There is a very important question many people spend a lot of time thinking about and many other people try hard to avoid thinking about. What happens when we die? Three score years, and then – what? The only way we can really know the…
Category: Pastoral Sermons
Ps 145:3 Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no-one can fathom. Ps 150:2 Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. We are going to think this evening about the surpassing greatness of God. About…
The last couple of months have been among the toughest I can remember in the life of any church. Folk seriously ill and in great pain, waiting for tests and for operations. Folk facing all kinds of challenges in their own lives or in the…
Where was God in Paris on Friday evening? On Friday evening the 13th November 2015 teams of Islamic State terrorists launched three separate attacks in Paris with machine guns and bombs. 129 people were murdered and more than 350 others were injured. This week people…
How would you sum up the gospel of Jesus Christ in just three words? I came up with this idea a few years ago – “three word gospels.” Just three words which convey some of the good news of Jesus. Here are some of my…
Discouragements Deaths Illnesses – cancers, depression Churches failing – ministers failing Spread of evil – IS in Middle East, conflict between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza Three glimpses of heaven to give us encouragement. The Scroll and the Lamb 5 6 Then I saw a…
For two thousand years Christians have been praying that sick people will be healed. Sometimes God works a miracle and people receive physical healing. Blind people receive their sight. Deaf people can hear. Paralysed people can walk again. There are even reports of dead people…
It is strange which Bible verses people who don’t go to church actually know. But one of the sayings which is part of very many people’s general knowledge is this memorable saying of Jesus in Matthew 10:30: “Even the very hairs of your head are…
Life is full of disappointments! We have hope / expectation / longing and what we want to happen does not, or something we don’t want does! Areas of disappointment Disappointment with LIFE Work or school or exams; sport; music; hobbies Sometimes disappointments are because expectations…
Christmas is almost here again!!Cards, Presents, Decorations, Parties, even Carol Singing. And so many people missing the point completely! They’ve thrown out the baby!! This year let’s make a real effort to reclaim Christmas for Christ!! There is no better time to share the gospel.…
Have you ever been sailing? Last summer a number of the men from church clubbed together and chartered a boat for the weekend. It was fun! There were a dozen of us on the 72 foot yacht “Quadstone”, one of the boats that sailed around…