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About a month ago a friend said to me that the trouble with sharing the gospel is that he felt that he needed to start at the Creation and be able to tell the whole story from start to finish. That comment was repeated to me today. Recently, a lady I know said about theContinue reading “Basic Training”

In 2 Chronicles we can read about how King Solomon built the first Temple, in Jerusalem. It’s an extraordinary story of how a King who loved God had the honour of building a dwelling place for Him and how when it was completed, God manifested His Glory and Presence there. The temple itself was unique.Continue reading “I’ll make my heart a home.”

When I was young I was sent to one of the top academic schools in the North East. I was there for 10 years of my school life. I left no mark. I coasted through. I left without any great distinction. It was a wonderful opportunity, and I squandered it. I still receive the schoolContinue reading “There is more to do”

It’s a couple of weeks since my last Blog and this one is a bit longer than usual Even so, it will only take you about 8 minutes to read. It is a message I gave last week and I hope you find it helpful and encouraging. I want to look at the fact thatContinue reading “A tale of two Kingdoms…”

I wanted to focus a little on Holy Spirit in us, and how if we listen to our feelings too much we can limit what He wants to do in us and through us. I’ll start by saying that the normal experience for a Christian is to be filled with Holy Spirit. Whether that happensContinue reading “Lake or River?”

This blog carries on from last week, so if you haven’t already done so, it would make sense to read last weeks blog first. We are looking at the Church as the Bride of Christ, and since we are all individual parts of the Body that makes the Church, whatever applies to the whole ChurchContinue reading “His Glory will be revealed in you”

I have been thinking a bit about the fact that we (the Church) are the Bride of Christ. Then I listened to Frank Viola talking about it and then the subject came up in our prayer meeting on Wednesday night. One of my friends started praying about it, and she was obviously feeling something veryContinue reading “Time for the Bride to get ready”

It’s half term this week and I took the opportunity to go away for a few days. One of those days, I was sitting in a coffee shop and I just started thinking about how we should be in attack mode as believers and churches, but often end up being defensive. As I thought aboutContinue reading “It’s one or the other”

I heard recently from a friend that the house that I was brought up in is about to be demolished and the site will be redeveloped. Our house was a three bedroom bungalow with two reception rooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. It was just an average size house, but it was built on anContinue reading “Rebuilding is in progress.”

This is the third and final part of a series of blogs to encourage us to be carriers of the presence and the power of God to those we meet. Somebody once said that the Holy Spirit in us is meant to be a river, not a lake. Jesus said that rivers of life givingContinue reading “Taking the plunge”

Two weeks ago, I wrote these words: “There is a job to do. It is time for the full presentation of the gospel. It is time to represent Jesus well and properly. Time to take His presence and power with us wherever we go. Time for healings, miracles, deliverances , setting people free – andContinue reading “Starting the journey”

Last week I wrote about the door that was open before us, and that it was time to go through that door and represent Jesus well, taking His presence and power with us. There is a world to be reached, there are millions even in the U.K. who have never heard the gospel, never feltContinue reading “Going through the door”

Writing from a U.K. perspective, it feels as if a door of opportunity has opened before us, the Church. Government restrictions are in the process of being lifted. There is a hope for things to begin to return to normal. The first question we need to ask is ‘What is normal?’ Normal is not whatContinue reading “Open door”

Recently I was talking to an older man who had been a young boy during the Second World War. He was telling me some of his memories. He was brought up in Kent, and the place where they lived was directly under the flight path used by the German bombers that were on their wayContinue reading “Comfort might not be your best friend.”

I just want to start this first blog for 2022 by saying that my hope for you for this year is that you fully experience what it is to walk with God this year; that you know how close He is to you, how much He cares for you, how much He has invested inContinue reading “Get ready”