[Journey with Jesus - Day 5] This has been inspired significantly by the wonderful depiction of this encounter from the Chosen I came to him in the middle of the night. I’d seen him at a distance before; been there when he’d engaged in debates with the other religious leaders. He was extraordinary. Whenever he … Continue reading A Night-time encounter – Jesus and Nicodemus
Tag: discipleship
The Big God Story – The New Testament
At St Christopher's Church this year, we're exploring the Big Story of the Bible, beginning this month with a whistlestop tour of the whole bible in just two weeks, before journeying with some of the key characters in Scripture from Genesis to Revelation, gaining inspiration from their stories – their strengths and weaknesses, successes and failures … Continue reading The Big God Story – The New Testament
Proclaiming the saviour of all
This is the text of a sermon I preached yesterday on "Making New disciples", based on Luke 2:8-20. We live in a world where news, good or bad, can travel extremely quickly and far. Social media like facebook, etc, enables us to be part of the news sharing process, and we share everything from the … Continue reading Proclaiming the saviour of all
#JeSuisJesus – What the world needs
This is the text of a sermon I preached yesterday for our local Service of Christian Unity based on Bible text – John 4:4-42 Good evening everyone, it’s wonderful to be together to worship, isn’t it? I hope you’ll forgive me for beginning with a joke ... How many Christians does it take to change a light … Continue reading #JeSuisJesus – What the world needs
This week’s update
As you may know, I've been writing a mini-blog each week for our church news sheet. Beginning this week, the aim is to publish these online too. This is the latest edition, hot off the press! Happy new year! Have you made any new year’s resolutions? Are any still intact? If not, don’t worry, there’s always next … Continue reading This week’s update
Cross-road – total obedience
This is the text of the sermon I preached this morning at my first main morning service in our new parish, St Christopher's, Allesley Park in Coventry. It's based on Mark 8:27-38 (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%208:27-38&version=...