Blind from birth
This week's sermon by Gavin Henderson (15 March 2026).
The bigger picture
Thought for the week, by Peter Mill.
Endorsing Jesus
Thought for the week by Gavin Henderson
Freed from Captivity
Thought for the Week by Gavin Henderson
Reading through Romans: Day Fifteen
Welcome to day fifteen of reading through Romans together! Today’s suggested passage is Romans 7:13-25, where the Apostle Paul talks about his struggle with sin and the hope we have in Jesus...
4th January 2022
Our Hearts Revealed Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so...
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...
15th July 2018
Your Own Twin “What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!” Romans 7:24-25 (NIV UK) ...
20th April 2018
“If…” “Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, ‘Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.’”...
22nd March 2018
Slaves of Sin “But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. And having been set free from sin, you became...
2nd March 2018
The Only Way To Deal With Sin “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...
24th February 2018
Gilt and Guilt “Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious! But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.” Proverbs 9:17-18...
4th February 2018
The Spiritual Aging Suit “You…must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine. Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in...
7th October 2017
Jesus Absorbs Hostility “We see real love, not in the fact that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to make personal atonement for our sins.” 1 John 4:10 (Phillips) In first...
7th June 2017
There Are No Mistakes “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 (NIV) Recently, I heard a song with...
22nd May 2017
The Cut of Sin “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” John 1:29 (NKJV) Why is sin bad? Because it causes harm to oneself or to others. This can be physically, mentally,...
7th May 2017
Wooden Nickels “I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—which is really no gospel at...
7th April 2017
Grace, Not Works “Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.” Exodus 12:7 (NIV) Exodus 12 describes the...
10th February 2017
Weepers “When the angel of the Lord had spoken these things to all the Israelites, the people wept aloud, and they called that place Bokim. There they offered sacrifices to the Lord.” Judges...
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...
11th October 2016
Ruler of the Kingdom of the Air: A Story of our Times “As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler...
10th July 2016
Do versus Done “For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. For the good that I will to do, I...
20th May 2016
Union with Christ Prevents Sin “No one who remains in union with him keeps on sinning.” 1 John 3:6 (ISV) How easily we lose control at times. We fly off the handle and shout at someone we love,...
1st May 2016
Sin Boldly! “Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 (NIV UK) In an extraordinary...
5th March 2016
Is Sin Good For Anything? “Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice: and those that walk in pride he is able to...
5th February 2016
The Transparency of God’s Grace “He looked this way and that, and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.” Exodus 2:12 (ESVUK) We live, supposedly, in an age of...
23rd June 2015
Our On-Going Repentance “Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” 1 Peter 5:8 (NKJV UK) I was watching Spike....
29th April 2015
Mouthwash Not Hogwash “You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” Mathew 12:34 (NIV) Oral hygiene has developed enormously...
20th April 2015
Sin is not the Problem, Sin is the Problem “But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanes us from all sin.”...
25th March 2015
A Safe Place to Grow “He has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.” Colossians 1:13 (RSV) The National Trust garden just down the road...
16th February 2015
Statins and Salvation “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and He will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your...
13th November 2014
7-A-Day “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.” Proverbs 25:11 (NKJV) We were once told that we should take ‘5 a day’ of fruit and veg if we wanted to be...
18th April 2014
Nailed To The Cross “Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know – Him, being delivered...
27th March 2014
Blameless “Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied, ‘…Should not your piety be your confidence and your blameless ways your hope?’” Job 4:1, 6 (NIV) “I’ve lived a good...
11th February 2014
Resist “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” James 4:7 (NKJV) In Romans 6:14 we are told, “sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but...
25th Janary 2014
Love Covers A Multitude Of Sins “Most of all, love each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for practically anything.” 1 Peter 4:8 (The Message) We tend to forgive those we love...
8th December 2013
Is Keeping Christmas Sin? “For God was pleased to have all his fulness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making...
10th November 2013
Remembrance Sunday “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29 (NKJV) At eleven o’clock a field gun is fired on Horse Guards Parade to mark the beginning of the two...
18th July 2013
Why I Hate Sin! “But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death,...
12th July 2013
Contrasts “For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” Romans 6:23 (NIV UK) Do you find that contrast is a good way to learn about something? We...