Ireland
More travelling, this time to Ireland Here it ‘the spire’ a quirky piece of sculpture in the centre of Dublin This hotel was like something straight out of the raj very comfortable, though
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What makes Jesus the greatest missionary who walked the planet?
Isaiah: the missionary prophet
This morning we start a new series of Sunday morning teaching sessions. I wonder what your idea of a missionary is? Earlier in the 20th century this was the headline image on a missionary magazine By current standards this contains some strongly politically incorrect messages – the powerful white man (he’s the largest in the […]
Destiny
This morning I am bleary-eyed. I stayed up late last night to watch the climax of the opening ceremony of the paralympic games as the torch was brought into the stadium by an athlete screeching down a zip-wire into the cauldron of the arena.
A thriving church’s organisation
Organisation lives a secret life all around us. It is the concealed scaffolding around which virtually all of God’s work is framed. So I want to look at how good organisation makes God’s work happen You may think this is a rather odd topic for a sermon on a Sunday morning so (particularly if […]
A church thrives when its worship lifts us into God’s presence
So far in the series preaches a living gospel The good news about Jesus Christ has the ability to transform us into the people God always wanted us to be – it’s a living message! leaders love their followers At every level church leaders and Christian influence-holders need to genuinely love the people God […]
In a thriving church Godliness is infectious
[This is dual-audience material – first part for children, second part for adults] Can you think of someone who’s famous and really keen on something and is always talking about it? >>> (ideas from children only) What are they known for? Examples Alisha Dixon <ppt> – dancing Patrick Moore <ppt> – astronomy Jessica Ennis <ppt> […]
A church thrives when the gospel of Jesus Christ is its main thing
Today we start a new series = The thriving church <ppt> In order to prepare for this series I’ve looked at the scriptures and asked the question “What does the Bible tell us about seeing the church of Jesus Christ thrive We live in a day when the church is marginalised. It is seen a […]
How we help each other to grow
“From the very beginning God decided that those who came to him– and all along he knew who would–should become like his Son…” Rom. 8:29 (LB)