Tag Archives: Jesus

The name of Jesus

This morning I had the privilege of leading morning worship and preaching at Elm Park Baptist Church. The pastor, Colin Phillips, has started on a    series of talks studying the “Names of God” and suggested I could speak on the … Continue reading

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Ascension Day

Thursday was Ascension Day, the day when Christians remember and celebrate the day when Jesus who had risen from the dead, ascended to heaven. Today I preached at Nelmes United Reformed Church in Hornchurch on the theme of Ascension Day. … Continue reading

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Another chance

This morning I was again preaching at Becontree Avenue Baptist Church in Dagenham. My talk, like last week’s, is based on a post resurrection meeting between Jesus and his disciples, this time as recorded in John’s gospel. John 21:15 – … Continue reading

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On the road to Emmaus

This morning I preached at Becontree Avenue Baptist Church in Dagenham. As we are in the Easter season I chose to look at one of the events of the first Easter Day as recorded in Luke’s gospel. Unfortunately we were … Continue reading

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Christmas is …. worshipping Jesus

I was for some years a member of the preaching team at Rainham Parish Church. As it is some years since I preached about the Epiphany, when we recall the visit of the wise men to Jesus, I thought I … Continue reading

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The Dark Side of Christmas

This morning I preached at Nelmes United Reformed Church in Hornchurch. Today’s sermon deals with the subject of the murder of the Holy Innocents – the boys killed by Herod the Great in Bethlehem after the wise men had visited … Continue reading

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The parable of the weeds

Matthew 13:24 – 3024 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and … Continue reading

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Tempted?

This morning I preached at Becontree Avenue Baptist Church in Dagenham and dealt with the subject of temptation, something that we all face every day. Hebrews 4:12 – 16 12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper … Continue reading

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Brought down to size

This morning I preach at Becontree Avenue Baptist Church I felt led to preach from the Book of Daniel about “Nebuchadnezzar’s dream”. In fact I had preached on this subject some 10 years ago when I was with the Church … Continue reading

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How are we going to feed all these people?

This morning I preached at Becontree Avenue Baptist Church. The passage from John’s gospel is usually known as “The feeding of the five thousand”. Our children’s talk dealt with preparing for a picnic with all that you may wish to … Continue reading

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