7th October – Joshua #1 – Two spies and a prostitute
The first in a short series on the Book of Joshua. What on earth were the two spies doing going to the house of a prostitute? Had the bright lights of Jericho gone to their heads? Are we ready to go to unlikely places, or speak to unlikely people, if God puts us in their […]
30th September – Harvest #2 – Pruning & Grafting
This week, we continue the harvest theme by looking at John 15 and Romans 11 – where we read about how the Father prunes vine branches and grafts olive tree branches. Talk about mixing metaphors!
23rd September – Harvest #1
Is thanking God for the harvest an outdated tradition? What are Jesus’ instructions to his followers regarding the harvest? What do they mean for us in practice?
16th September 2018 – Entangled
Following last week’s message about throwing off everything that hinders us from running the race marked out for us, today we look at the second part of Hebrews 12.1 – “the sin that so easily entangles”. How can we stop it from tripping us up?
9th September – Chimney cleaning season
Even though it may still be warm and balmy down here in the south of France, it is now time to book your chimney sweep appointment. The Bible may not mention cleaning the soot out our chimneys so that our fires burn brighter, but Hebrews 12.1-2 talks to us about getting rid of excess baggage […]
26th August – (In)dependent
Independence is often seen as freeing and a sign of strength and power. Often independence is seen as a positive trait, something to be sought after. “If you’re not independent then you must be dependent on something, and that is not attractive.” Beca Hamilton, however, shows us a radically different image of independence vs dependence in […]
19th August 2018 – Peter’s letters
We know that Peter was bold, passionate – and a bit erratic – as a disciple of Jesus. But what changes did 30 or so years of ministry bring to his character? This week, Doug Rogers takes a look at Peter as he is revealed in his two letters to the early Church.
12th August 2018 – Nobody loves us better
Love Island, Blind Date, Notting Hill – their version of love is not the kind that the Bible tells us God has for us. A quick look at 1 Corinthians 13 shows us how God loves us, and how we, too, should love.
27th May 2018 – The Openness of God #2
Understanding the openness of God means understanding that there is a distinct difference between God’s plans and the accomplishment (or otherwise) of those plans.
20th May 2018 – The Openness of God #1
Is God unchangeable, all-determining, irresistible; aware of everything that will ever happen; knowing all outcomes? Or is he open; experiencing the world and responding to what happens in it; a God who relates to and interacts dynamically with human beings? How much of our understanding of God comes from the Bible, and how much from Greek […]