Sunday 10thSeptember 2023 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Saviour and of Christ Jesus our hope, To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 1 Timothy 1:1-2 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, ‘Jesus Christ’ or ‘Christ
Read more3rd September 2023 Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners – of whom I am the worst. 1 Timothy 1:15 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Mission: Impossible I realise I risk giving the impression that I do little more than go to the cinema… but I do have some thoughts on the latest Mission:
Read moreSunday 20th August 2023 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors (Matthew 6:12, NIV). Forgive as the Lord forgave you (Colossians 3:13, NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, True Forgiveness In August 2016 a news story began trending in the United States under the heading: ‘A Blind Eye to Sex Abuse:
Read moreSunday 13th August 2023 “Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. Remember the wonders he...
Read moreSunday 6th August 2023 Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity. 1 Timothy 5:1-2 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, ‘Church Family’ We talk much about being a ‘church...
Read more30th July 2023 Dear Brothers and Sisters, … people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment. Hebrews 9:27 (NIV) Talking about Death There are many fine moments in the new Barbie film. Perhaps the most striking is when Barbie is chattering away and asks her friends (also called Barbie), “Have you
Read more23rd July 2023 Dear Brothers and Sisters, Become a Psalmist In a recent blog from CCEF, Ed Welch describes listening to a friend speaking of the pain he is experiencing, the fears he faces and the regrets he has, and yet somehow he always returns to speaking of God’s faithfulness. He comments that ,”I was
Read moreSunday 16th July 2023 How is your beloved better than others, most beautiful of women? How is your beloved better than others…? Song of Songs 5:9 (NIV) Dear Brothers and Sisters, At this point in the Song of Songs, the woman fears she has lost the intimacy she had with her beloved and she goes
Read moreSunday 9th July 2023 Dear Brothers and Sisters, At our prayer gathering on Wednesday we were sharing and praying about particular people we know, on our roads, in our workplaces and sports clubs, wherever we are, who we’d like to ‘love dearly’ and ‘speak clearly’ to about Jesus. But where do we begin? John 4...
Read moreSunday 2nd July 2023 Dear Brothers and Sisters, I’ve been enjoying reading a devotional book in John’s gospel called ‘Truly, Truly’ by Adam Ramsey recently. There are lots of brilliant lines and helpful ways it points to Jesus. One recent passage was John 6:16-21 (NIV) when Jesus walks to the disciples on water...
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