I have just been watching a filmed interview with a missionary. The set-up was the classic in-situ shot with the missionary executive from the UK interviewing the missionary from the far east and as I watched it something began to bother me. I turned to my wife and asked “Look at those two men – […]
Do you ever find yourself rushing into God’s presence with a whole collection of jumbled ideas? We do, in common with many other leaders. Of course there are times when we just want to say as little as a single word to God like ‘help’ or ‘why?’ but we also find there are occasions when […]
It’s a question I’ve been asked dozens of times recently when I’ve been speaking at meetings or preaching in church.
To download the powerpoint click here The Knowledge – no 5 Reading: Romans 4:13 – 5:11 Welcome >>> We’ve been teaching about some of the big words we use as Christians (sometimes rather loosely) and unpacking the truth behind them. The book of Romans takes us on an exciting journey. We’ve looked at the seriousness […]
The knowledge – 4 Reading: Romans 3:9 – 4:12 Text: as reading Place ……………………………………….. Date Victoria Baptist Church – 02/10/2011 On your tables: Talk about some examples of miscarriage of justice or obvious unfairness. Why do you think we get so concerned / upset / angry about miscarriages of justice? An example On 16 December […]
The Knowledge – 3 Reading: Romans 2:12 – 3:8 Text: as reading Place ……………………………………….. Date Victoria Baptist Church – 25/09/2011 I want to remind you what this series is all about We’ve called it ‘the knowledge’ and we’ve taken that phrase from London Taxi drivers. All licensed London taxi drivers need to pass a special […]
Recent hot weather has made for some spectacular sunrises Enjoy! (Just keep clicking on the image for successive enlargements)
Who is Jesus? This is the fundamental question which all four of the gospels help us to answer. They each record his life, ministry, death and resurrection but John’s gospel is very different from the other three. It has a more intimate feel than Matthew Mark and Luke and records a different collection of incidents […]
The identity of the Word John’s opening paragraphs are both enigmatic and profound. At a first reading we might wonder about who ‘the Word’ is intended to be, but as each sentence unfolds his identity becomes clearer. 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. […]