An Unknown Teenage Virgin Is Given A Voice & A Vote In the year 1809 people were preoccupied with war on the battlefronts of Trafalgar and Waterloo. Yet in the same year William Gladstone was born in Liverpool and went on to become UK’s Prime Minister, Tennyson the poet was born in Lincolnshire, and Abraham [...]

Reading: Genesis 32. 24-30 Text: v20 ‘I will not let You go except You bless me.’ Jacob proved to be unpromising material. By nature a crook, a cheat, a grabber. Yet God believed in him and persisted in straightening out his twisted nature. Be encouraged, God wants to invest in your life and mine – [...]

Reading: Luke 10. 25-37. Text: Matthew 19.19. Jesus speaking: ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself.’ There are three major players in the story of the Good Samaritan: The Takers (Thieves) The Keepers (Priest/Levite) The Givers (The Samaritan)  Cain questioned God: “Am I my brother Abel’s keeper?” That question has been settled by Christ, first [...]

God Wants To Make Something Of Us! Our thoughts centre around a well known verse: Jeremiah 18. 6 (Living Bible) ‘As the clay is in the Potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, says the Lord.’ Jeremiah was preparing to follow his father into the priesthood, but God had other ideas, better plans, calling [...]

The season of Harvest occurs in the first and last book of the Bible: Genesis 8.22. ‘While the Earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall not cease.’ Revelation 14. 14-16. ‘Use your sickle and reap, for the harvest of the Earth is ripe.’ The first harvest refers [...]

It’s the World’s fastest animal on two legs, with a speed of up to 45mph. It also lays the largest egg. It’s shell is so tough, a fully grown person can stand on the egg without even cracking the shell. I expect by now you’ve guessed that I am talking about the Ostrich. How on [...]

“You are the salt of the Earth” (Living Bible): “You are the World’s seasoning.” This statement is part of the ‘Sermon on the Mount’ spoken by Christ to His disciples, and to us. The sermon covers three chapters: Matthew 5, 6, and 7 and is known as ‘The Counter Christian Culture’ or the ‘Manifesto of [...]

Our thoughts today are centred on 2 Timothy 2. 3-4. Our text is v 3. ‘Be a good soldier of Christ Jesus.’ For 30 years Paul had served Christ, pioneering churches all over Asia and into Europe. This letter is Paul’s last Will and Testament to the Church. If you include Hebrews, the apostle is [...]

Identity cards, identity parades, forms of identity, stolen identities. You’ve guessed it! Our subject is all about IDENTITY. Matthew 16. 13. ‘Who do men day that I, the Son of Man am?” We often question God in our prayers and thoughts. In the Four Gospels Christ often asked questions too. Christ champions dialogue with His [...]

Like me, you may feel there is not a lot we can do for the suffering persecuted and imprisoned Christians. But at least we can do one important thing, and that is to pray. But how do we pray, and what do we pray for? Western culture comfort zones make it difficult for us to [...]

Our thoughts are centred around a verse from John 1. 42 that reads: ‘When Jesus saw Andrew’s brother He said, “You are Simon son of John. You shall be called Peter, which means a rock.” ‘What’s in a name?’ Christ gave Simon a new name that reflected a comprehensive transformation in the fisherman’s character. In [...]

Today, major faiths have their visual symbols. For example, the crescent moon signifies Islam. The Jewish faith is represented by the Star of David. The lotus flow is associated with Buddhism. Christianity is recognised by the sign of the Cross. As we grow up we learn that the mark of the cross can indicate a [...]

Some people dismiss the story of Jonah as a fairy tale or a parable but Christ refers to him twice in His public ministry, Thus confirming The Jonah experience as an historical fact. Through the preaching of Jonah the people of the Gentile city of Ninevah changed their ways and were spared God’s judgment. However, [...]

He was called ‘The friend of God.’ Jesus gave an undertaking to al His disciples; ‘You are my friends if you do what I command you.’ John 5:14 Abraham was born into a wealthy family in 1996BC and bought up in the city of Ur located in modern Iraq. The city of a million people [...]

Over 94 years ago, an iceberg sent the then crowning achievement of human technology to the bottom of the Atlantic ocean in 2 hours. Few ships have carried so many of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful at one time. Yet, the wealth and power were rendered meaningless in a moment by 6 small gashed [...]