How Great is our God

“How Great is our God” by Chris Tomlin is my favourite worship song at the moment. Fortunately the church I attend rarely sing it so I’ve not had a chance to get overloaded on it yet! For those who like me think this is a tremendous song the following videos of it from You Tube are [...]

Preaching verse by verse

Some preachers like to preach verse by verse as they deliver their sermons. Steven Mathewson has written this article called “Verse-by-Verse Sermons That Really Preach” on this subject which looks at both the advantages and disadvantages of using this approach.

First Steps – Starting out with Jesus by Bob Gordon with David Fardouly

This is a short book written for new Christians to help them grow in their walk with Christ. The book has ten chapters covering topics such as: Reading the Bible, Prayer, The Power of the Holy Spirit, Resisting tempatation and witnessing to others. Although each chapter is short and can be read through very quickly [...]

Maundy Thursday

Today is Maundy Thursday the day before Good Friday when we will be specifically remembering Christ’s crucifixion. It occurred to me during our service tonight though that without the events of Maundy Thursday there would have been no Good Friday.  On the evening before he was crucified, Jesus shared the Passover meal with his disciples [...]

Preaching a Sermon Series

Some preachers like to preach their way through a book of the Bible and develop a series based on it. Craig Brian Larson has written an article entitled “Getting the Most from the Sermon Series” which looks at the advantages of preaching like this.