While church services are suspended North Springfield Baptist Church will still be sending out a regular email especially for members and friends of the church. If you wish to receive this please let me know. I will still be posting sermons and other materials from…
As we go into our third week of lockdown we are beginning to understand a little better the experiences of the heroes of faith who found themselves in isolation and even in prison. Joseph, Jeremiah and Daniel. The apostles Peter and John and Paul and…
PALM SUNDAY Luke 22:63-71 They all asked, ‘Are you then the Son of God?’ He replied, ‘You say that I am.’ (Luke 22:70) Why was Jesus crucified. Why did the Elders and Chief Priests conspire and pressure the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate to put Jesus…
I want to share a secret with you. You may have noticed that throughout the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, although you can see it most clearly in Mark’s Gospel, until the last week of Jesus’s life there was a secret which was revealed…
The whole world stands on the edge of the unknown. We are all facing unprecedented challenges and adjusting to a way of life few have ever experienced. For Christians we are needing to leave our buildings and our programmes and rediscover what it means to…
A little boy was asked by his father to say grace at the table. While the rest of the family waited, the little guy eyed every dish of food his mother had prepared. After the examination, he bowed his head and honestly prayed, “Lord, I…
A friend who is an author posted a message on Facebook this week. ”The London Book Fair is cancelled. The end of the world is nigh!” It is true that a number of major events around the world have been cancelled. But most have continued…
Final Greetings 2 Corinthians 12-13 Paul ends his second letter to the Corinthians in chapters 12 and 13 with a few reminders of things he has talked about before. A promise that he will not be a burden on them 2 Cor 12 14 Now…
We saw how Paul defended his ministry to the Corinthians last week. Pointing not to what he had accomplished but only to the things God had done. 2 Corinthians10 17 But, ‘Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.’ 18 For it is not…
Luke 10 38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said.…
From the age of around seven I was fascinated by science. I went on to study science and then taught chemistry. I really enjoyed setting things on fire and blowing things up. But since I left teaching at the age of 30, I haven’t really…
A Texan went to Australia for a holiday. While he was there, he took a tour with a local guide. Driving around the countryside the guide pointed out a large wheat field. “In Texas, we have wheat fields twice as large!” the Texan said. Then…
In Luke 6 we read how Jesus chose twelve of his followers to have a special relationship with himself. Luke 6 12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. 13 When morning came,…
46 ‘Why do you call me, “Lord, Lord,” and do not do what I say? 47 As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like. 48 They are like a…
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. KJV The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. Paul sees Christian ministry and Christian life as a battle – as a war! 3 For though we live in the world, we do…
At the very beginning of Jesus’s ministry we read this. 14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. 15 He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him. Before anything else Jesus…
Week by week we give our gifts to God in church. As the offering plate came by week after week one young boy asked, “Wouldn’t it be cheaper to buy a season ticket?” Two chapters of 2 Corinthians are devoted to the subject of Christian…
This is how Mark’s Gospel records the beginning of Jesus’s ministry on Earth. Mark 1:14 …. Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. 15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!”…
One verse in this passage is very familiar to us. 2 Corinthians 8:9. “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich yet for your sakes he became poor, so that through His poverty you might become rich.” In…
Even before Jesus was born, Mary and Joseph knew who their son was and what he would accomplish. The angel Gabriel had appeared to Mary and said to her, Luke 1 30 …. ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favour with God. 31…
7 Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. Paul has been defending his ministry to the Corinthians. But in chapter six he wanders off in a…
Happy New Year everybody. Tis the season for New Year’s Resolutions. Get fit. Spend less money. Eat more healthy foods. Watch less television. Learn a new skill. Become more organised. A post on Facebook suggested it would actually be much less depressing if we made…
