Time and again it looked like Theo’s life was about to end…only for God to provide a miraculous escape. Today God is using Theo to bring transformation to Burundi. Theo shares some of his story told in his biography ‘My Country Wept’ and published by Authentic (4th November 2018).
James Lawrence of CPAS speaks from Matthew 5:13-16 about the properties of salt and light as analogies of our life in Christ but adds the image of salt as representative in the Old Testament of the ‘Covenant keeping God’ (25 November 2018).
In this third in the series Tim Wetherfield explores Philippians 2:1-11 from the NLT and in particular what Paul meant by “agreeing wholeheartedly with each other” in verse 2. He cites the example of Sir Nicholas Winton and the Czech Kindertransport and also CS Lewis on humility: “Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s […]
The second in a short series of Christian Living, Allen Foster explores Philippians 1:1-11. During the talk he refers to “Nathan”. This is Bishop Nathan Amooti who was paying an unplanned visit to St James having arrived in the UK the night before. Bishop Amooti (from Rwanda) has been a mission partner with St James’ […]
Liz Pinnock speaks from Acts 5:27-32 and John 20:19-31 tells the twins tale by way of introduction.
Gerald speaks from John 20:19-31 concerning the peace that Jesus offered his disciples – its nature and its mission; about the church continuing the mission of Jesus and being resourced by the Holy Spirit.
Allen speaks of Luke’s account of the resurrection and the apostle Peter’s words and actions. Luke 24:1-12
The Triumphant Entry of Jesus Christ celebrated on Palm Sunday is a moment brimming with hope, expectation and uncertainty. How will we respond to the Easter story this year? Sid Bridges offers an ‘adult’ compliment to his Palm Sunday all-age talk.
Jesus uses the example of a fig tree when speaking to his disciples about what signs there will be that indicate the ‘end of the age’ “as it was in the days of Noah”.
Sid Bridges explores Deuteronomy 6:4-16 after being asked to speak on the passage 15 years previously when first coming to St James as the Youth Minister. The story of the Children of Israel briefly is mapped and the question asked, “What happened in Massah?” When God seems absent how do we respond? When we doubt […]