Hebrews 11:6 This verse shows us that faith is essential. “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” Faith is the foundation of everything. We need to believe that God exists and we need to believe … More Devotional for 9 November 2020 – Hebrews 11v6 – Pleasing God by faith
Today’s message is another “one off” message, although it seems that, without planning to, I have done a short series on “Remembering.” On harvest Sunday, I spoke from Lamentations 3:19-25, where Jeremiah says, “this I call to mind.” He remembers the Lord’s steadfast love. The following week, we were in the book of Malachi and … More Sunday sermon – Isaiah 49:13-16 – I will not forget you – 8 November 2020
Sorry to be posting this almost a week late! Below is the video produced for those unable to be at our morning services followed by the notes for those shut in at home. Last Sunday was Reformation Sunday and so was an opportunity to look at the glorious of the new covenant. Introduction The most … More Sunday sermon – Jeremiah 31:31-34 – The New Covenant – 1 November 2020 (Reformation Sunday)
Hebrews 11:3 Faith takes God at His word and interprets what we see with our eyes according to what God says. Today’s verse says: “By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible” (Hebrews 11:3). Our … More Devotional for 7 November 2020 – Hebrews 11v3 – Taking God at His word
Hebrews 11:1 For a few months now, I have been taking you through what the Bible says about being a human being in relationship with the Living God. We started back in July with our creation in God’s image. We have looked at sin and death; we have looked at salvation and growing in sanctification. … More Devotional for 6 November 2020 – Hebrews 11v1 – What is faith?
It is with a very heavy heart that I had to announce today the closure of our church services for the next four weeks as England enters a new lockdown. I produced a couple of videos for the fellowship. The first contains the details of the announcement and how things will work in terms of … More Lockdown Mark 2!
Today, England enters into a four week lockdown due to Covid-19. Among many other restrictions, places of worship have been ordered to close except for private prayer. Today’s devotional wasn’t chosen because of lockdown, but is the next one in the list I planned back in September. Hebrews 10:25 The verse tells us: “…not neglecting … More Devotional for 5 November 2020 – Hebrews 10v25 – meeting together
Hebrews 10:24 During this pandemic, our services have been forced to close and we have grown used to looking for ministry online. It is good that we can still hear God’s word, but there is a danger that we become used to this way and forget that we are not called to be private believers, but … More Devotional for 3 November 2020 – Hebrews 10v24 – Considering how to stir one another up
Hebrews 10:23 Over the weekend the UK Prime Minister announced another lockdown for England, starting on Thursday, which includes the closure of church services. These are challenging times, but today’s verse is an encouragement to hold fast, even though everything else is changing. “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for … More Daily Devotional for 2 November 2020 – Hebrews 10v23 – Hold fast
Hebrews 10:22 Yesterday we looked at the first part of this verse: “Let us draw near to God.” But how? Although He always hears us and we can always draw near to Him, sometimes our experience of drawing near to Him isn’t the joy and delight that we know it should be. The rest of the verse helps us. First … More Devotional for 31 October 2020 – Hebrews 10v22 part 2 – a pure heart