Concluding & Inferring

Acts 16:6-10 is, for me, a challenging and (dare I say it?!) infuriating portion of Scripture. It challenges me because it shows me a level of guidance which does not always make sense to my rational mind and leaves me dangling (which infuriates me, as I’m the kind of...

Double Guidance

The Bible has much to say about God’s guidance, making it plain that God leads and guides His people (Ps 23:2-3, 2 Cor 2:14, John 16:13, Ps 25:5), but it’s the ‘how?’ of divine guidance that often confuses us. There are times when God’s word seems to tell us directly...

Staying Spiritually Fit

Over the past weeks and months, great emphasis has been placed on staying physically fit and well. The importance of physical exercise even in lockdown was recognised by the government, and Joe Wickes’ fitness workouts became a useful part of families’...

Hearing the Shepherd’s Voice

Tonight’s service looked at John 10:1-18 and the fact that Jesus is the good shepherd and we are His sheep. Jesus contrasts Himself – the good shepherd – with all who might get paid for looking after sheep but don’t really care about them, a theme found also in...

Trusting God For Every Need (2)

Dave reminded us this morning that the Lord’s Prayer offers solutions to all of life’s seven problems. God’s answer to my inferiority is His person — I know Him. God’s answer to my confusion is His plan and purpose. God’s answer to...