Remember the future
Thought for the week by Barry Robinson
Weapons of War
Thought for the Week by Gavin Henderson
10th September 2018
Prepare the Way “He who testifies to these things says, ‘Surely I am coming soon.’’ Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!” Revelation 22:20 (ESV) The most exciting event in all of history will be the...
28th August 2018
Explain it to a Child! “He shall judge between the nations, and rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up...
3rd July 2018
‘Should’ve Gone to Specsavers’ “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” Proverbs 29:18 (KJV) It was Saturday night in mid-town Watford. I was...
13th June 2018
The Death That Changed Everything “…We thank God because of what Christ Jesus has done for us.” Philippians 3:3 (EE) As I wrote this I was thinking springtime at last! The snowdrops had slipped...
4th June 2018
Looking Ahead “For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ. And so through him the ‘Amen’ is spoken by us to the glory of God.” 2 Corinthians...
2nd June 2018
Leaflets & Mansions “In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.” John 14:2 (NKJV) Although I am retired, I have an...
11th December 2017
Living Between The Times “…those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.’’ 1 Corinthians 7:31 (NIVUK) The Bible...
14th October 2017
Where Dead People Go… “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 (NIV) Where dead people go...
19th September 2017
Forever With The Lord “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.” John 14:3 (NIV) If you use a red-letter Bible, you...
17th September 2017
Hidden Value “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.” Matthew 13:45-46...
15th September 2017
See you! “But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him...
27th August 2017
Jesus Changed All Time “For this is what the high and lofty One says—he who lives for ever, whose name is holy: ‘I live in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and...
22nd August 2017
Why do the Lotto? “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,...
17th August 2017
Praying for Teddy “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6 (NIV UK) Last weekend I...
15th August 2017
The Past, The Present And The Future “Remember the former things of old, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from...
5th July 2017
Dying To See You “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.’” John 11:25 (NIV) I must confess that the past twelve...
21st June 2017
The Light at the End of the Tunnel “For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed...
11th January 2017
Raison d’être “Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.” 1 Corinthians 15:49 (ESV) Life presents us with highs and lows most...
3rd January 2017
Frozen or Forgiven? “Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not...
2nd January 2017
As New Year Fades… “…The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. That which has been is what will be, that which is done is what will be done. And there is nothing new...
31st December 2016
Two Words Concerning Time “The time has now come, God’s reign is near; repent and believe the gospel.” Mark 1:15 (NLT) The ancient Greeks had two words for time: Chronos and Kairos. The...
30th December 2016
Strong to the End “He will keep you strong to the end” 1 Corinthians 1:8 (NLT) When I was growing up my family would sing songs on New Year’s Eve. Often they were nostalgic songs about...
24th September 2016
A Christian Motto “And these men of faith, though they trusted God and won his approval, none of them received all that God had promised them; for God wanted them to wait and share the even better...
22nd September 2016
Beware of Spoilers “For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.” I Corinthians 15:22 (ESV) September 22, 1955 saw the launch of commercial television in the UK. Since 1936,...
29th August 2016
Bucket List “Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures…” Psalm 90:10 (NIV) Have you ever heard of the term ‘Bucket list’? It refers to a list of things you...
3rd December 2015
The Blue Jewel Called Earth “For everything there is a season, and a time for every activity under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NLT) In Genesis we read that God created the sun, moon and stars not...
5th October 2015
Over the Moon “I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,...
31st December 2014
Don’t Fear The Future “’Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will...
12th November 2014
Off The Grid “And if you leave God’s paths and go astray, you will hear a voice behind you say, ‘No, this is the way; walk here.’” Isaiah 30:21 (TLB) The scripture above is foretelling a...
30th October 2014
Keep Up To Date “[Jesus Christ] and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever.” Revelation 1:6 (NKJV UK) Recently I attended a...
10th October 2014
The Morning After “I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.” Revelation 22:6 (NIV UK) “There’s got to be a morning after” by Maureen McGovern was the theme...
5th June 2014
Advice for the Despondent… Think of What Might Be “Lord,” Martha said to Jesus, “If you had been here, my brother would not have died.” John 11:21 (NIV) John chapter 11 tells us the...
11th March 2014
Recapturing True Values “Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14 (NIV) We know the story well...
3rd March 2014
Our Eternal Home “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.” John 3:16 (NKJV) When we accept Jesus...
29th January 2014
Looking Out! “If He were to turn his thoughts inwards and withdraw his life-giving spirit, all flesh would perish on the instant, all mortals would turn again to dust.” Job 34:14 (The Revised...
28th January 2014
Tempus Fugits! “…but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high...
17th January 2014
Garden of Delight “Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed.” Genesis 2:8 (NKJV) My garden in mid-winter is a bit of a drab place. The...
13th January 2014
One Day It Will Be Redundant! “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth.” Revelation 21:1 (NRSV) Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov died on the 23rd December 2013 aged 94. His name is a bye-word...