Certainty
What can we be sure about, certain about? About anything anymore? Yes, we can be both sure and certain. In the second world war, Ruth Cave Jones, or ‘Mother Jones’ as she was known, was greatly troubled about the many soldiers that were being killed. She herself lived in the US, a minister’s wife, and …. Read More
John’s Gospel chapter 15 verses 15-27
(The Lord Jesus said) 15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should …. Read More
Star Of Hope!
Charles Haddon Spurgeon, born 1834, was a very well-known and influential Baptist preacher; indeed, he was known as ‘the prince of preachers’. He was also a skilled writer and authored many books. He once wrote, ‘HOPE itself is like a star – not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be …. Read More
Psalm 49
Hear this, all peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world, 2 Both low and high, rich and poor together. 3 My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall give understanding. 4 I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will disclose my dark saying on the harp. 5 Why should I fear in the days of …. Read More
Darkness Before Dawn!
An old English proverb says: ‘The darkest hours are just before dawn’. The truth of these words is reflected in the Bible, which opens with the words, ‘the earth was without form, and void, and darkness was on the face of the deep’, Genesis chapter 1 verse 2. However, God always moves from darkness to …. Read More
Psalm 48
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in His holy mountain. 2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. 3 God is in her palaces; He is known as her refuge. 4 For behold, the kings assembled, they passed by together. 5 They saw it, and so they …. Read More
A Future & A Hope!
The key theme of this year’s Queen’s Message on Christmas Day was HOPE. It was appropriate that it should be so in the light of the unveiling of the new vaccine to defeat coronavirus A new spirit of HOPE has filled the nation’s ‘atmosphere’. Additionally, the UK and EU have struck a deal that will …. Read More
Dare To Hope?
After all the trauma and sadness of 2020, is it too much to have some HOPE in 2021 or will we be doubly disappointed? With all their best intentions and designs, certainty of HOPE cannot be placed in our leaders or others because too many issues are beyond their control. The Christmas carol, ‘O little …. Read More
John’s Gospel chapter 15 verses 1-14
The Lord Jesus said : “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in Me, and I in you. …. Read More
A Long Wait
One of our best loved carols contains the invitation: Come and worship. Come and worship. Worship Christ, the new-born king! Can I be bold enough to ask you, now that Christmas Day is past, whether you took a moment to worship Him and to worship God for sending Him to be your Saviour? In all …. Read More