Whispers of Love

The hymn ‘Blessed Assurance’ talks of ‘echoes of mercy, whispers of love’ and all of us need to hear these on a regular basis. Love is so needed in our world and the constancy and unchanging nature of God’s love needs to be shared with...

Barriers to Growth

Under normal circumstances and with the proper conditions, growth in the natural world is a given, a part of God’s natural order. Seeds are planted and crops grow. But as Jesus teaches in the Parable of the Sower, there can be barriers to growth which hinder...

The Holy Spirit As Firstfruits

The Israelites were commanded to bring the firstfruits of their harvest to God as an offering, something which required obedience and trust that God would provide from the rest of their crops all that they needed. In the same way, the Holy Spirit is a promise of what...

The Awkward Silence

Stephen spoke this morning on ‘the awkard silence.’ All of us have experienced that kind of silence, perhaps when meeting people for the first time and conversation dries up or when facing unfamiliar situations where questions are asked but not necessarily...