Category: Sermons
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Humility in Submission
Lessons from James This is the fourth of five talks given at Lee Abbey in the summer, do take a listen or download it below. The previous three in the series were: Persevering Through Trials Walking the Talk Taming the Tongue Below are some funny/moving stories and anecdotes, and some juicy quotes to mull over: On…
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Taming the Tongue
Lessons from James This is the third of five talks given at Lee Abbey in the summer, do take a listen or download it below. The previous two in the series were: Persevering Through Trials Walking the Talk An old legend tells how a man was once lost for days in a dark forest and…
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Walking the Talk
Lessons from James This is the second of five talks given at Lee Abbey in the summer (first talk here). Do take a listen or download it here: Below are some notes from my talk: A vicar was too busy to help a homeless lady who was needing help, so he fobbed her off with…
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Lessons from James: Persevering through Trials
James 1 This is the first of five talks given at Lee Abbey in the summer, do take a listen here: Have you had a bad day recently? Rebecca Dudley, editor of News Tribune, wrote: “Paul Johnson, 37, a mechanic from Maitland, had a day to forget last Tuesday. During the morning, he pushed his…
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Spiritual Heart Surgery
A Selfish Heart – 1 Samuel 2:11-36 If you want to listen to last Sunday’s sermon, it was in my local church. The second in the series on Spiritual Heart Surgery, my given title was- ‘A Selfish Heart’, and the text was 1 Samuel 2:11-36. It’s not a passage I would have chosen to speak from,…
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Life Built on Rock!
Matthew 7:24-29 Watch, listen to or download this sermon I gave last Sunday. Some notes and cool quotes from the sermon: Most of us have been educated way beyond the level of our obedience. It’s not about being biblically literate but biblically obedient… Is your life built on rock? Not feelings… “Believe God’s Word and…
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A Stunning Invitation
So I’ve been in the USA preaching this week, and felt led to this passage, which is not what a visiting speaker would usually choose if he wanted to get invited back! What a passage! Just 9 verses, which include one of the worst and one of the best five verses in the whole Bible…
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Made Whole, Imago Dei
Here is a talk I gave yesterday on being made in the image of God. Below is some of the material I shared: Some guests were visiting an orphanage and shared the Christmas story with the children for their first time ever. They sat, enthralled, and were then given materials to re-create the manger scene.…
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Come and See!
Today’s talk is the fifth in a series given recently at Lee Abbey. Come to me Weary! Come to me Dirty! Come to me Hungry! Come to me Thirsty! Come and See, then Go and Be! Here are a few juicy bits if you haven’t the time to listen: You won’t have heard of Edward Kimball.…
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Thirsty!
Today’s talk is the fourth in a series given recently at Lee Abbey. Come to me Weary! Come to me Dirty! Come to me Hungry! Come to me Thirsty! Here are a few juicy bits if you haven’t the time to listen: “Lord, please put salt on my lips that I might thirst more after you.”…
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Hungry!
Today’s talk is the third in a series given recently at Lee Abbey. Come to me Weary! Come to me Dirty! Come to me Hungry! Here are a few juicy bits if you haven’t the time to listen: George Orwell described a wasp that “was sucking jam on my plate and I cut him in…
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Worthy or Unworthy? Dog or Heir?
Do you feel worthy of God’s love, or unworthy? It’s an important question. Lots of people live under guilt and shame, which is no way to do life. You see, we may be undeserving of God’s grace but we are certainly not unworthy. Because our worth is defined or measured by what Someone is willing…
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Turning Down the Queen’s Invitation
Back in 2017, I received an invitation from the Queen to join her at Buckingham Palace. I turned her down. Why? Because I’d already heard her on the radio. I’d read her written messages. I’d seen her on TV plenty of times. That was enough for me. Seriously? Of course not! Lizzie and I went…
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Who Do You Say I Am?
In a talk for a local church last Sunday, I was asked to look at this passage and the question Jesus asks of His disciples, ‘Who do you say I am?’ If you agree with what Peter answered then the implications are huge. Do take a listen. You can also listen to the sermon or…
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Down with the Kids!
I invite you to listen to this last Sunday’s sermon, it’ll challenge you to the core! We had a powerful time… Watch the sermon: Listen to the sermon below or download here. Jim Wallis writes: “The danger of secular fundamentalism is its allergy to spirituality and disdain for anything religious. Prophetic religion is the antidote…