Whenever we open the words of God and filter it through the words of man we handle the most precious thing this world can hold. My own personal vision is to make the word of God understandable and applicable to people hungry for its message.

Few things thrill me more than to preach the whole gospel and see people discover or deepen their personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. I believe that preaching should be ‘logic on fire’.

A blend of careful reasoning from the scriptures and the dynamic of the Holy Spirit is one I try to maintain both in preaching and in worship as I am convinced that the Bible is powerless without the Spirit and spiritual expression is mere froth without the bedrock of the Word. I believe that God’s blessing flows when the Word and the Spirit are brought together.

I pray the teaching on this site will inspre you to follow Jesus Christ by unpacking God’s word to iinspire your own soul.

I have been regularly preaching at churches and teaching on conferences for 35 years. Since the pandemic struck I have been recording teaching for churches to use as part of their ministry. If you would like to discuss teaching in person or filming for you, please click here.

I’m combining with WebNet (West of England Baptist Network) to run workshops on preaching. They are designed for occasional preachers who minister in the church they attend. If that’s you …

Preaching God’s word compellingly has been one of my life’s passions.  I have had the great privilege of teaching preachers in Britain and in Eastern Europe about the art of preaching. This masterclass is a digest of those talks and seminars. So whether you’re a rookie or a seasoned pro, I hope you will find something that will take your preaching to the next level.

 

Feed yer faith – Pulpit

Pulpit – talks designed for a congregation. Often bespoke for a particular church.

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Feast your eyes on the God who helps

Psalm 23. One of the most popular passages of scripture, this psalm is a passionate portrayal of how God is like a shepherd in the field of life and a host at a banquet in your honour.
27th May 2015/by ian

Feast your eyes on the one who makes you strong

Psalm 73. Why is that people who have no regard for God seem to prosper when many Christians suffer. That's the theme of this Psalm.
20th May 2015/by ian

Feast your eyes on the God who forgives

Psalm 51. Guilt. We nurture it, we live with it, we even torture ourselves with it but how can we get out of it? This psalm opens a doorway.
24th April 2015/by ian

Feast your eyes on this God

Psalms - Welcome to a new series of talks unpacking these remarkable poems which have pointed people to God for millennia.
24th April 2015/by ian

Invited to the Father’s banquet

The kingdom of heaven will be compared to a king who threw a wedding banquet for his son.
23rd April 2015/by ian

Mixing Species

In these parables we're hearing Jesus describe what it's like to live in the Kingdom of God
23rd April 2015/by ian

Who do you think you are?

Matthew chapter 11 reveals more about who Jesus is and how our reaction to him matters.
23rd April 2015/by ian

OK, now you do it.

This subject and passage are most appropriate on a Sunday when…
23rd April 2015/by ian

Signs

Cutting Edge Christ - Matthew 8:
We're turned signpost from…
23rd April 2015/by ian

The Father’s pay scale

The parable of the vineyard manager. This is a profoundly worrying parable and we have to dig into it to discover what it's' saying.
20th February 2015/by ian

How the Father invests

In today's story our heavenly Father is likened to an investor who trust his investment to you and me
4th February 2015/by ian

What the Father gives his son

STORY - timeless narratives from the world's greatest story-teller. In this new series of talks, I look at some of the parables of Jesus to discover what he has to say to us today.
3rd February 2015/by ian