Genesis 16 - Sarah and Hagar Introduction There is a REALLY weird story in the chapter we’re looking at today which is about two women not getting on … But actually, what it’s about is the most revealing and basic spiritual question you will …
Introduction Here is a story from the spiritual Dark Ages. The KEY to it seems to be the final verse in the chapter, v. 26, which says Genesis 4:26 “Adam made love to his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God ha…
Introduction 1) What’s going on in the Fall? A) Preserving Paradise B) The socially awkward subject of sin i) You only need a Saviour if you’re a sinner ii) Unsaved sinners want saved sinners to say a lot about human sin and their Saviour 2) W…
Introduction Today we’re starting what I hope will be a series of twenty Deep-Dives (but not TOO deep) into the fundamentals of the story of God’s dealings with people. It’s ambitious because to do it in twenty is going to make cutting corners es…
Introduction - waiting I’ve been going through a very busy and confusing time of ministry and I’m very glad to be here with you to share the love of the Lord together and to speak about all He has done for us since we last met face to face. Tha…
De-Sizing The Church: How Church Growth Became a Science Then an Obsession, and What's Next Karl Vaters - Moody Press April 2024 240 pages Karl Vaters studied at Bethany College of the Assemblies of God and Vanguard University of Souther…
Introduction There is an AWFUL lot of primal religion that is kicking about in Corinth, and in these few verses here in 1 Corinthians 8 Paul is addressing believers who have soaked up way too much of it from the atmosphere they are breathing in tha…
Over the next few weeks I want to take a look at the three persons in the One True God. Now, some people would at this point be talking about ‘preaching the Trinity’. And I’m not. Why? Introduction ‘The Trinity’ Firstly, ‘the Trinity’ is shorth…
Introduction Not many people out there in modern Wales would warm - openly - to the idea of worshipping yourself. It wouldn’t be a good look. But, then … consider these two things: the word ‘worship’ derives from the Old English words weor…