Category Archives: Talks

Where do I look for help?

Today I gave a short talk at a Bereavement Service organised by a local funeral director BF Mulley & Son and held at Trinity United Reformed Church in Upminster. I am grateful to the minster Rev Phil Nevard for inviting … Continue reading

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Greater love has no one than this….

This year my wife Gaynor and myself were at one of our favourite churches, Tubestation in Polzeath (www.tubestation.org) for Remembrance Sunday. It is quite a few years since I have been called to preach on Remembrance Sunday. The following sermon … Continue reading

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Don’t You Care?

Often when people find themselves in difficult situations  they do wonder where God is and whether he cares about what is going on? I preached about this on 13th January 2002 at Rainham Parish Church. The talk is based on … Continue reading

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Adoption – Becoming a Child of God

In early 2000, we preached a series of sermons looking at great themes of the Bible. I gave this talk on “Adoption” at Wennington Parish Church on Sunday 27th February 2000. Romans 8:14 – 23 “14 because those who are … Continue reading

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Who do you say I am?

For several years I preached at Polzeath Methodist Church in Cornwall, before it changed to Tubestation (http://tubestation.org/). This is a sermon I preached on 21st August 2005 and deals with a question that faces us all at sometime in our … Continue reading

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When the going gets tough

This is a sermon I preached at Chase Cross Baptist Church in Romford on 25th October 2009.  You can find about about the church here: http://www.cxbc.org.uk/ The reading comes from Acts 4: 23 –31. “23 On their release, Peter and … Continue reading

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A Work in Progress

Many people get confused and think that the church is the building where Christians meet. Others understand it to be the organisation with its hierarchy of ministers/priests etc. Yet the truth is that the church is the people of God. … Continue reading

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He knew all about me!

I preached this sermon at Becontree avenue Baptist Church (www.becavebaptistchurch.org.uk) on 17th May 2009. The main point of the message is that Jesus came to save everyone, regardless of who they are or what they have done. No one is … Continue reading

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“What’s in a name?”

This morning (4th September 2011) I preached at Becontree Avenue Baptist Church in Dagenham on the subject “What’s in a name?” The reading was from Isaiah: Isaiah 61:1 – 7, 10 & Isaiah 62:1 – 5The Spirit of the Sovereign … Continue reading

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Lost and Found

This morning I preached at Becontree Avenue Baptist Church in Dagenham,  on the subject “Lost and Found”. At the start of the service, I asked the question “In what book in the Bible would you expect to find your name?” … Continue reading

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