Songs of Christmas: Zechariah’s Song
Ian Gray
Today we’re continuing our Advent teaching series looking at some of the very first songs inspired by the birth of Jesus. Last week we looked at Mary’s song, sometimes called the Magnificat, and today we’re looking at a song with an equally strange Latin name, the Benedictus. That’s the song from Zechariah, an elderly priest [ more… ]
Songs of Christmas: Mary’s Song
Ian Gray
As we start Advent, the season of waiting for the coming of the King, we’re starting a new teaching series today called “Songs of Christmas”. There’s something about Christmas which seems to inspire people of every generation to write songs – some are moving, some are funny, some are ridiculously cheesy. But during this series [ more… ]
Love One Another
Ian Gray
Today we’re thinking about love – God’s love for us, his command for us to love one another, and what all that really means in practice. Easy to say – and actually it’s supposed to be pretty easy to do too. So why do we try to make it complicated and difficult in our minds?
No Condemnation
Ian Gray
Romans 8 is one of the most famous chapters in the Bible – one that has been called “the greatest chapter in the greatest book of the Bible, which itself is the greatest book ever written in the history of the world.” Those are pretty impressive credentials – it might be worth looking into!
Rahab – an unlikely hero
Ian Gray
God chooses some extra-ordinary people to play parts in his story. His choices are often, to say the least, bewildering. The Bible is full of examples of people like that; but one such person that we don’t often think of, and yet was a highly unlikely hero, was Rahab of the town of Jericho. We’re [ more… ]
Hope in the City
Ian Gray
Today is the last in our series looking at the idea of “Hope” in the Bible, as something that we can have real confidence in. Last time we thought about what that hope means right now – but what about the future? We’re going to look today at what we can really hope for at [ more… ]
Long Term Investment
Ian Gray
Today we celebrated with the family of Orla Taylor as she was dedicated. But what does that mean? Is child dedication just a one-off event, a “Kodak memory” for the family, or is it the beginning of a much longer term piece of work?
Hope in the Church
Ian Gray
We’re on the last but one in our series looking at the Biblical idea of “Hope” – a confidence based on God’s promises. Last time we saw how Jesus’ resurrection changed everything and started God’s plan for re-creation. That will come to completion at the end of time – but what happens between now and [ more… ]
Baptism – Buried with Christ
Ian Gray
Great celebrations as Carol was baptised today – even if it wasn’t in the river as originally planned! But why was Ian dressed for a funeral? This recording includes Carol’s testimony before she was baptised.
Hope ever after
Ian Gray
Today we’re returning to our series on Hope – not the vague optimism that people think of today when you use the word, but rather the Biblical idea of a confidence based on the fulfilment of God’s promises. Last time we looked at hope in the context of despair, as Jesus died on the cross. [ more… ]
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