A call to pray… like Elijah prayed. Over past months I have kept coming back to the story of Elijah in 1 Kings 17- 19 and his national context. I have been really provoked by his faith along with the Apostle James’ encouragement in chapter 5:13-18 to model ourselves on Elijah in a time of […]
Our Forever King
Our Forever King Thank you to everyone who visits the blog or listens to our talks. We really appreciate that you visit our website. This year we have had two Christmas messages. You can listen to them in which ever order you like. Heaven Invades Earth at Christmas was not the usual Christmas story. Rob […]
Wrestling with God
Wrestling with God During the past few weeks our Sunday talks have been a study of Identity through the book of Ephesians. However recently Rob interrupted the series to talk about wrestling with God and the importance of persistent prayer. Prayer School has been an important part of the Ministry Schools in 2021 and 2022. […]
Revealing Jesus
Revealing Jesus Our latest series is taking us through the gospel of John. The first part has looked at seven signs or miracles that reveal Jesus to us. Click on the headings to find the talks. Water into Wine Rob started off with the well known story of Jesus turning water into wine at the […]
David: A Man After God’s Own Heart part 2
David: A Man After God’s Own Heart part 2 Following on from our previous post: David: A Man After God’s Own Heart, this post introduces the remaining talks in the series. Click on the title of each talk. “And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the […]
David: A Man After God’s Own Heart part 1
David: A Man After God’s Own Heart Part 1 “And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the LORD your God, with which he commanded you. For then the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. But now your kingdom shall not continue. The LORD […]
Questions about direction
Questions about direction This last year has been incredibly unsettling for many but it has also been a great opportunity to stand back and reflect on our lives. Questions like: what am I doing? Where am I going? Why am I here doing this? These are all very common but don’t worry – God still […]
The Year of the Lord’s Favour part 2
The Year of the Lord’s Favour part 2 The second post about the series of talks based in Luke, chapters 4-9, starting with the launch of Jesus’ ministry. Links to the podcasts are in the headings. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he […]
The Year of the Lord’s Favour part 1
The Year of the Lord’s Favour part 1 This series of talks is based in Luke, chapters 4-9, starting with the launch of Jesus’ ministry. Links to the podcasts are in the headings. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place […]
Ezra-Nehemiah part 2
Ezra-Nehemiah part 2 In this post we will look at the second five of the talks that made up a 10 part series on the books of Ezra and Nehemiah. The links to the podcasts are in the headings. Law & Order Peter took up Ezra’s story showing us how Ezra formalised the structure of […]
Ezra-Nehemiah part 1
Ezra-Nehemiah part 1 In this post we will look at 5 of the talks that made up a 10 part series on the books of Ezra and Nehemiah. Links to the podcasts can be found in the headings. A Sovereign Hope Simon began the series with a brief history of Israel and Judah. This put […]
10 Words part 5
10 Words part 5 In the last of our 10 Words series we look at the final two words from Rob’s talk Surviving Hard Times. Wonder We need to appreciate the beauty of childlike wonder. We must not lose it for in such curiosity is a mind that never stops learning and a body that […]