Sermons
Dec
31
2012
Psalm 103:5 - Praise the Lord
PSALM 103 – PRAISE THE LORD [Chelmsford: New Year’s Eve 2012] When I was a child, we used to sing the old chorus: Count your blessings, name them one by one Count your blessings, see what God has done! Count your blessings, name them one by one, And it will ...
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Dec
30
2012
Psalm 90:12 - Four Wise Steps – a New Year’s Message
PSALM 90.12: FOUR WISE STEPS [Chelmsford 30 December 2012] Chester occupies a special place in my memory bank. For Chester is the nearest city to Wrexham, the town in North Wales where Caroline grew up • It was in the Blossoms Hotel, Chester, that Caroline celebrated her 21st birthday • ...
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Dec
25
2012
Luke 2:8-20 - Shepherds at Christmas
[Lk 2.8-20] LUKE 2.8-20: SHEPHERDS AT CHRISTMAS [Chelmsford Christmas Day 2012] As turkey and Christmas pudding belong together, so too do the shepherds and the baby Jesus. Christmas without “shepherds abiding in their fields” would be unthinkable. Who would dare produce a nativity play and fail to let the shepherds ...
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Dec
23
2012
The Struggle To Believe - Carols by Candlelight
GOOD NEWS TAKES SOME BELIEVING! [Chelmsford: Carols by Candlelight 23 December 2012] 1. JOSEPH STRUGGLED TO BELIEVE “Joseph made plans to break the engagement privately” (Matt 1.19). Just think of all the pain and all the heart-ache that underlies that statement. When Mary told Joseph she was pregnant, Joseph must ...
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Dec
09
2012
Luke 1:5-25, 57-67 - Zechariah – a man surprised by God
LUKE 1.5-25, 57-67: ZECHARIAH: THE MAN SURPRISED BY GOD [Chelmsford: 9 December 2012] Some people are childless by choice – indeed, to my surprise I discovered this week that some 20% of women in the USA are in that category. But not Zechariah: he was not childless by choice. He ...
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Dec
02
2012
Church Alive in China!
CHURCH ALIVE IN CHINA! China is an incredible country, where so much lies under the surface – quite literally. Here I have in mind not just the great terra-cotta army of more than 7,500 warriors buried just a few miles away from the ancient capital of X’ian, but also the ...
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Dec
02
2012
Matthew 1:18-25 - Joseph: A Model Father
MATT 1.18-25: JOSEPH: A MODEL FATHER [Chelmsford 2 December 2012] I feel sorry for Joseph. In some ways he's the real hero of the Christmas story. He stood by his wife when most fair-minded men would have sent their wives packing. And yet, it’s his wife who gets all the ...
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Nov
25
2012
1 Peter 5:6-11 - God wants us to be people of faith
1 PETER 5.6-11: GOD WANTS US TO BE PEOPLE OF FAITH [Chelmsford 25 November 2012] A vicar ran out of petrol, but the filling station was only 100 yards away. He hadn't an empty can, so he used the baby's potty that was in his car, to put the petrol ...
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Oct
28
2012
1 Peter 3:1-16 - God wants us to be attractive
[1 Pet 3.1-16] 1 Peter 3.1-16: GOD WANTS YOU TO BE ATTRACTIVE [Chelmsford 28 October 2012] Last words Just before he died Conrad Hilton, the founder of the international chain of luxury hotels, was asked if he had any last words of wisdom for the world. He replied: “Leave the ...
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Oct
28
2012
Psalm 34:1-8 - Taste and see
PSALM 34.1-8: O TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD What have the two following clips in common? •VW and The Force •Old Spice: The Man you could smell like They are last year’s top TV commercials! But how many of us bought a VW or stocked up on ...
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