Change is just a part of life. But it is definitely the case that as the years go by change is happening quicker than ever! And the changes we experience in church life are relatively minor compared to the huge changes in the world around.…
Category: Hebrews
Loving each other is the command for EVERY Christian. It is the most important command Jesus gives all of His disciples – His New Commandment. John 13: 34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must…
I am a Baptist. Amongst other things that means that I believe that the usual way in which a person will show that they have become a Christian is that they will be baptised as a believer. But more important than that, being a Baptist…
1 ¶ Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2 Let us fix our…
Hebrews chapter 11 challenges everybody who wants to please God in their life with simply questions. WHAT DO YOU PUT YOUR TRUST IN? WHAT DO YOU RELY ON? These questions are really important for every Christian, but especially so for Christians facing the kinds of…
This sermon begins with my entry for the competition for the “worst joke in any sermon in the universe” competition. You know that doctors recommend we consume “five a day”, five portions a day of fruit and vegetables to be healthy and strong. This evening…
Melchizedek is possibly the most unique person we meet in the whole of the Old Testament. He appears briefly in Genesis 14 and then in Psalm 110 but manages to get four mentions in Hebrews chapters 5, 6 and 7. We first meet this remarkable…
Hebrews 6:4 (FOR) It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, 6…
Hebrews 5:11 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn. 12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word…
WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS, All our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit! O what needless pain we bear! All because we do not carry Everything to God…
“Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase Hakuna Matata! Ain’t no passing craze It means no worries For the rest of your days It’s our problem-free philosophy Hakuna Matata!” You may recognise that song from the Disney film The Lion King. “Hakuna Matata” is a Swahili…
On March 24, 1989, a third mate on a large ship was exhausted and rather drunk. As a result of that one man’s carelessness and inattention the ship drifted aground on Bligh’s Reef, Alaska. The oil tanker Exxon Valdez spilled 11 million gallons of crude…