Fasting: Jesus and Us
The Meaning of Lent Luke 4.1-15 A sermon preached at Ellenbrook Church 10 March 2019 Today is the first Sunday in Lent. Traditionally Christians have fasted for the forty days of Lent – but not really; at least, not in…
Kingdom Thoughts
A Rich Man Makes a Bad Choice: Luke 18:18–30
A sermon preached at the Church of the Resurrection in Lockridge – Eden Hill on 13th January 2019 Years ago, before I went to England to study, we had a meeting in the home of a young doctor. He was…
The Man God Mastered 5: Touched by an Angel (Genesis 32)
Jacob's struggle with the angel at the River Jabbok reveals to him the meaning of his life and points us to the destiny of the nation Israel and the meaning of our own bitter disappointments.
The Man God Mastered 4: Marriage and Family (Genesis 29:1–31:13)
Jacob arrives at Haran and falls in love with Rachel. The story of his becoming a family raises many questions that still trouble us. It is a harrowing story, but out of it came blessings which are still affecting the world
The Man God Mastered 3: Divine Encounter (Genesis 28)
Perhaps the best of C.S. Lewis’s insightful books is one called A Pilgrim’s Regress. It is inspired by John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, and tells the story of a young man’s journey to find the great dream of his life. It…