Numbers 6:24-26 ‘We wish you a happy and prosperous 2022’ say the cards. But such wishes lack any power, and are nothing more than saying that you hope things work out. By contrast the Aaronic blessing is a powerful prayer which asks God for what we need most in the year ahead.
Romans 5:1-11 In his VE Day 1945 broadcast King George VI spoke about restoring ‘peace and sanity to a shattered world’.Peace is something we value very highly, and peace is what the Christian message is about – ‘good news of peace through Jesus Christ’. In this talk we consider three dimensions of that peace, and how we can enjoy it
Isaiah 9:1-7 For many people Christmas is not a holly, jolly time, but a jolly hard time. The real Christmas of the Bible faces up to the darkness, but celebrates the light of hope that God has shone into it by sending Jesus.
Isaiah 9:1-6 For many people Christmas is not a holly, jolly time, but a jolly hard time. The real Christmas of the Bible faces up to the darkness, but celebrates the light of hope that God has shone into it by sending Jesus.
Philippians 4 What is contentment? What does the Bible have to say? How do we pursue it? & What is it so difficult to find. Listen in as we think through this topic together.
Psalm 4 Ever struggle to get to sleep at night? Ever lie there with your mind and heart filled with worries and fears and problems, or with a troubled conscience? In this psalm King David shares the secret of how to sleep in peace, even when your world is falling apart.
Psalm 3Ever get that Monday morning feeling? Your mind filled with worries and fears about the week ahead such that you’d rather stay in bed? Join the club. It’s a club that is at least 3000 years old. The writer of this psalm has been there and found a route out of the depths. In this psalm he has signposted the route for us.
Philippians 4:4-7Many things cause anxiety in our lives. It could be our work, our home life, or even our hobbies! Paul explains that the surprising secret to deal with anxiety is not eliminate it, but to pray and receive peace of God.
Psalm 4Ever struggle to get to sleep at night? Ever lie there with your mind and heart filled with worries and fears and problems? In this psalm King David shares the secret of how to sleep in joy and peace, even when your world is falling apart.
Psalm 3We all know that Monday morning feeling – the worries, the fears, the pressures. The writer of this psalm could relate. And can help us. But first we need to see that this psalm in the first place is not just about me and my problems. It’s about the Christ.
