>>...Welcome to "Along The Way"-1 of 11 ...Wednesday, 4 June 2025 Hello, thanks for visiting us today-please feel welcome and at home here.... We would like to introduce ourselves-our names are Geoff and Dot, and live in Gloucester, England. Dot and I met on a Christian holiday in Majorca, and have now been married since July 1999.... We are the wrong side of 50, but still feel young!.....at home lives Heidi, a lovely white-tabby cat adopted from an animal sanctuary in January 2000.
Our interests are varied, but share enthusiasm for Railways (Model and Real), Photography, and Computers..
Dot was a Nurse, while I used to do MRI Body Scanner Electronics assembly work, but have taken early retirement,......and both are Members of a Reformed Baptist (Free Evangelical) Church and primarily seek to be a help, and Encouragement to other people in witness to the Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ.....
This Gospel is GOD'S Offer of Salvation and Forgiveness to all the Human Race, and is written about in the pages of the Bible, which is the Word of GOD to all mankind, and it's message is vital for every person to know and understand, and act upon. Many people do not know, so a brief outline would be of benefit..........
The Bible tells of GOD'S Creation of the World, Mankind, and all in it, and all the Universe.
Then of SIN because of Man's DISOBEDIENCE to GOD, in listening to SATAN'S deceiving voice.
Then GOD expelling them from EDEN, and the increase of wickedness, culminating in GOD'S Flooding of the World, only saving 8 Righteous People in Noah's Ark.
After the Flood, these saved 8 People repopulated the Earth, but SIN was still interwoven in Man's breeding and make-up.
Hereon we see GOD'S Plan of SALVATION unfolding, through His Chosen People, ISRAEL. They were constantly turning away from HIM, and most of The OLD TESTAMENT is devoted to their rebellion, and GOD'S Desire in bringing them back to Himself, through the various Prophets, and Messengers from Himself.
In The Old Testament, GOD Promises a SAVIOUR for His People, and for ALL Mankind, through the Lineage of King David.
Eventually, all Prophecies are fulfilled in The NEW TESTAMENT, in The Birth of The MESSIAH, and OUR SAVIOUR THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
He grew up and lived a SINLESS Life, and was Crucified and ROSE FROM THE DEAD FOR OUR SINS, to be the SAVIOUR of all who will REPENT, TURNING AWAY COMPLETELY FROM THEIR SINS and Receive Him UNRESERVEDLY as their SAVIOUR and LORD, by FAITH.
The New Testament also contains Practical help for Christian Living, and ends in The Book of Revelation with the Vision of John The Divine, telling of the Future of The World, and of us all.............
............Most people in the world seek to be secure and cared for...there are 3 verses from the Bible that are a great help...the words of The Lord Jesus Christ... 1. I am The Way, The Truth, and The Life....2. Whosoever comes to Me, I will never, never cast out.....3. I will never leave you , or forsake you. What words of assurance and hope to all who TRULY receive The Lord as their Saviour from sin.
....Thy WORD is a Lamp to my feet, and a Light to my Path...
There is further Bible Help, Encouragement, and Personal Testimony, in the Link pages at the end of the Main Pages..(Click>)..Thanks for reading this page... Geoff and Dot.....
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The Sheep, The Goats, and The Good Shepherd....PAGE 2.
I was a Stranger, and you invited Me in...PAGE 3.
Home and Away...PAGE 4.
For Children, and Grown-ups too!....PAGE 5.
The Pearl of Great Value....PAGE 6.
Behold! I Bring you Glad Tidings of Great Joy....PAGE 7.
Go into All The World and Preach The Gospel....PAGE 8.
We have heard the Joyful Sound - Jesus Saves!..PAGE 9.
In All Thy Works Most Wonderful....PAGE 10.
Seek!...and find Help from The Bible....PAGE 11.
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Welcome to "Along The Way"-Page 2 of 11 ......You will recall that we were married in 1999 - our honeymoon was spent at the beautiful resorts of Lynton and Lynmouth, North Devon... One of the days , we decided to walk along the coastal path that runs from Lynton to The Valley of Rocks, and then onto Lee Abbey .....it is a very dramatic and rugged way, with wheeling seabirds , and fine views acros the Bristol Channel to Wales.. We continued onto the Valley of the Rocks, where we climbed the huge rock slabs, and rested along with the colony of wild goats who live on or around the rocks.. One of the photos I took, was of Dot sitting on a ledge with a goat on a similar ledge not many feet above her....Down below was a man coming up the steep path, who vividly reminded me of a modern-day shepherd complete with stetson hat!
