Our Sunday Sermon Series

We like the word ‘disciple’ – but many of us aren’t sure what it means.  In fact, if we were translating the bible today, we would use the word ‘apprentice’ – someone who follows the Boss, learning on the job under their expert guidance.  In this case Jesus is the Boss, and you could summarise … Read more

Day 24: 24th December, Christmas Eve – ‘The Light shines in the darkness’

‘The people walking in darkness have seen a great light…. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.’ We live in dark and anxious times.  Fears for health, for loved ones, for prosperity, for mental wellbeing are all prevalent in hearts and minds this Christmas.  We are not alone in … Read more

Day 22: 22nd December – ‘Greatly disturbed’

In February each year, the charity Open Doors publishes its World Watch List.  This constitutes the 50 countries where it is most dangerous to be a Christian – places where it is not just frowned upon but actually illegal to convert or own a bible, and where persecution is commonplace.  Sadly, the list could be … Read more

Day 21: 21st December – ‘We saw his star’

On this day (21st December) in 2020, the two largest planets in the solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, aligned so closely to one another in the sky that they appeared to be fused into a single point of light. Although the trajectories of these planets come close to one another every twenty years or so, to … Read more