Salvation or fury
Thought for the week by James Henderson
Christ our deliverer
This week's sermon (18 December) by Barry Robinson
24th February 2022
I am the bread of life “I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die. I am...
12th February 2022
My ways and thoughts “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And...
2nd October 2018
Well, Well, Well “With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.” Isaiah 12:3 (ESV) Wells were important in the Middle-East in sustaining life for communities. Not surprisingly they...
9th September 2018
Show Your Work “For 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 2:8-9 (NIV...
7th August 2018
All Who Come To Christ “All that the Father gives Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.” John 6:37 (NKJV) Here is our Saviour who came and died—He is alive and has...
8th July 2018
Rust and Righteousness “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to...
6th May 2018
Christ is the Key “Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe. Before...
8th April 2018
The Heartbeat of Christ “Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh, that they may walk...
27th March 2018
The Son of Man Must Be Lifted Up “Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.” John 3:14-15...
20th February 2018
A Winner Never Quits And A Quitter Never Wins “I have fought a good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7 (NKJV) There are many examples of men and women who have...
3rd February 2018
A Very Big Mistake! “And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.” Romans 8:30 (NIVUK) The world in which we live today is...
26th January 2018
Can’t Stop The Rain “Rain down, you heavens, from above, And let the skies pour down righteousness; Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation, And let righteousness spring up together....
23rd November 2017
Believe in Jesus “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved…” Acts 16:31 (ESV) The Philippian jailer’s conversion in Acts 16 raises a significant question: “…what must I do to be...
2nd November 2017
As Often As You Eat And Drink… “…as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup…” 1 Corinthians 11:26 (ESV) When we eat and drink at the Lord’s Table we are not just having another meal;...
28th October 2017
The God Of All “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?” Jeremiah 32:27 (NKJV) God created all human beings. Yes, He is the God of Israel, and had a special...
15th October 2017
All We Have to Say “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 NIV UK “Love means never having to say you’re...
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,...
10th September 2017
Too Good To Be True! “And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised...
19th August 2017
Why? “So it is written: ‘The first man Adam became a living being’; the last Adam, a life giving spirit.” 1 Corinthians 15:45 (NIV) Did you ever wonder why it has taken you so long to wonder...
11th June 2017
The Gold Rush “To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.” 1 Peter 2:21 (NIV UK) During the Klondike Gold Rush,...
20th April 2017
Dust Unto Dust “In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return.” Genesis 3:19 (NKJV) As I...
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...
11th April 2017
The Gift Of Salvation “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” 2 Corinthians 9:15 (NKJV) Can we appreciate the indescribable gifts of God? Other translations render this the ‘unspeakable...
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...
5th April 2017
All in a Day’s Work “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus...
22nd March 2017
Emergency Refuge “In you Lord, I have found refuge; let me never be put to shame. By your saving power deliver me, bend down and hear me, come quickly to my rescue. Be to me a rock of refuge, a...
21st March 2017
Eternally Secure In Christ “…having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the...
20th March 2017
Jude Who? “Beloved, while eagerly preparing to write to you about the salvation we share. I find it necessary to write and appeal to you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to...
17th March 2017
Great Expectations “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,...
13th February 2017
Hearing and Seeing “I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth…yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see him with my own eyes…” Job 19:25-27...
19 January 2017
Safe in the Arms of Jesus “Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners…” 1Timothy 1:15 (NIV) If you saw a young boy who...
10th January 2017
Enjoy Life “The thief does not come except to steal, kill and to destroy. I have come that they might have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” John 10:10 (NKJV) Jesus came to this...
8th January 2017
Rock and a Hard Place “If a wicked man turns away from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he will live by doing so.” Ezekiel 33:19 (NIV UK) Sometimes doing the right thing can be...
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...
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...
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...
15th December 2016
Conceived by the Holy Spirit “The angel answered, ‘The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of...
10th December 2016
Love Breaks In “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.” Lamentations 3:22 (NIV) Christmas is coming so I thought I’d write about a passage from...