Today we begin chapter 4 and the final obstacle: finishing strong. Based on chapters 3, 2 and 1… chapter 4 begins with an urgent charge from Paul to Timothy.What is that urgent charge?Part one: Timothy has to finish strong ...

The last days are perilous, but it is possible to be victorious in them. Here's the big secret as to how, ready... the big reveal... read the Bible.We've heard that before, but what we sometimes miss is the impact 'continuing in the scri...

Travelling overseas once, I got myself in a little pickle in Asia.The mix of travelling and the heat and quite a bit of physical exercise… plus the food that my body wasn’t used too… I actually became quite unwell on an overnight train…...

In policing terms, a good Safer Neighbourhood Team has (at least) two main responsibilities.They have to deal generally with the challenges of the area. This means keeping an eye on particular areas of concern, like outside the fast food...

Key to being successful in any endeavour is understanding what you’re up against. The sailor studies the weather before they set out, the boxer watches hours and hours of their opponent in the ring to see how they fight, the football team not o...

In Acts 2, before people get saved, and before Peter shares the gospel, God sets the stage...Today, we want to see people get saved, and we want to share the gospel, but what needs to happen in our lives first?Let's j...

What does a servant of the Lord do? What does it look like when someone today is completely submitted to the will of God?That can seem like an unattainable position, but let me share with you two very real, very practical things we need ...

I have here two balloons that are the same. Same colour, same material, from the same shop, the same packet, even the same writing on them.Here’s one - I’ll throw it to this side of the room and let’s see what it does… full of air, it do...

Having all been in school/education in some way, one thing we will have all experienced is different kind of students… lazy ones, hardworking ones, some like to sit right at the front near the teacher, some at the back, some students are always...

...us believers are in an impossible spot then, because we know following Christ involves suffering, but we hate suffering.How do we get past that?The answer might be in these 3 things that the Apostle Paul believes are worth suff...

How I used to wash cars as a kid... that is an example of someone not working smart. I was working, but I wasn't working smart. There was some endeavour, but it did not achieve the fruit that my effort may have led to...This brings us to ou...

Last week, we started our exploration of how to be useful to the Lord. This is the second of our 4 obstacles - and we cannot finish our course if we are not meet for the master’s use.We can and will finish our lives, i.e. get to the end of ...

In this study of Finishing Our Obstacle Course, we have left behind obstacle 1 in chapter 1 (fear/shame) and are now sizing up obstacle 2: being useful.We are going to hang our study of chapter 2 on this phrase:…meet for the master’s us...

Today we get the final piece of the puzzle we need to overcome our first obstacle of fear and shame. We have seen that we're fully equipped, we have seen that we need to be involved on His terms, today we will see that we need to keep going.

Giving is the practical basis of every love relationship.Giving is a doctrine that nearly every culture gets wrong.Giving is the foundation of all worship....so pretty important we get this one right! What does biblical giv...

Being scared of spiders, heights, needles or whatever, may or may not have that great of an impact on our life. We could probably be scared of one of these things and go on to live a pretty happy and "successful" life.But, what if the th...

Two people were crucified on that day with Jesus, but only one thing was different about them. What was it? And what does it mean for us today?Take a listen & find out...

My wife has many gifts, but one of my favourites is her supernatural ability to create a delicious meal out of nothing. A couple of days before the next Tesco delivery, I’m looking in the kitchen thinking “we are going to starve; there’s not fo...

In Matthew 13, there are 7 parables that reveal what the Kingdom of Heaven will be like.What will it be like? Why is this important to my faith? What does this mean for the mission of the church? Let's jump ...

We often think of as life as a race, which is appropriate as that is how the Apostle Paul describes it. But, more specifically, I would propose we can think of life as an obstacle race.We think and maybe hope it will run smoothly, but in re...

What is the storyline of the Bible?This week, we get into more detail about the story of God's kingdom. Crucially, we'll see how it is divided up into two concepts: the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven.Which is which? And ...

What is the storyline of the Bible? As much as we would like it to be about us, it is not. The storyline of the Bible is a story about a kingdom...Welcome to our special mini-s...

Huz? Buz? Kemuel? And don't get me started on Chesed, Hazo and Pildesh...Today we’re closing out our study of Genesis 22 with the final reality of worship: a life of worship leads to a life building the church. We will see that, though l...

For our message today, you can imagine eating a sandwich. There is a filling on offer, but, as with every sandwich, it has to start and end with the slice of bread.The bread in our sandwich today is Abraham’s obedience; the filling, i.e....

We’ve got trust issues people. I once bit into what I thought was mint chocolate bar in school, aged 5, and it turned our to be not full of chocolate but full of raisins. Took me a long time to get over that.More seriously, a...