First steps
Thought for the week by Gavin Henderson
Christ our deliverer
This week's sermon (18 December) by Barry Robinson
Your salvation has come
Our Christmas Day sermon (25 December) by Gavin Henderson
The perfect gift
Thought for the week by Gavin Henderson
Love came down at Christmas
This week's sermon (21 December) by Peter Mill
Let your light shine!
Thought for the week by James Henderson
The big con
A Christmas message by Barry Robinson (25 December)
What to tune in to?
Thought for the Week by Gavin Henderson
Adverts for Christ
Thought for the week by Barry Robinson
The forgotten war
Thought for the week by Gavin Henderson
1st January 2022
Running the Race in 2022 Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross,...
28th December 2021
Messy Families This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham. Matthew 1:1 NIV Christmas time is about love, family and children… so why is it so stressful? Why...
25th December 2021
A New Life All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. John 1:3-4 ESV I can remember the feelings I had...
26th December 2017
Breath of Heaven “I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.” Galatians 2:20 (NIV) Chris Eaton’s song ‘Breath of Heaven’ tells the story of the Nativity from Mary’s perspective,...
25th December 2017
The Measure of Love “Who then can ever keep Christ’s love from us? When we have trouble or calamity, when we are hunted down or destroyed, is it because He doesn’t love us anymore? And if we...
24th December 2017
Advent—A Time of Joy “‘As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.’” Luke 1:44 (NIV UK) Advent includes Christ’s first coming, but also...
23rd December 2017
The First Proclaimers “Take a good look, friends, at who you were when you got called into this life. I don’t see many of ‘the brightest and the best’ among you, not many influential, not many...
22nd December 2017
The Shepherds of Bethlehem “Let us go straight to Bethlehem, and see this [wonderful] thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us” Luke 2:15 (AMP) Did you know that there is a...
20th December 2017
What Do I Give Him? “This is good, and pleases God our Saviour, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.” 1 Timothy 2:3-4 (NIV) Forgive the pun, but have you ever...
19th December 2017
Away in a Manger “This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Luke 2:12 (NIV) It seems to me that whoever wrote “Away in a Manager,”...
18th December 2017
Unto Us A Child Is Born “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder, His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting...
17th December 2017
Advent—A Time of Peace “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27 (NIV) ...
16th December 2017
Christmas Excesses “This far you may come and no farther; here is where your proud waves halt.” Job 38:11 (NIV) Not far from where I live is Canvey Island and on it was once a pub named the...
15th December 2017
The Government We Need “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.” Isaiah 9:6 (NIVUK) Isaiah prophesied at a time of crisis in the...
12th December 2017
Santa Claus is Coming to Town “it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians...
9th December 2017
Ewe Beauty Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep and am known by My own.” John 10:14 (NKJV) Did you read the article in the newspapers recently that sheep have been trained to...
8th December 2017
We Change Because God Sent His Son “For what the Torah could not do by itself, because it lacked the power to make the old nature cooperate, God did by sending his own Son as a human being with a...
7th December 2017
48-Hour Protection! “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word became flesh & dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory of the only...
5th December 2017
Hark, the Herald Angels Sing “And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward...
2nd December 2017
No One Outside God’s Love “And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord...
6th January 2017
Back to Work “Those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will...
4th January 2017
Momentous Times “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind…The Word became flesh and made...
29th December 2016
Head-Hunted “By grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.” Ephesians 2:8 (NKJV) If you are employed, how did you get your job? Most people see an...
26th December 2016
Defenders of the Faith “I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.” Jude 3 (NIV) Recently, I was looking at one of the...
25th December 2016
Oh Holy Night “Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to those on whom his favour...
24th December 2016
SVD “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 (NIV) Too many...
23rd December 2016
For All People “Then the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people’” Luke 2:10 (NKJV) Non-Christians may think...
22nd December 2016
The First Child “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her...
21st December 2016
‘Oh, Come, Let Us Adore Him…’ “Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is he who...
20th December 2016
A Christmas Exchange “Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a...