Author: Ronnie Evans

Making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland

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The Blood of Christ

Ronnie looks back to the night Jesus was betrayed and ask what was meant by that first act of Holy Communion when he asked the disciples to drink his blood and share in his flesh. Scriptures: Matthew 26:26-29

The Jesus Effect

Ronnie Evans continues through the Gospel of John, this time looking at John the Baptist’s reaction to the arrival of Jesus – demonstrating just what happens when God’s people put their faith and trust in the Son. Scriptures: Matthew 10:37–38, 1 Corinthians 12:26, Numbers 12:3, Numbers 11:26–29, John 3:22–36

Born Again

Ronnie Evans again visits the account of Jesus’ meeting with Nicodemus, noting how Jesus meets us where we are at and demands that we change so that we get to where we need to be. Scriptures: John 3:1–15, Jeremiah 31:34, Joel 2:28–29, Ezekiel 36:24–32

Lion and the Lamb

Ronnie Evans entreats us to remember that our God is both a Lion and a Lamb and we should consider both aspects of his nature. Scriptures: Romans 12:1–2, Matthew 16:23, John 2:13–25, Colossians 2:9, Matthew 23:33, Mark 3:5, 1 Kings 8:10–11, Luke 13:32, Proverbs 5:14

The joy of gifts

Ronnie Evans looks at Paul’s writings and the ministry of Timothy; that evidence that joy comes from exercising the gifts that God has given us. Scriptures: Acts 1:8, 1 Timothy 4:6, 1 Timothy 4:2, 1 Timothy 5:23, 2 Timothy 1, 1 Timothy 1:3–7, 1 Timothy 4:14, Acts 24:14–15, 1 Corinthians 16:10, 1 Timothy 5:4–5

God’s own sons and daughters

Ronnie Evans looks back at Joshua to show how God sees us; encouraging us to remember that we should approach Him as his beloved. His sons and daughters. Scriptures: Galatians 4:4–7, Isaiah 61:10–62:3, Zechariah 3:3–5

The Christmas plan

Ronnie Evans looks at the Christmas story, revealing God’s plan for us all, and telling us something about the nature of the way works in lives in today. Scriptures: Proverbs 19:21, Proverbs 3:9–10, Matthew 2:1–12

Help my unbelief

Ronnie Evans looks at the story of a Demon-possessed boy. In Jesus’ response to the cry of the father to “help my unbelief”, we see a compassion that is open to us in our darkest hour. Jesus loves the suffering and is there for us in our need. Scriptures: Mark 9:14–29, Mark 3:5, Romans 3:4, Mark…
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See His Glory

Ronnie Evans reflects on Glory of God as it lights our way through difficult times. Just as the disciples’ witness of Jesus in glory drove them through tough times, we too can persevere when we learn to see the Shekinah glory in the work of the Spirit that surrounds us. Scriptures: John 1:14, 2 Peter 1:16–18,…
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Wholly God

As Ronnie continues to look at the Gospel of John, he examines the evidence that Jesus was God – as claimed by the scriptures, and by Jesus himself. Scriptures: Genesis 1:1, John 8:12, Hebrews 1:2, Isaiah 55:11, Colossians 1:16–17, John 1:1–5, Psalm 107:20, Psalm 33:6, John 14:8–11, Matthew 26:63–64, Romans 9:5, John 8:53–59