This has left an indelible image on my mind-Do you know the hymn "There were ninety and nine"?....it tells of The Good Shepherd, The Lord Jesus Christ, leaving the 99 safe sheep, and going up into the wild and craggy places to seek for the 1 lost sheep...In the photo, Dot was the lost sheep The Lord (the man)was coming to rescue....(Ref. Luke 15: John 10) In the Bible, we are told that The Almighty Lord God yearns that His lost people will be saved,and that He sent His Only Beloved Son to seek lost sinners, even to the point of suffering an unspeakably cruel death on the cross at Calvary.....What a love that allows Himself to be disfigured beyond recognition to redeem us!!(Ref. Isaiah 52:13-15) Where do the goats fit into this ?.....Please read on -it is so very important to each one of us..(Ref. Matthew 25:31-46). Please (click>) READ BIBLE VERSES ABOUT THE ABOVE
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Path from Lynton to Valley of Rocks.... Picture of The Man coming to Rescue..
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Welcome to "Along The Way"...Page 3 of 11 .....,During our journey throughlife, we all meet many types of people; some we forget, and some remain in our memories, for varied reasons. Some are not as they appear to be---I would like to briefly tell you of one such meeting--- before Dot and I met, one of my holidays was at Palma ,Majorca (it is our favourite island)- and while strolling down to the harbour, I crossed paths with a fellow staggering about, with a ghetto-blaster radio on his shoulders.I confess I cringed at this sight- but he surprised me by putting his hand on my shoulder, and immediately felt comfort and reassurance in me, yet ashamed of my reaction to this stranger.
After His crucifixion, the disciples of The Lord Jesus, were walking along the road to Emmaus, near Jerusalem, feeling downcast at the events of recent days. They were joined by a stranger, also going their way.....he talked a lot with them, and as the day was drawing to a close, they invited him to stay in their house with them. Only during the meal, when he took bread, blessed and broke it, did they recognise it was The Risen Lord Jesus Christ. (Ref. Luke 24:13-32) The Lord's Greatest Commandment is to love oneanother (Ref. John 13:34)...yet so often it is the hardest thing to do....Is The Lord Jesus a stranger to you?...He invites you to come to Him and find rest and peace in Him. (Ref. Matthew 11:28)
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Maybe you will have an unexpected guest come for a meal--here is a quick and easy way to cook chicken, adding a delicately different flavour, which we greatly enjoyed when we tried it
You will need: Chicken breasts Garlic salt, or chopped garlic Chinese Five Spice seasoning Black Pepper Sprinkle chicken breasts with garlic salt, chinese 5 spice seasoning, and a little black pepper Wrap in cooking foil, and cook for about 30 mins. in a hot oven, (190C)...Serve with mixed salad, or stir-fry vegetables. (click>)NEXT PAGE(click>)BACK TO PAGE 3. (click>)BACK TO MAIN PAGE
Once again, Welcome to "Along The Way"- Page 5 of 11 ....Our Theme today is ....Seek and You will find...we would like to give you the chance to unravel a Puzzle.!... Can you make a 5 letter word -- "of great value", beginning with "P", in the word "paler"? If you really get stuck, the answer is hidden in the above underlined sentence..-run your cursor over it to find the letters....(click>) on the last correct letter to link you to next page
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Welcome to "Along The Way-Page 6 of 11 ... Did you solve the Puzzle?...The right answer is "PEARL".
A Long Time ago, before I met him; Geoff was born and grew-up in the S.E. England, in the County of Kent. There are 2 seaside towns memorable to him--Ramsgate, with it's splendid harbour, & Seaman's Mission; also Whitstable, known for it's Oyster Fishing. As you know, Oysters are members of the Bi-valve Mollusc family, and better known for their ability to produce fine, great value Pearls.....they do this when a particle of impure matter (e.g. sand) is trapped inside them, and so they proceed to coat and grow a substance called Nacre or Mother of Pearl, around this particle & it eventually becomes what we call a Pearl. A fine specimen is very rarely found....
