Justice and Mercy

14th January 2024 And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Justice and Mercy It has been called the most widespread miscarriage of justice in British history.  I am referring, of course, to the

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Happy New Year?

Sunday 7th January 2024 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. Hebrews 13:8 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Happy New Year? What will this new year hold for you?  Will it be happy, or perhaps better than happy?  Will it be sad, or even worse than sad?  Or will it be somewhere in

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The magic of Christmas

Sunday 24th & 31stDecember 2023 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.
We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son,
who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:14 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, The magic of Christmas It is hard to escape the fact that for

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Hope of Heaven and the Fear of Hell

Sunday 17thDecember 2023 They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might on the day he comes to be glorified in his holy people and to be marvelled at among those who have believed. This includes you… 2 Thessalonians 1:9-10 (NIV)

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Joy to the World

Sunday 10thDecember 2023 No longer will there be any curse. The throne of the Lord God and of the Lamb will be in the city and his servants will serve him. Revelation 22:3 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Joy to the World It was only a few years ago that I discovered, to my embarrassment,

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He’s coming

Sunday 3rd December 2023 “Look, I am coming soon!” … The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!”  And let the one who hears say, “Come!” … He who testifies to these things says, “Yes I am coming soon.” Amen.  Come, Lord Jesus. Revelation 22:12, 17, 20 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, He’s...

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Hold on

Sunday 26th November 2023 Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, “I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.” Revelation 2:24 (NIV) Dear

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The living God, the Saviour of all people

19th November 2023 … we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all people, and especially of those who believe. 1 Timothy 4:10 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, The living God, the Saviour of all people It was a sad and dark day for the Church of England this

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Peace at all times and in every way

Sunday 5th November 2023 Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. 2 Thessalonians 3:16 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Peace at all times and in every way What are we to make of the conflict in Gaza/Israel?  It feels risky to venture any kind of opinion,

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The Helper We Need

Sunday 29th October 2023 “Lord … if you had been here, my brother would not have died?” John 11:21, 32 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Helper We Need Do you know who said the words quoted above?  They are the words of Martha, the sister of Lazarus who has just died.  And they are also

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