17th August 2018
The Enduring Word “The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.” Isaiah 40:8 (NKJV) In the past few months we’ve witnessed dramatic changes in seasonal weather...
10th June 2018
Perfect Timing “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:” Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NIV UK) I was running late for a meeting the other day when it struck me...
27th May 2018
Real News “After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.” Mark 1:14 (NIV UK) It seems like everywhere we look these days, we’re hearing about fake...
10th March 2018
Pluralism: As a Fact of Life “To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those...
3rd March 2018
We Have Some ‘ology’s’ “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.”...
22nd February 2018
GRO _ _ _ “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defence to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;” 1 Peter 3:15...
17th February 2018
The Simplicity Of The Gospel “You’ll remember, friends, that when I first came to you to let you in on God’s master stroke, I didn’t try to impress you with polished speeches and the latest...
28th January 2018
Good News That Lasts “So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter. May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God...
6th January 2018
The Humble Sprout “…to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our saviour attractive.” Titus 2:10 (NIV) If you compiled a list of...
11th September 2017
What’s So Beautiful About Feet? “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace, who brings glad tidings of good things, who proclaims salvation,...
20th July 2017
Mission Possible “…you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8 (NIV) As I was growing up one of the TV programmes that I liked to...
28th June 2017
Who is This Jesus? “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I...
6th May 2017
No Other Gospel “I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel – which is really no gospel at all. Evidently...
17th April 2017
Resurrection Hope “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day...
8th April 2017
This is the Gospel “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” 1 Peter 3:15 (NIV) If you were in conversation with someone who...
10th March 2017
Peace to This House “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you.” Luke...
24th January 2017
Time For Change “You are the salt of the earth…You are the light of the world.” Matthew 5:13-14 (NRSV) Many people in the world are looking for change. We see that evidenced in the Brexit...
12th January 2017
Search for the Sizzle “You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!” John 5:39 (NLT) There’s a term used in marketing that encourages...
20th September 2016
Simplicity in Christ “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9 (NKJV) Salvation...
21st June 2016
A Special Calling “Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back, my soul has no pleasure in him.” Hebrews 10:38 (NKJV) God has called us into fellowship with Jesus Christ (1...
10th May 2016
Too Good To Be True? “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. For God did not send his Son into the world...
31st December 2015
Day by Day “Come close to God and He will come close to you.” James 4:8 (AMP) This afternoon, I just happened to read the lyrics of a song from the Musical “Godspell” called Day by Day! Here...
25th December 2015
Today is a Time to Give “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty may become rich.” 2...
17th December 2015
Let’s Not Keep the Good News to Ourselves “Then they said to each other, ‘What we’re doing is not right. This is a day of good news and we are keeping it to ourselves. If we wait until...
6th December 2015
To the Glory of God “We pray this so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.” 2 Thessalonians 1:12...
27th October 2015
Your Invitation to the Kingdom of Light “…for his purpose is that all men should be saved and come to realise the truth.” 1 Timothy 2:4 (Phillips) The gospel is our invitation from God to live...
23rd October 2015
Advancing the Gospel “…what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel.” Philippians 1:12 (ESVUK) It would have been easy for Paul to regard himself as a victim of life. He...
16th October 2015
Standing up for the Gospel “partakers…in the defense and confirmation of the gospel.” Philippians 1:7 (ESVUK) For Paul, living the gospel was more than an evangelical catchphrase or an...
9th October 2015
Together in the Gospel “…your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.” Philippians 1:5 (ESVUK) When he wrote to the Philippians Paul stressed the believer’s involvement in...
15th April 2015
The Gospel, PR & Marketing “… a good advertisement for the Christian faith.” Titus 2:5 (JB Phillips) Paul wrote this letter to young Titus after he left Crete, tasking him with the job of...
22nd February 2015
Family Heirlooms “And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless...
15th December 2014
How Do You View Christmas? “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God with us’).” Matthew 1:23 (NIVUK) How you see Christmas depends...
11th December 2014
The Beatitudes of Revelation (Part 1) “Blessed is the one…” Revelation 22:7 (NIV UK) “Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take...
26th November 2014
By All Means Possible “Guide slaves into being loyal workers, a bonus to their masters—no back talk, no petty thievery. Then their good character will shine through their actions, adding luster to...
14th November 2014
Sickness As An Occasion For The Gospel “As you know, it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you, and even though my illness was a trial to you, you did not treat me with...
27th September 2014
Listening In “Then those who feared the Lord talked with each another, and the Lord listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the Lord and...
5th September 2014
Arguing Persuasively “You have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples nor blasphemed our goddess.” Acts 19:37 (NIV UK) How should we preach the gospel? An approach used...
11th June 2014
I Just Can’t Help It “But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them to speak no longer to anyone in this name.” Acts 4:17 (NIV) The title of the fifth...
28th May 2014
He Who Whispers Down A Well “But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this...
6th May 2014
The Gospel is Good News “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV) The word ‘gospel’ is found over 90 times...