The story so far. We are saved by grace through faith, not by keeping God’s law. We are saved by believing God’s promises, and…
School dinner was being served. One boy had several minutes to wait as others were receiving their portions and in silence he contemplated the…
There are many names for Christians in NT – disciples, believers, followers of Christ. For Paul the most important is this: We are God’s…
How can we release the saving power of God in our lives? And once we have become Christians, how can we know more of…
A while ago I saw an interesting item available for sale on the internet. “Disposable Guilt Bags”. For £2 you get a kit of…
We went shopping in Lakeside on Wednesday and saw something you don’t see everyday. A witch was walking around the Food Court handing out…
6. I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to…
God loves us! God loves you. And God loves me. God loves us. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,…
Have you ever been sailing? Last summer a number of the men from church clubbed together and chartered a boat for the weekend. It…
“The greatest challenge the church faces in this generation is to become the church of this generation and not remain the church of the…
Global warming is a problem Global warming refers to changes in the earth’s climate observed as rises in the earth’s global temperature. Global surface…
How do we know what is right or wrong? Romans 13:1-10 We live in a complicated world – a moral maze. How do we…
Matthew 13:31-33 Do you ever feel like giving up in the Christian life? It’s too hard. It’s too much effort. God seems to be…
Deuteronomy 15:1-11 Some passages of Deuteronomy are hard to apply today because they seem to belong to a bygone age, the Old Covenant of…
Matthew 13:1-9 In this envelope is something worth more than you can possibly imagine. It isn’t the deeds to a new house. It isn’t…
BINDING THE STRONG MAN Matthew 12:22-29 Did anybody happen to see the wonderful science fiction comedy “Men in Black” on TV this week? The…
A fair day’s pay It is a scene I have found in Uganda and in Bulgaria. It is multiplied all over Eastern Europe and…
LOST and FOUND Luke 15 When I was young we had family holidays on a farm in Devon with Farmer Pugsley and Mrs Pugsley.…
Become like little children Matt 18:1-10 090222A Matt 18:3 And he said: “I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little…
This sermon includes material I wrote which was quoted in articles in the Times Higher Education Supplement (Now Times Higher Education) although they managed…
FAITH AND SCIENCE In the Middle Ages they used to ring church bells during storms to drive away the storm demons. In many parts…