I was reading James Burnett’s December article in Evangelicals Now about faithful ministry. One section jumped out at me for obvious reasons. Burnett describes a flight from Birmingham airport where he had met a couple of people, one of whom he describes aa playing guitar in a huge church plant. I must admit that such… Continue reading Would you like to start a church in Birmingham?
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Until he comes (The last days and the last supper)
Sometimes accidental admin errors can be our best help in seeing what God might have to say to us. Through a bit of an admin error on my part in terms of planning out teaching I managed to give myself two whole chapters of Luke that I wouldn’t have naturally put together. Yet here we… Continue reading Until he comes (The last days and the last supper)
A life more ordinary
I’ve been reading a few books and listening to some YouTube sermons recently which have had a common theme. That common theme is that we as Christians are called to change the world. Now, there is a sense in which yes, what the Church does together as the body of Christ by witnessing to him… Continue reading A life more ordinary
Jesus keep me near the cross
I don’t know about you, but I find that there are particular songs and hymns that seem to fit with seasons we or I am going through. I remember being captured by “Hymn of Heaven” by Phil Wickham around about the time my mum died. Interestingly she had mentioned hearing a Phil Wickham song at… Continue reading Jesus keep me near the cross
A walk through Exodus
Here’s something I put together giving an overview of the book of Exodus.
Responding to what is happening in Iran
I’m sure that you’ve been watching the news about what is happening in Iran closely with a mixture of emotions. There is hope that an evil regime is finally crumbling. That brings hope not just to the citizens of Iran but also to the wider middle east where Iran has had a malign influence through… Continue reading Responding to what is happening in Iran
Would the Bondi Beach massacre have been less likely without Muslim immigration?
I saw this claim on Facebook recently. It seems that the person posting knows nothing of either history or the human heart. History is sadly full of examples of antisemitism and violent atrocities against Jews. Here in England, there are too many brutal examples. There was the massacre of Jews trapped in Clifford’s Tower, York… Continue reading Would the Bondi Beach massacre have been less likely without Muslim immigration?
What has the last supper got to do with the last days?
This is my talk for church today. I should have been preaching in person but bad weather with snow and ice means that the school we use is unable to open. The sermon is an exposition of Luke 21-22
The focus of the Gospels -why they were written
It is now that we have completed a detailed look at one of the Gospels that we give a better answer to what the Gospels are meant to be about. We know that Luke writes so that his readers will know the certainty of the truth that they have heard and John writes so that… Continue reading The focus of the Gospels -why they were written
He is risen
All of the Gospels conclude with resurrection accounts but there are variations between them. Some of the variations are straight forward to resolve as they simply demonstrate where the writers go into more depth. For example, Mark, perhaps as the earliest account and fitting to a scroll to enable a single hearing cuts off at… Continue reading He is risen
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