Replacing Trust

In 2 Samuel 24, we see a strange event, a test which David failed, another of those incidents which seem innocuous to us but which have catastrophic consequences. David chose to take a census of Israel and Judah. We are so used to the idea of a census every ten years...

86,400 and counting…

J-P spoke tonight about the number 86.400… Imagine having £86,400 each day and having to spend it all, not being allowed to save any of it or carry it over to another day! Would you go on a spending spree? Would you buy a house? Would you help others? We may not...

3 Things God Wants Us To Want

We looked at three things today which God definitely wants us to want: To live in harmony and unity To live with purpose To seek God’s kingdom first Living In Harmony & Unity Harmony & unity do not mean that we are all the same. God is the God who made each...

The Futility of Not Wanting

Some of us may feel it’s more spiritual to not want anything, that ‘wanting things’ is too carnal to be worthy of Christians. I don’t think it’s actually possible to live in a place of no desire, however. The Buddhists may wish to attain this state (Nirvana, a...

What Do You Want?

In our series ‘Questions’, looking now at the questions God asks us, we looked at Jesus’ question ‘What do you want?’ This occurs in three places (John 1:38, Matt 20:32, Mark 10:51) and shows us that Jesus is interested in every aspect of our lives. Often, we find...