Popular Opinion

The popular view is not always the correct one. in 1 Kings 22 we see a situation about making plans without consulting God when Ahab and Jehoshaphat form an alliance against the king of Aram. Jeshoshaphat, king of Judah, has the wisdom to seek God about this, but Ahab...

Replacing Fear With Faith

Faith says that God is constantly working behind the scenes in every area of our lives, even when there is no tangible evidence to support that fact. On the other hand, fear, simply stated, is unbelief or weak belief. As unbelief gains the upper hand in our thoughts,...

Why are you so afraid?

In our series on ‘Questions’, looking at questions God asks us, we looked at the question Jesus asked His disciples after He had calmed the storm on the lake (see Matt 8:33-37, Mark 4:35-41, Luke 8:22-25) Although phrased slightly differently in each...

The Real Prosperity Gospel

Garry continued his series on Joseph this morning, reading from Gen 39:2-6. Here, we see how the Lord was with Joseph, how Joseph lived under God’s favour (see also Gen 26:28, Josh 6:27, 1 Sam 3:19 for other examples of this.) God’s favour is not a divine...

The Fatherhood of God

Last Sunday was Fathers’ Day and Dave spoke about the fatherhood of God, using 1 John 3:1 and 1 Cor 4:15 as the basis of his sermon. The whole topic of fatherhood has been downplayed greatly in recent years, partly perhaps as a reaction against a patriarchal...

God’s Lightening

One of the Anglican prayers for Evensong is ‘lighten our darkness, we beseech Thee, O Lord.’ It’s a prayer I often pray, rooted as it is in the imagery of light and darkness found in the Bible. Light dispels darkness; light brings illumination and...