The other Sunday I was preaching on Nehemiah 11. It struck me that there was a crucial link between what was happening here and what the situation was described as back in Nehemiah 7 where we are told: 4 Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had… Continue reading Cities need walls but they need more than walls
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Smaller is bigger! What really matters in the week that Donald Trump becomes US President again?
What is the most important thing that is happening this week? All eyes have been on Washington for the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president again. I notice there was some controversy about Franklin Graham saying that God had raised Trump up. I agree with my friend Steve Kneale here. We can talk about… Continue reading Smaller is bigger! What really matters in the week that Donald Trump becomes US President again?
People Matter: God’s safe and satisfied people
This is a written version of my sermon from last Sunday on Nehemiah 7-8. In the early parts of Nehemiah, one theme seems to get hammered home “walls are important.” If you are trying to put together kids clubs activities, that can become a challenge. There are only so many different ways you can build… Continue reading People Matter: God’s safe and satisfied people
Sent to the city Where are you in the story?
What do you think of the church? How do you think we are doing when you think of Christians, whether that’s the church all around the world. What about the local church, our own church here. How do you think you are doing as a Christian? I’ve tended to hear Nehemiah preached as being about… Continue reading Sent to the city Where are you in the story?
Preaching Nehemiah Christologically
Last Sunday, I preached on Nehemiah 2. As I prepared, it struck me that I’ve normally heard the book preached with the emphasis being on Nehemiah as an example to us. We are to be like him. At it’s best, it is about building faith, at its worst its about building projects. The book has… Continue reading Preaching Nehemiah Christologically
Building work: Applying the post exile books to us today
I believe that a crucial principle when applying God’s word to our lives today is that wherever we are in the Bible, we make the application in and through Christ. The temptation, especially with Old Testament literature is to take what happens with God’s people, what God says to them and what they do and… Continue reading Building work: Applying the post exile books to us today
Haggai and Nehemiah – background
This autumn our church are going to be looking at two books of the bible which take us into the period of history after the Jews return from exile in Babylon and Persia where they had been dispersed to due to their sin and rebellion against God. A bit of historical background to show how… Continue reading Haggai and Nehemiah – background
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