When we try to describe a person sometimes we will focus on the things they do. At other times we will talk about what…
There are few things which will inevitably damage and destroy a marriage, but adultery is one of them. Hosea had married an adulterous wife…
It was the greatest day in the history of Israel. On Mount Sinai, God Almighty was making his covenant with the descendants of Abraham,…
In 931 BC after the glorious reigns of David and Solomon, the nation of Israel split into two Kingdoms. The larger Northern Kingdom led…
The turning point and high spot in the film Excalibur comes on the day when all the battles are won. There is one land…
There is an old saying – familiarity breeds contempt. Sadly that can be as true of Christians as anybody else when it describes our…
The last eight verses of Peter’s first letter contain a warning, an encouragement and a promise. The whole letter was written to encourage Christians…
I have talked before about the popular but totally false gospel of health, wealth and prosperity. The mistaken and wrong idea that God will…
There are at least three wonderful verses in our Bible reading today which are well worth learning off by heart. I will save the…
Do churches in the 21st century really need ministers any more? You may have read about a recent Church of England report called Myriad…
This message is easier to follow on video. Here are the notes. Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other chesed…
LONGING FOR GOD 1 How lovely is your dwelling-place, LORD Almighty! 2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my…
The apostle Peter wrote his first letter to encourage Christians who were experiencing fierce persecution from the Roman empire. Peter points to Jesus the…
The second half of the Book of Daniel is an example of what is called “apocalyptic” literature. An “apocalypse” means a revelation and this…
The First Letter of Peter unwraps for us how the Early Church explained the mystery of God’s plan of salvation. The heart of the…
This morning’s reading is the end of a long passage which begins in chapter 2. 1 Peter 2 11 Dear friends, I urge you,…
The apostle Peter is writing to Christians who are living as exiles and strangers in the world and who are suffering persecution for the…
What kind of a God do you believe in? What kind of a faith do you have? What kind of a God do you…
The Book of Daniel was written to give the Jews in Exile in Babylon encouragement and hope. It records the lives of four Jews,…
What is the church? The church is not the bricks and mortar building. I’m not thinking either about the human organisation we call the…
Last week we looked at Daniel in the lions’ den and said that this was one of the best known passages in the Old…