2.2 However, the first man Adam rebelled against the commands of God. Because of his rebellion, he forfeited the relationship with God which he had enjoyed, and evil and death began to affect creation. Photo by James Krudop on Unsplash
Loss of trust
The relationship between Saul and Samuel is rapidly breaking down due to Saul’s repeated disobedience and God’s rejection of him. So Samuel does not accept Saul’s limited apology/explanation and then just carry on as before. Saul is too unstable; they
A monumental failure
Saul was given a task from God. He was to bring justice, without any gain for himself, upon an enemy of the nation. All he had to do was obey. But he hasn’t. His heart has led him astray to
Happy Christmas, You!
This is the final sermon in a series of five for Christmas 2023 which come under the general title: “What is a Happy Christmas?” This sermon links especially to Luke 1:26-56 in the Bible. Photos by Sarah Evans and Pranav
As happy as I could be?
You are warmly invited to come and hear James live when he speaks about his life at 7.15pm on Monday 11th December 2023. The talk will also be available via Zoom by clicking here (Zoom ID: 854 2954 6063; Passcode:
The heart of a man
Israel’s self-confidence that she can fight her own battles is exposed for the folly it is. Under the strain of Philistine intimidation, Saul’s heart gives way and he disobeys his orders from God via Samuel. Saul then follows this failure
Patience runs out (HCTW 42)
He Changed The World – for an introduction to this series of talks, please click the title. Mark 11:27-12-11Using the player above you can listen to/download the talk, which also includes the Bible being read out. Once you’ve listened, take
Forewarned is forearmed
Photo by Chris Yang on Unsplash These words come from our Spring 2023 “Contact” leaflet. Britain spends almost £4bn each year gathering and analysing secret intelligence. Our intelligence agencies – MI5 (domestic targets) and MI6 and GCHQ (foreign and international
Just believe (HCTW 41)
He Changed The World – for an introduction to this series of talks, please click the title. Mark 11:12-25Using the player above you can listen to/download the talk, which also includes the Bible being read out. Once you’ve listened, take
Easter Evening 2023
On Easter Sunday Evening we continued on from our morning sermon, thinking about what it is like to be resurrected as Jesus was. Click above to listen to the sermon.