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Four Threads
No, it’s not the name of a Two Ronnies sketch, but the title of a sermon I preached a couple of months ago at Cuckfield Baptist Church. Particularly for those who are new to the Bible, it can be difficult to understand context, or to see how all the different bits are a whole. This… Continue reading
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Feasting the Soul
Reading the book of Jeremiah can be quite daunting. At first glance it appears to confirm the assessment of Jeremiah as the weeping prophet – full of judgement and hopelessness. But nothing could be further from the truth! The book of Jeremiah is a beacon of hope in the throes of a hopeless situation: the… Continue reading
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Walking Away…
When all you want to do is walk away from it all, where do you get your hope? This message encourages us to look where Jesus shines out – the Scriptures. Continue reading
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Rejoicing the Heart – Psalm 19
Who doesn’t need some joy in their hearts? Life seems to be so full of stress and strain, of duties and obligations, of pleasant responsibilities and necessary employment. In the thick of it we can all too easily lose our joy and peace, that which keeps us centred both spiritually and emotionally. For those willing… Continue reading
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What to do with the coming year…
There’s a gap in our history of the apostle Paul. In Galatians 1:17 Paul himself alludes to it, but gives no more detail than the fact that he went to Arabia for a while. I don’t often speculate, but in this case I think I have fairly firm ground. Paul was steeped in the law.… Continue reading
