Social action and the gospel

Ps 87:3 says ‘Glorious things are said of you, city of God.’ Often, we feel that the world has a very negative view of the church, and there is no doubt that the church is not perfect and has made many mistakes. Nonetheless, God has chosen to work through the church,...

Spiritual birth

Tonight’s sermon looked at Ps 87, a psalm written in praise of Jerusalem. Jerusalem (city of David, often known as Zion because of the mountain on which it was built) became Israel’s capital during the reign of David (see 2 Sam 5:1-16), but ultimately was...

Being thirsty

Being thirsty is not a pleasant feeling, as anyone who has felt completely parched, mouth so dry that you are unable to speak, can testify. There are times when this is natural (a hot day, after physical exercise, after eating salty food, for example) and times when...

Super Dry

Mark spoke this morning on the subject of spiritual thirst. God is the only One who can fully quench our thirst; He provides water for the thirsty. Ex 17:1-7 shows us the people of God in the desert where there was no water, complaining to Moses (to the point of...