In God's Word, The Bible,The Lord Jesus Christ taught a parable about a Merchant-man who one day came across a Pearl of Great Value (or Price)...So He sold all that He had to buy this object of great value to Him (Ref. Matthew 13: 45-46)...A widely held view of this teaching is that the Merchant is The Lord Jesus; ...The Pearl is the Church or the people The Lord came to redeem...The cost to Him was to leave Heaven's Glory be born a man, become poor, and to die in our place to buy us back to God and Himself, because we are impure and sinful(the grain of sand) we need to be covered with the perfect Righteousness of Jesus Christ (The Rare Pearl of Great Value), so He can Present us faultless before God The Father's Throne (Ref. 1 Corinthians 1:8) We must tell you the Biblical Truth-No One will be declared right before Almighty God's Judgement Throne, unless they (you and I) are saved and covered by The Blood of Christ's Perfect Righteousness... Sin will separate us to a conscious Eternal Separation from God (Hell).. God Himself has provided a solution to our sin --His Son...,which brings us back to the theme ofour main page --"FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD, THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOSOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM, SHALL NOT PERISH, BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE (Ref. John 3:16-17)(click>)NEXT PAGE.(click>)SEE WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT PEARLS : PLEASE TYPE IN THE WORD "PEARL" IN THE "WORD SEARCH" BOX(click>)BACK TO PAGE 5.(click>>BACK TO MAIN PAGE.
We are tempted not to believe when we see all the evil things that happen in the world ... Why does God allow this ? , is a common question.... Yet God is Sovereign, and is still in control of all things...these events in Bethlehem are true and did happen, and are for all people in the world. Much has been written and composed around these events--wonderful Classical music, such as "For unto us a child is born", from Handel's "Messiah", inspire us to continue along the pilgrim way. Later on in his life, the CHILD JESUS was taken by His earthly parents to the Temple in Jerusalem, where there was a Just and Devout man named SIMEON... THE HOLY SPIRIT had revealed to SIMEON that he would not die until he had seen THE LORD'S CHRIST: ....SIMEON took the Child Jesus in his arms, blessed God, and said: "LORD, now you are letting your servant depart in peace. according to Your Word....for my eyes have seen Your Salvation, which You have prepared before the face of all peoples. A Light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the Glory of Your people, ISRAEL." (Ref. Luke 2) Thus we see that SALVATION is offered to us--we must take The Lord and His Salvation for ourselves....Please (click>)NEXT PAGE. (click>)BACK TO PAGE 6. (click>)BACK TO MAIN PAGE.
Welcome to "Along The Way"-Page 8 of 11 ... "Go into all the world......" is the Great Commission of Our Lord Jesus Christ, to all His followers , prior to His Ascension to Heaven and his Father. We would greatly like to encourage all who believe on The Lord to share with other people this good news of Salvation, and their need of a SAVIOUR ! (Ref. Mark 16 :15-16) Our Lord was born in The Holy Land, so it was our privilege, some years ago, before we both had met, to visit ISRAEL. One has pre-conceived ideas, mainly from Christmas card images in our minds of what the Holy Land is really like....but for myself, 5 places have special memories....... 1...The sacred place where The Lord Jesus was born, now covered by The Church of the Nativity, in Manger Square, Bethlehem. 2...The Sea of Galilee, and the peace of it, on a Sabbath (Saturday) day. 3...The Garden of Gethsemane, where The Lord Jesus sweated drops of blood with his Love forus. 4...The Place called Calvary (Golgotha), where HE was dreadfully crucified for us. 5...The Road to Emmaus, where HE appeared to His disciples, after rising from the dead. Each of these places have special personal experiences of The Lord's Presence, and should encourage each of us to build-up that Most Holy Faith we have. (REF. Jude v.20). (click>)NEXT PAGE.
