Ten years ago I experienced a revelation. I was watching The Doctor’s Daughter, the 6th episode in the 4th series of Doctor Who with David Tennant playing the Tenth regeneration of the Doctor and Georgia Moffet playing his cloned offspring, Jenny, The Doctor’s Daughter. A…
In recent years the misleading idea has become popular that everybody will be saved. That is a false hope. Not only are there so many specific passages of the Bible which teach that some will be saved but others will be lost. There is also…
On his way to Damascus, was Saul of Tarsus hit by a bolt of lighting? That’s the latest theory to explain Paul’s conversion. A certain Dr. John D. Bullock, from Dayton, Ohio, delivered a paper on his theory at the American Academy of Opthamology and…
SING 34 At your feet we fall ISAIAH 6:1-8 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings:…
If you are sick you go to a doctor. If your spaniel is sick you go to the vet. If you need legal advice you ask a solicitor. For pensions and investments you go to a financial advisor. But what do you go to see…
I was reading a discussion among clergy on Facebook the other day about the Lord’s Prayer. One of them asked an interesting question about “Give us today our daily bread.” When we pray the prayer and ask for our “daily bread” is that asking merely…
The story of Paul and Eutychus is much loved by preachers. It is a timely warning to every member of any congregation who runs the risk of dozing off during the sermon! Acts 20:9 Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who…
The Song of the Vineyard Isaiah 5 1 to 7 Last week Shilpi reminded us of the words of Jesus in John 15, “I am the true vine.” I did not know that when I was planning for this evening but as it happens, this…
The Asuza Street Revival began in Los Angeles in 1906 and continued through to 2015. There were miracles of healing and deliverance, speaking in tongues and testimonies of dramatic conversions. It was the birth of the modern Pentecostal movement which led in turn to the…
God likes mountains! In the NIV the Bible mentions mountains 308 times and hills 237 times and that doesn’t include specific mountains such as 22 mentions of Mount Zion or 21 of Mount Sinai. God likes mountains. We really miss out in Essex because we…
“What must I do to be saved?” “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved.” The story so far. In our morning sermons before the holidays we were following the apostle Paul as he travelled preaching the gospel and planting churches around the…
From the earliest days of the church the Book of the prophet Isaiah was known as “the Fifth Gospel” or “the Gospel in the Old Testament.” In the 4th Century Jerome wrote that Isaiah “should be called an evangelist rather than a prophet because he…
Read the whole story of Jesus: the entire New Testament in thirteen weeks in an order which builds up your understanding week by week. Here is a pattern of readings covering the whole of the New Testament in thirteen weeks, reading on 6 days each…
Making Disciples One-to-One “Spiritual friendships” “Soul friends” “Prayer buddies” “Spiritual direction” “Spiritual formation” “Mentoring” Most Christians would agree that meeting One-to-One for prayer and encouragement is a great idea. But very few actually do it. Here are practical resources to help believers at every stage…
My new book on helping Christians to be ready to take every opportunity to talk about Jesus. Order your copy from me for just £5 plus £2 P&P. Email peter@pbthomas.com PART 1 – QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK What is salvation? What is the point of life?…
Last time you talked to somebody about Jesus, what response did you get? We have seen from the missionary journeys of the apostle Paul that the good news of Jesus Christ is like Marmite. Some people love it and some people hate it! Sometimes people…
What was it really like to be a Christian in the first half of the first century AD? We read how the apostles preached the gospel and people were being saved all over the place and it can seem so thrilling and exciting but very…
A few weeks ago at our weekly prayer meeting Draw Near to God we looked at Paul’s wonderful hymn to love in 1 Corinthians Chapter 13. I asked which verse struck you most, and different people chose different verses. I then shared with you that…
The Council of Jerusalem in around 48 AD was a watershed in the Early Church. It was the turning point which guaranteed unity between Christians who had previously been Jews and Christians who had not been Jews but Gentiles – non-Jews. The Council made it…
The Lord is my Light Psalm 27 Of David. GOD’S LOVE AND PROTECTION 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked advance…
Two weeks ago we saw how Barnabas and Saul were sent out as missionaries and evangelists by the church at Antioch which they led and built up. Acts 13 1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger,…
