8.1b Those who do not know God will be eternally separated from the presence of God in Hell, as God’s just punishment for their sin. Those who know God will be welcomed into the presence of God in Heaven, where
History’s end
8.1 We believe that history is moving towards the time when all whom God has chosen will have been saved, and Jesus Christ will return visibly and in person. The dead will be raised, and everyone who has ever lived
Help from the Lord
David is on a mission to kill and no man can stop him! So the Lord doesn’t send a man but a courageous woman, Abigail, who helps David to see he must not stain his hands with innocent blood in
As happy as I could be?
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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
Extreme forgiveness
This sermon is an alternative, more devotional look at the verses, centring on the great gospel message of repentance and faith in Christ. It was preached in an evening sermon to complement the regular morning preaching as part of a
Straight talk
Paul has finally arrived in Rome. His priority is to speak with the Jewish leaders, to assure them that he has committed no crime but that, rather, he has found Messiah – the hope of Israel. Paul had a deep
The church before the world
How did the first Christians see their relationship with the society around them? Here in Acts 24, we see three things in Paul’s words and actions which give a partial answer to that question Firstly, they saw themselves as witnesses
Conspiracy!
In Jerusalem, Paul has testified to Jesus as the Messiah and been rejected. Now the Lord would have him move to Rome (v11) and so he arranges this in a quite unexpected way. Paul’s extraction will be triggered by a
Cat among the pigeons
The tower of Babel is the Bible’s true story of a very ancient and very arrogant human empire, which God pulled apart through a confusion of language (Ge 11:1-9). Later, the Bible records other sinful societies brought down by God,