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These are some of the words of an older Gospel Hymn, which is a favourite of ours...do you know it? At our Church in Gloucester, recently, the Pastor was continuing his Studies in the Book of Nehemiah, in the Old Testament... Nehemiah was a Godly and upright in heart Prophet, who walked closely in obedience to The Lord God. He had a genuine concern about the ruined state of Jerusalem, and The Temple, and also the idolatrous condition of God's People. The King at this time, was named Artaxerxes , and Nehemiah was one of his trusted advisers, although the King would not have been slow to execute anybody who crossed him! With all this in mind, Nehemiah approached the King, hoping the King would grant his request for leave of absence to go to rebuild Jerusalem. Much instant silent prayer from the heart was offered to The Lord God, by Nehemiah, when the King asked what his request was.! Nehemiah, humbly, and without pretense, told the King..... We then see how The Lord God over-ruled in the situation, and Nehemiah was granted all the help and assistance he needed, but not without stiff opposition from enemies... Amazing!, when you consider that King Aartaxerxes was very much against (or anti.) the people of God.!...(Ref. Nehemiah 2) Nehemiah could be called an INTERCESSORIn our previous pages, you remember that The Lord Jesus Christ rose from the dead, appeared to many people, then ascended to be with The Lord God, His Father... The Book of Hebrews accurately teaches us about The Risen Lord, and His awesome position now... 1. He has taken His Place at the right hand of the MAJESTY on high..... 2. He is our Great High Priest, who ever lives to make INTERCESSION for us sinners, to The Lord God Almighty.......we cannot approach God, except through the Lord Jesus, who pleads on our behalf..... 3. He is able to do this, because of HIS BLOOD, as the spotless and sinless Lamb of God sacrificed to purchase our Redemption..... 4. There is no remission of sins without the shedding of Blood.... 5. This BLOOD is the basis of THE NEW COVENANT, or NEW TESTAMENT between The Lord God and all mankind..... 6. THUS He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come to God by Him, seeing He ever lives to make intercession for them...(Ref. Hebrews 7:25) When we truly Repent, and receive The Lord Jesus, we belong to Him, and are His Sheep, and receive the gift of The Holy Spirit. In Nehemiah and Hebrews we see 2 INTERCESSORS between God and Mankind, each urging Men, Women, and Children to repent of their sins.... Only in The Lord Jesus do we find forgiveness of sins--and He is requiring His People, His Church to turn away from worldly idols, and obey His Teachings properly--NOT EASY!, but The Way is Narrow, and few find it.....many follow the Broad path to Destruction!(Ref. Matthew 7:13-14)
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About an hour's drive from Gloucester, lies the City of Oxford, with it's "Dreaming Spires".From there, many of the World's great academics and leaders have come to influence our History.... Notably, the name of JOHN WESLEY, the Methodist Preacher stands out... Nearby to Oxford is Woodstock, with the majestic Blenheim Palace, and it's beautiful parkland , designed by Capability Brown.... We have been to Blenheim a few times, and are always impressed by how tranquil and close to Nature we are there... Of course, all around us lies the beauty, splendour, and wonder of The Lord God's Creation...
As we walk and see the harmony,intricacies, and perfection in every creature and plant, we are reminded of Psalm 104, Praising God for His Sovereign Grace and Providence in all of His Created Order... Much of The Lord Jesus Christ's Teachings revolve round His Creatures, and His observances of them... At our Wedding last year, we chose "For The Beauty of The Earth" as our first Hymn....if you would like to hear the midi tune, please (click>) on the link at the bottom of this page.
4 years ago, we brought a book called "How we Work - Understanding the Human Body & Mind".. by Dr. Philip Whitfield and Dr. Susan Greenfield.(Published by : Marshall Editions, London). This book simplifies somewhat into understandable text, pictures, and diagrams, the incredibly complex human body. What an indescribably awesome Mind lies behind the smallest action, such as flexing a finger! Who could have designed such a process?? In the reading of this book, I was "in the fear of God" - only then do the things of The Lord God really hit home, and affect one's Heart....it makes me feel "who am I"?... This is not an overstatement, as the Psalmist , in Psalm 139 says--"he is fearfully and wonderfully made!"--The Lord knows all about us from the beginning..
The Book of Genesis in The Bible, is the Bulwark, the foundation, and basis of our Faith and Hope, and must not be undermined... Do read it and see how God Created all things and People, and that they were good, very good...but SIN and Disobedience entered....In Romans 3:23-26, we read.."for all have sinned and fall short of The Glory of God, and are justified freely by His Grace through The Redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Him (JESUS) as a sacrifice of Atonement, through faith in His Blood . He did this to demonstrate His Justice, because in His Forbearance He had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished---He did it to demonstrate His Justice at the present time , so as to be Just and The One who Justifies those who have faith in Jesus." John 1 tells us that "...In the Beginning was The Word, and The Word was with God, and The Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was Life, and The Life was The Light of men." Let us learn to be in Awe and Reverence of The Lord God, and His Created World about us.
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