Dec16

Thou who wast rich beyond all splendour, all for love’s sake becamest poor. Tags: Jesus Christ, Joy, Splendour, Rich, Poor, Love, Saviour

‘For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.’Permalink

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Dec15

Will the War be over by Christmas? Tags: Christmas, Bible, War, Hark, God

Peace on Earth – a parable for Christmas.Permalink

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Nov22

The gift the church hasn’t been given. Tags: gift, church, amyand park chapel,

We have a gift missing in our church which if it were present would do a great service to the saints of God....Permalink

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Nov01

The God of the corkscrew Tags: God of the corkscrew, amyand park chapel

In 1943 a Spanish fisherman pulled a corpse from the sea. He was dressed in a Royal naval uniform. Attached to his body was a briefcase containing top secret papers indicating that the Allies were planning to invade Greece. But it was a ruse, a deceit and the German High Command fell for it, ‘rod, line and sinker.’ So the Germans fortified Greece and took their eyes off Sicily. Within a few months the Allies had successfully invaded Sicily. Permalink

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Oct19

When politicians slam the door Tags: politicians, amyand park chapel

Why can’t politicians speak as it is? Why the overblown rhetoric? Why the excruciating hyperbole? Why the historic challenges? Why the astonishing revelations? Why another momentous week in politics? Why the devastating impact?...Permalink

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Oct01

When a sheep becomes a pig. Tags: sheep, pig, amyand park chapel

He came to us in 1992, sad, battered and bruised. He’d pastored a church and been roughed up, mugged and left for dead. God’s people can do that. In the pain and bitterness of the experience he threw himself into his new job at the council....Permalink

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Sep24

Satan the moderniser Tags: None

In the Garden of Eden Satan’s approach to Eve is remarkably modern....Permalink

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Sep23

Bill and Ben Tags: Bill and Ben, Amyand Park Chapel, Unseen God

When I was very small I use to watch ‘Bill and Ben the Flowerpot men.’ They lived in the garden with Little Weed. They only came out to play when the gardener went indoors for his dinner. So there was a tension, ‘watch out Bill and Ben, the gardener might return at any moment.’Permalink

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Sep09

The Falling Man Tags: 9/11, falling man, judgemnt, falling, death, life

Where were you on 9/11? Who can forget those now iconic images of the burning towers? And 10 years on, it still somehow seems unreal. You are falling. Judgement and eternity are racing towards you. Why will you die when Jesus stands with open arms ready to save? Choose life. Permalink

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Jun22

Annoying instructions and Euro technocrats Tags: annoying instructions, word of God, Bible

The Bible is not the voice of the meddler. Here are the words of life.Permalink

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