A Royal Wedding

Few of us in Britain, and probably few in the entire world, can have failed to realise that a significant event happened in London on 29th April – namely the Royal Wedding between Prince William and Catherine Middleton. Following on from this global event, the...

How Close to Jesus?

Stephen preached from John 20:24-31 this morning, asking the question ‘how close are we to Jesus?’ Whilst on earth, the twelve disciples were the people closest to Jesus, but here in this post-resurrection scene, we see how Thomas is struggling to make...

The Gospel We Believe

Dave preached from 1 Corinthians 15 on Sunday evening, an apt text for Easter Sunday, the day when we especially celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ! Nowadays there are so many people who would dispute and denigrate that resurrection, but as Paul says,...

The Outward Disciplines

Moving on from the inward disciplines of prayer, fasting, meditation and study, this Sunday we looked at the outward disciplines of solitude, simplicity, submission and service, rejoicing at the fact that all our disciplines arise from the relationship we already have...

Good Friday

Pupils at school, when learning about Easter, almost always ask the question, “Why is it called ‘Good Friday’ when it’s the day Jesus died? What’s good about that?”English is one of the few languages that calls this day...