It’s been a year since Burundi suffered the worst flooding in decades, with more than 40,000 hectares of crops destroyed and over 19,000 homes damaged or lost. That was on top of the rocketing cost of food and national fuel shortages. We had to do something, so we put out a crisis appeal. One year on, I want to share a story of a life impacted thanks to the generosity of the GLO community! Clement was one of the 300,000 people impacted by the floods. He lives with his wife in Nyanza Lac, a fishing town near the Tanzanian border. […]
Steve Jenkins
The Mission’s Church
Last Sunday I preached in Cardiff at Highfields Church, and asked the question: Does the church have a mission, or does the mission have a church? Listen here:
Jesus Has Got This! John 6:1-15
Last Sunday, I gave this sermon at my old church, St Andrews Mt Pleasant, just outside Charleston, SC. They were in a sermon series on ‘Encounters with Jesus’, and we were considering the feeding of the 5000 in John 6:1-15. Watch the Video here: Or you can listen to it here: The takeaway: Bring all you’ve got;Leave it all to Him;Jesus has got this! Questions for discussion:
Inspired Live: Warren Furman – The Gladiator!
On the 2nd March 2025, ‘INSPIRED‘ went ‘LIVE’ for the first time! My special guest for this pioneering episode was none other than Warren Furman, one of the celebrated OG’s (Original Gladiators) from the 90’s TV Series that would capture multiple millions in front of their TV screens every Saturday night. Warren shared his journey from the heights of fame – and the dissolution it brought – through to his encounter with Jesus on an Alpha Course. Take a look at the video of this eventful night where, along with my usual probing questions, you’ll see some great audience participation […]
Good Health this Christmas
Widow Alice’s 6-year-old daughter died because she didn’t have the equivalent of the cost of a Starbucks coffee… how could that be? Her daughter was sick, and Alice had no money to get her treated. She asked her neighbours for a loan, but they were likewise destitute. So she set about making a clay pot as quickly as possible to sell, but during those lost hours, her daughter’s illness proved fatal. I’m shaking my head in disbelief as I write this… it is so wrong! We can stop something like that from happening again this Christmas for 5,000 of the […]
Content in Christ!
This talk is the fourth in a series I gave on the book of Philippians this past summer. To listen to it, click Below: Content in Christ – 3 Promises – Peace, Power, Provision Have you ever been through something really grim and been ‘comforted’ by someone who clearly hasn’t got a clue what they’re talking about? They haven’t been through what you’re experiencing, so it rings hollow and you actually just want to tell them where to go! But when someone listens deeply and you know they ‘get’ it, you really listen to them. I listen to Paul because […]
Mind-blowing, Sobering Stories for a Day of Darkness…
Halloween is here again, and it feels like each year the celebration of all things dark gains more and more traction in our culture. How should we engage with this day on the calendar as followers of Jesus? Can there be an element of innocent fun? Should I let my kids take part? Is there a Gospel opportunity somewhere under all the fake cobwebs and skeletons? Whenever we grapple with these questions, I can’t help but think of some of the stories of people who have been involved in the real world of witchcraft and spiritualism. My latest guest on […]
Journeying with Jesus
This talk is the third in a series I gave on the book of Philippians this past summer. To listen to it, Click Below: This chapter starts with faith, continues with resurrection power, and ends with glory! I’ll share some of the illustrations I used, and finish with some useful questions for reflection. A new convert approached Watchman Nee in deep anguish of soul, saying, “No matter how much I pray, no matter how hard I try, I simply cannot seem to be faithful to my Lord. I think I’m losing my salvation.” Watchman Nee replied, “Do you see this […]
Christ Likeness
This talk is the second in the series I gave on the book of Philippians this past summer. To listen to it, click the Audio Link below: I love to illustrate and quote people, and this is just one of the stunning stories I use of God’s Sovereign purposes coming to fruition in this message… and there’s some reflection questions to help focus our thinking. In Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo, just across the lake from us in Burundi, I’ve preached there and seen the missionary graves. In 1921, David and Svea Flood went with their two-year-old son from Sweden […]
The Win/Win of Being All-in
Recently I preached this series of talks on the book of Philippians, so below is the first of four talks. Some thoughts / quotes / illustrations from the talk: The key takeaway for me is that Paul is totally out of control (in prison), and yet totally confident of God being in control! And so it is for me and you, whatever you’re going through, that’s the case. I need to hear that. Here are some of the juicy quotes I used, plus at the end some questions to reflect on: Eldredge talks along these lines: “Choosing to see life […]