Due to technical issues this week the service recording failed, below please find the sermon text. Investment for joy This week I have encountered several things that have made me reflect on what it means to invest and sacrifice for the experience and reality of real joy. Often with things that are worth it, timeContinue reading “Investment for Joy (Matthew 13:44-46)”
Author Archives: Andrew Gillham
Insignificant Beginnings (Matthew 13:31-33)
Jesus and his apostles might seem to the world as an insignificant beginning but Jesus’ parables today hint that the insignificance will be significant indeed.
Wheat and Weeds (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43)
Wheat and Weeds – A Parable about Judgment
Kingdom Secrets (Matthew 13: 10-17, 34-35)
Talk on Kingdom Secrets from Matthew 13
What’s in a story? (Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23)
Today, we’re beginning a series on the parables of Jesus, found in Matthew chapter 13, and each week will be looking at a different part of this chapter, and seeing what we can learn about God and his kingdom and his love for us.
Give Thanks (Exodus 17:1-16)
Colin Gale reflects on two “ancient, slightly weird” stories of God’s gracious provision for human life.
Are we satisfied? (Exodus 16:2-15)
This might not be a question you’ve ever asked yourself, but we don’t have to look far in the news or on social media to see examples of dissatisfaction.
Beyond the Red Sea (Exodus 14:10-31)
Interpreting Bible stories can be challenging. The author simply tells the story and doesn’t tell you what its relevance might be for future generations. The crossing of the Red Sea was an unforgettable event for those who were there, but what might it be saying to us?
God acts (Exodus 11:1-10)
Pharaoh did not listen to God, through Moses and Aaron approaching him and saying ‘Let my people go’.God had sent warnings to Pharaoh of the consequences of not obeying a simple instruction – there were already nine plagues that had grown in severity and destruction, and the tenth plague bought a warning of death.
There will be Blood (Exodus 7:1-24)
Colin Gale reflects on how the first of the ten plagues of Egypt hints at the truth that God alone can bring great good out of the darkest horror. Let me start by wishing all fathers a Happy Fathers’ Day! I have been a father for twenty-four years, but today is the first Fathers’ DayContinue reading “There will be Blood (Exodus 7:1-24)”