Sandyknowes Blog

Living beside the busiest roundabout in Northern Ireland gives plenty of opportunity for watching the world go by. Sandyknowes Blog is the personal blog of Niall Lockhart (minister of Ballyhenry). Pull in and have a read…

Daily Strength - Words of Encouragement

1 October 2020

Daily Strength - Words of Encouragement

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Daily Strength - when weighed down

30 September 2020

1 ‘To those who have been called, who are loved in

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Daily Strength - When Troubled

29 September 2020

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God[a];believe also in me. 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. 4

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Daily Strength - When Unsettled

28 September 2020

‘You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.’ Isaiah 26 vs 3

People sometimes talk about young children being ‘unsettled’. It’s a word used to describe them when they are out of sorts, and when you just know that there’s something annoying them. The reality is that it’s not just babies or toddlers who through times like this, there can be times and seasons when we all feel unsettled. 

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Daily Strength - When Doubting

25 September 2020

26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”

28 Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”

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