to restore our broken humanity and our broken relationship with God.
Written by Jem Trehern
What are the elements that makes up a human person and how do they interact?
Written by Jem Trehern
Kindness is important and often difficult. What does kindness communicate and how can I be kind?
Written by Jem Trehern
We can all struggle at times and sometimes may feel we cannot change the way we think. Yet there is hope and fortunately for us this hope it not found in self.
Written by Jem Trehern
Attitudes have a big influence on our lives and wrong attitudes can leave us crippled even in the best of circumstances. However a good attitude to life leaves us open to blessing from God and able to grow in strength, even in the worst of situations.
Written by Jem Trehern
God's invitation to eat together
In Jesus’ willingness to sit with people - all manner of people from hugely diverse backgrounds – we have a foretaste of the world that is to come because what we are seeing are not just social events but something that shows the heart of God.
Written by Jem Trehern
Parable of the amazing Landowner
A parable about workers rights and fairness? Or a parable about God's amazing rule and reign?
Written by Jem Trehern
What is Evil?
An exploration of the root of evil.
Written by Jem Trehern
Peace, “The LORD will bless His people with peace.”
Peace is an increasingly rare word in our news and media, what does the Bible say about peace?
Written by Jem Trehern
The Lord's Supper
"And Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” What is the message behind the Lord's supper?
Written by Jem Trehern
Kingdom Living: Sabbath and living the heart of the Sabbath
In this short pamphlet we look at how the seventh day in creation became known as the Sabbath day and pointed to the grace, mercy and love of God that is ultimately found in Jesus.
Written by Jem Trehern
Authority and the Power of the servant-hearted
In a world where many use authority for little more than selfish gain, the Bible encourages us to turn to the One who possesses ultimate power and authority and reaches out with an amazing offer of life for the rebel.
Written by Jem Trehern
Your Kingdom Come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven
The kingdom of God speaks of God’s perfect rule and reign which by its very nature cannot be limited or confined to the church or a particular geographical area. So what is His kingdom?
Written by Jem Trehern
Fruit of the Spirit
What is the fruit of the Spirit? That list of attributes seems far to unrealistic to be relevant. ‘Surely I can’t be all those things!’ This booklet discusses the futility of seeking those things for there own sake and the real fruitfulness of seeking the God who provides, strengthens and sustains, discovering those fruits in that relationship.
Torah (God's Teaching)
Many Christians have a view of God’s law as being outdated and a little judgemental and legalistic. In response to this, we are going to take a look at how we would define law before viewing the biblical picture of law which reveals a loving father pointing out the way that His children should live.
The parable of the shrewd manager
Did Jesus condone dishonesty?
The Power that comes from resting in the Lord
“Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I shall not be shaken.” (Psalm 62:5-6) This booklet explores the powerful concept of resting in God.
Wisdom
One of our many problems we can have is not that we don’t know anything but that we know something and then fill in the gaps ourselves. In doing so we build a life that is never really lived as it should be lived. Instead of freedom we are more like a machine that never really works and lurches from one experience to another, depersonalising us along the way. Wisdom challenges that pattern.
The Fire of Our Own Actions or the Fire of His presence, Which one do you want?
When we feel useless and as if everything has gone wrong, we need to remember that God is still present and is the One who encourages us and helps us deal with all that we struggle with. He is the true Shepherd who leads us deeper into new life in Him through the presence of the Holy Spirit.
The Good Samaritan: Unexpected love and compassion, Luke 10:25
An exploration of Luke 10:25 and the concept of the good Samaritan
Trinity
What is the meaning of the Trinity?
Sin, The fire of our own actions
What is sin?