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A growing collection of books, study guides, Scripture prayers and other resources created from my own journey through God’s Word. They are offered not to replace Scripture, but to help us slow down, look more closely, ask honest questions and continue seeking for ourselves.

These resources are not intended to replace Scripture, but to help us study thoughtfully, ask better questions, and continue seeking for ourselves.

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Jesus Portraits

Jesus Portraits grew from a desire to look more closely at Jesus — not only at what He taught, but at how He treated people, how He responded to suffering, how He revealed the Father, and what His life teaches us about following Him today.

Here you will find books, study guides and devotional resources created from that journey, designed for personal study, small groups, or simply spending quiet time getting to know Jesus more deeply.

The Jesus Portraits Library

When Jesus Spoke

Rediscovering the Heart of God Through the Sermon on the Mount.

Journey through the Sermon on the Mount and rediscover the heart of God in the words of Jesus. This guided study combines Scripture, historical context, thoughtful reflection and personal application, inviting you not simply to read Christ’s words, but to sit with them and allow them to shape the way you live.

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The Parables of Jesus

Portraits of Jesus is a series of guided Bible study journals that explores the parables of Jesus thematically. Rather than studying each parable in isolation, every volume brings together parables that share a common message, helping us discover what they reveal about the character of Christ, the nature of His Kingdom, and His invitation to every believer.

Each journal is designed to be used slowly and prayerfully. Through careful Bible study, historical background, verse-by-verse exploration, cross-references, personal reflection, journalling, prayer, and creative reflection, the aim is not simply to gain knowledge, but to develop a deeper and more personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Although each volume can be studied independently, together they form a complete journey through the parables of Jesus.

The Portraits of Jesus Series

Book One — The Kingdom Revealed
Exploring the kingdom parables and the principles of God’s Kingdom.

Book Two — Mercy, Grace and Restoration
Discovering the heart of God for the lost, the broken, and those He lovingly calls home.

Book Three — Prayer, Faithfulness and Persistence
Learning to trust God through prayer, perseverance, faithful obedience, and steadfast hope.

Book Four — Stewardship and Eternity
Understanding our responsibility as faithful stewards and living with eternity in view.

Book Five — Judgement and Accountability
Examining Christ’s teachings on readiness, discernment, judgement, and personal responsibility.

Book Six — Foundations, Discipleship and the Cost of the Kingdom
Exploring what it means to follow Jesus wholeheartedly and build our lives upon His truth.

Book Seven — The True Shepherd
Discovering Jesus as the Good Shepherd who knows, leads, protects, and lays down His life for His sheep.

The Kingdom Revealed

Rediscovering the Heart of God Through Parables

The Kingdom of God often appears small, hidden, and easily overlooked. Through seeds, fields, treasure, leaven, nets, salt, and light, Jesus reveals a Kingdom that grows quietly within the world while transforming lives from the inside out.

This volume explores the hidden movement of God’s reign: patient, living, expanding, and moving steadily towards the final harvest.

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Mercy, Grace and Restoration

Rediscovering the Heart of God Through Parables

Journey through the Sermon on the Mount and rediscover the heart of God in the words of Jesus. This guided study combines Scripture, historical context, thoughtful reflection and personal application, inviting you not simply to read Christ’s words, but to sit with them and allow them to shape the way you live.

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Prayer, Faithfulness and Persistence

Rediscovering the Heart of God Through Parables.

Journey through the Sermon on the Mount and rediscover the heart of God in the words of Jesus. This guided study combines Scripture, historical context, thoughtful reflection and personal application, inviting you not simply to read Christ’s words, but to sit with them and allow them to shape the way you live.

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Stewardship and Eternity

Rediscovering the Heart of God Through Parables

Journey through the Sermon on the Mount and rediscover the heart of God in the words of Jesus. This guided study combines Scripture, historical context, thoughtful reflection and personal application, inviting you not simply to read Christ’s words, but to sit with them and allow them to shape the way you live.

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Judgement and Accountability

Rediscovering the Heart of God Through Parables

Journey through the Sermon on the Mount and rediscover the heart of God in the words of Jesus. This guided study combines Scripture, historical context, thoughtful reflection and personal application, inviting you not simply to read Christ’s words, but to sit with them and allow them to shape the way you live.

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Foundations, Discipleship and the Cost of the Kingdom

Rediscovering the Heart of God Through Parables.

Journey through the Sermon on the Mount and rediscover the heart of God in the words of Jesus. This guided study combines Scripture, historical context, thoughtful reflection and personal application, inviting you not simply to read Christ’s words, but to sit with them and allow them to shape the way you live.

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The True Shepherd

Rediscovering the Heart of God Through Parables.

Journey through the Sermon on the Mount and rediscover the heart of God in the words of Jesus. This guided study combines Scripture, historical context, thoughtful reflection and personal application, inviting you not simply to read Christ’s words, but to sit with them and allow them to shape the way you live.

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Scripture Prayers

Sometimes Scripture gives us the words when we do not know what to pray. These prayers grew from time spent in God’s Word — taking its promises, questions, cries and truths and bringing them back to God in prayer.

Read them quietly, pray them aloud, or listen and allow the words of Scripture to lead you into your own conversation with God.

Prayers from the Word

Woman praying beside an open Bible at sunrise, inspired by Psalm 139:23–24 and the prayer “Search Me, Lord.”

Search Me, Lord

Inspired by Psalm 139:23-24

A Scripture prayer for the moments when we want to come honestly before God and invite Him into the hidden places of the heart — asking Him to search us, know us, reveal what needs to change, and lead us in His everlasting way.

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You have My Heart

Inspired by Revelation 12:7-12

A Scripture prayer of surrender — laying down the exhausting need to control, fix and carry everything ourselves, and placing our lives back into the hands of Jesus. A prayer to trust the One who has already won the battle and to let Him lead.

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A Prayer for Discernment

Inspired byInspired by Revelation 17:1–11 and Jeremiah 29:11–13 Psalm 139:23-24

A Scripture prayer asking God for discernment in a world of deception — to recognise His voice, remain focused on Christ, and know Him so intimately through His Word that the counterfeit becomes clear.

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