20th November 2016
Don’t be Fooled by Legalism! “You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good...
19th November 2016
Turn The World Upside Down “…These men who have caused trouble all over the world have now come here.” Acts 17:6 (NIV) What is it that the church needs more of? Well a few more troublemakers...
18th November 2016
If You Don’t Like It, Rub It Out? “Do hear this, you who rub out the needy in the morning and oppress the poor from the land” Amos 8:4 (NETS) Wouldn’t it be fun if we could erase the...
17th November 2016
Above and Beyond “And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.” Matthew 5:41 (ESV) It’s a sad fact that many people try to get away with doing the least amount of work...
16th November 2016
Grace To Be Who You Are “We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they...
15th November 2016
Ad Fontes “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15 (NIVUK) When the...
14th November 2016
The Final Solution “…he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has...
13th November 2016
Remembrance Sunday “Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the...
12th November 2016
The Seed of Abraham “For the Church is his body, and in that body lives fully the One who fills the whole wide universe.” Ephesians 1:23 (Phillips) Again last year we went through the process of...
11th November 2016
The Message of Peace “Why will you die, people of Israel? For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live!” Ezekiel 18:31-32 (NIVUK) The famous...
10th November 2016
Warning Shots “You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted...
9th November 2016
Boasting in the Lord “Therefore, as the Scriptures say, ‘If you want to boast, boast only about the LORD.’” I Corinthians 1:31 (NLT) The bio of my Facebook profile says simply ”woman of...
8th November 2016
Hope As An Anchor Of Our Soul “Thus God…by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope...
7th November 2016
Money, Money, Money “Now about the collection…” 1 Corinthians 16:1 (NIV) I can almost hear the groans as you read a title that includes the word ‘Money’. Someone is bound to think, ‘oh...
6th November 2016
Fear Not “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives our fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The man who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because he [God] first loved...
5th November 2016
Salvation Has Come to This House “When Jesus came to the place [where Zacchaeus was] he looked up and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house...
4th November 2016
What Next in Politics? “…they helped to destroy one another.” 2 Chronicles 20:23 (NKJV) The exercise of democracy, instead of bringing people together, sometimes separates friends,...
3rd November 2016
A True Love Story… “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” 1 John 4:8 (NIV) It was three months since my husband had died, shopping held no attraction for me but...
2nd November 2016
Looking at the Bigger Picture “The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.” Proverbs 15:3 (NIV) Eighty years ago on this day, 2 November 1936, the world’s...
1st November 2016
What About Me? “He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” 1 John 4:8 (NKJV) God is love, and His Nature is that of a giver. He gives, He helps, He cares, and He sacrifices. He does...
31st October 2016
What is Truth? “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32 (NKJV) When Jesus in conversation with Pontius Pilate said, “everyone who is of the truth hears my...
30th October 2016
The Masterpiece “(our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ), who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good...
29th October 2016
Praise and Power “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, says the Lord.” Isaiah 55:8 (AMP) Jehoshaphat was King of Judah and one day he was informed that a huge army...
28th October 2016
Where is the Behemoth Now? “Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox.” Job 40:15 (NKJV) This week it has been reported that it is becoming more and...
27th October 2016
Vive La Différence “Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.” Psalm 150:1 (NIV) We are all different; thankfully. Some people like loud praise and...
26th October 2016
Disappointment in Christ “But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head.” Psalm 3:3 (NKJV) Have you ever wondered why did Peter deny Christ? How could he? Could...
25th October 2016
Blessings or Lessons? “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: ‘God I thank you that I am not like...
24th October 2016
Death Is Not The End “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 (NKJV) Salvation is an entirely free gift of God. Ephesians...
23rd October 2016
Feel the Beethoven “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the...
22nd October 2016
What’s in a Name? “Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name.” Philippians 2:9 (ESV) Books abound that provide naming suggestions for babies. And...
21st October 2016
Run to God “When my life was fainting away, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to you…Salvation belongs to the Lord!” Jonah 2:7 & 9 (ESV UK) Sometimes I just want to run...
20th August 2016
Trafalgar Day “For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: That the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it...
19th October 2016
Harvest-Care And Share “Even a King depends on the harvest…” Ecclesiastes 5:9 (GNT) When I went to the market last week I was struck with the abundance and variety of fruits, vegetables,...
18th October 2016
Where’s God When You Really, Really Need Him? “‘You will not certainly die,’ the serpent said to the woman. ‘For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will...
17th October 2016
Harvest “Celebrate the Festival of Harvest with the first fruits of the crops you sow in your field. Celebrate the Festival of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather in your crops from...
16th October 2016
Stuck in a Block of Stone “…and do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of...
15th October 2016
Do We Really Need Re-enactments of Battles? “…and the way of peace they do not know.” Romans 3:17 (NIV) October 14 marked the 950th anniversary of the battle of Hastings. My nephew enjoys...
14th October 2016
A Threat of Courtiers “Then the king’s courtiers said to Mordecai, ‘Mordecai, why do you disobey the king’s command?’ Day after day they spoke to him, but he would not listen to them.”...
13th October 2016
In His Name “If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.” John 14:14 (ESV) Our annual Autumn Harvest Festival and all our 2016 conferences are built around Acts 4:12 which says “And there...
12th October 2016
Atonement “God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood to be received by faith.” Romans 3:25 (NIV) The Israelites kept the Day of Atonement. They took two...