This week we saw Abraham’s faith stretched almost as far as it could possibly be as he’s asked to sacrifice the son who he had waited so many long years to receive. Despite the enormity of what he’s asked to do we see Abraham obey implicitly, trusting in his God to provide. Below is the … Read more
This week we finally saw the birth of the Son of Promise after 20 years of waiting for Abraham and Sarah, and we reflected on their journey since God had first called them away from their family to be part of His great rescue plan for His world. Below is the video for ‘God my … Read more
This morning I preached a sermon called Rest for the Weary, looking at the words of Jesus in Matthew 11v28-30. I closed the sermon by sharing a prayer that was posted by Scotty Smith on The Gospel Coalition website. I thought I would share it here: Most gracious Jesus, I’m lacing up my running shoes this morning to … Read more
This week we saw Abraham’s intercession on behalf of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, their subsequent destruction, and also the redemption of Lot. Below is the video to ‘What if His people prayed’ by Casting Crowns and a link to this weeks notes. Click here to download this weeks notes
This is a little post that contains some BIG news! Last night Michelle and I shared with our ‘sending’ church, Highfields, some news that we have already announced to our ‘home’ church Hill City – that we believe that God has called us to move back to Cardiff to plant a new church in a very diverse, transient and challenging area of the inner-city. This is … Read more
This week we saw God give Abraham the sign of Circumcision – the sign of His covenant with him. We also saw the symbolism of this in the New Testament teaching of the new birth. Below is a video of ‘I know who I am’ by Israel Houghton and Chris Tomlin, and also a link … Read more
We continue to look at the life of Abraham as God confirms to him the promise He has made, but explains the journey to its fulfilment won’t be quite as simple as it could have been. Below is the video to ‘Great is your faithfulness’ by Martin Smith and a link to download this weeks … Read more
We begin a journey looking at the life of Abraham that started with the amazing promise God gave to bless him and make his name great. Abraham responded in faith by believing God and was obedient to the accompanying command. Below is the video of ‘I will follow’ by Chris Tomlin, as well as a … Read more
This week we saw the continuing corruption of the hearts of men following the flood as they tried to build a tower to reach heaven. Thankfully we also saw that we don’t need to reach up to heaven – heaven has come down to us. Below is the video to ‘Humble King’ by Brenton Brown, … Read more
As a church we need to pray more, not only for our own personal and pastoral issues, but also for our communities, our valley, for salvation and for revival. Prayer is the engine that drives the church. Therefore, starting on Friday 6th November we are launching ‘The Engine Room’ – a monthly half-night of prayer. The Engine … Read more