“Here is a trustworthy saying.” In our first sermon from 1 Timothy we looked at two of the trustworthy sayings in circulation around the…
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We are all growing older all the time. “Today is the oldest you’ve ever been, and the youngest you’ll ever be again.” (Eleanor Roosevelt)…
There is one major theme which we find not only in the Pastoral letters of 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy and Titus, but in all…
It is a sad reality of the human condition that life is often full of disappointments! Something we don’t want to happen does. Or…
One thing which leaps off the page as you read this letter by the apostle Paul to his former apprentice Timothy are the three…
These are the notes that went with this message, rather than a transcription of what was said. As with all our recent sermons, you…
General Introduction The apostle Paul wrote a number of letters which appear in the New Testament. Some were addressed to churches and others were…
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! On Good Friday Jesus was crucified for our sins, dying in our place so that we can…
Congratulations! You have won a wonderful prize! The holiday of a lifetime. Celebrating 110 years since Captain Scott’s doomed expedition to the South Pole,…
Back when I was a successful young chemistry teacher and youth leader I explored the possibility of becoming a regional worker for the Inter-Schools…
What could I say? How to help other people? Here are some general principles linked to our sermon series on how to deal with…
I suffer from scyphophobia, also known as cnidarophobia. I am terrified of jellyfish. I have been for most of my life. For many years…
The parable of the sheep and the goats is one of the best known of Jesus’s stories. Sadly it is also one of those…
This week two entrepreneurs will go face to face in the final episode of what is astonishingly the 16th UK series of the reality…
Richard Osman is a television presenter and producer. He helped invent and produce programmes such as “Deal or No Deal” and “8 Out Of…
What could I say? We are looking at a number of pastoral issues which different people struggle with. In each case we are asking…
I spotted an article in the Christian press the other day. “Pastor thinks that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a sign that Jesus is…
For our sermons during Lent we are going to look at events in the last week of Jesus’s life as they are recorded in…
What could I say? This evening we are beginning a series looking at a number of pastoral issues which different people struggle with. We…
This time last year we took a dozen sermons to look at the First Letter of John. If you missed those sermons, you can…
In our morning sermons we’ve been looking at spiritual gifts, the ways that God the Holy Spirit equips Christians for God’s work in the…