Lightfoot Lane Posts

So often I hear people in church saying: “I’m not good enough”, “They don’t need me”, “I could only do”, “ I can’t do it as well as they can”, “ I don’t have much time to offer”. These are all things people say about serving God in and through His church. God has...

Do you feel daring today? Is there a something that you would love to do, but aren't sure whether you have the audacity to do it? Do you worry that if you step-out you may get embarrassed? The Bible is full of people who dared. Some of their daring acts were huge,...

Forgiveness is a massive subject and takes us a lifetime, and more, to learn. Last weekend Andrew Gardner spoke about the part in the Lord's Prayer which says: Forgive us our sins Ever since that day I've had a picture in my mind of a pair of hands clasped together...

“Halt, who goes there?” It’s an old army saying. Anyone on guard duty had to ask the person approaching to identify themselves. So how do you, how would you identify yourself if asked? Many people are choosing to identify or re-identify themselves according to who...

Wow what a thought to wake up to! God loves me. This is indeed something to rejoice in but it is also a challenge. God also loves everyone else. Because of His love for us he wants this love to overflow from us into all the others we will meet today. How can we show...

A better car, a better computer, a better Kitchen, a new hairstyle. Most of the time, we are happy to change “things.” Usually, we are happy to change them because we believe in the “better” word. Changing habits? Well that’s harder. We get stuck in a tension. We know...

One of the most insightful things that I've done in my life was to do a life planning course called Storyline. This course encourages you to think about your life as a set of stories. Most stories have a very similar pattern, starting with an inciting event. An...

We all like compliments. What would be the best compliment someone could give you right now? Sometimes someone may say, “There’s something different about you.” Other times people may be obvious - “I like your new hair style.” “That’s a smart suit.” “You’ve lost...

The motto of the Keswick Convention is ‘All One In Christ’ and this motto has remained unchanged for over 140 years - why? Well in the New Testament we read the verse that twhis motto came from - it’s over 2000 years old. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither...

"Have you lost confidence? Has life eroded your assurance? If so, let’s address the root causes and apply the solution: a fresh realisation that you are a child of a God who is 100% committed to you, giving you power, love and self discipline." Do runs to be...

In one of the toughest times of my life, I could hardly pray at all. I was utterly exhausted both emotionally and spiritually. It was all I could do to hang on to God, even though I had gotten to a scary place where I was not even sure He was there. And that hanging...

Wow what a question to be asked: "What do you want me to do for you?" Luke 18:35-43 I’m sure for many of us it might be do the washing up, make me a meal, do the ironing, clear out the garage or some other household task. Here though Jesus is asking something much...