A sermon on Luke 23:34. Available to download as a PDF.
Continue readingAuthor: Paul Beasley-Murray
Paul is the chairman of Ministry Today, as also the College of Baptist Ministers, and from 1993 – 2014 was Senior Minister of Central Baptist Church, Chelmsford. He can be contacted at paul@paulbeasleymurray.com.
The promise of life is always undeserved
Tomorrow is Good Friday, and so it seems appropriate to focus on Jesus’ promise of life to one of those
Continue readingBreaking of bread, communion, Eucharist, the Lord’s supper, the mass – what do we call it?
The meal that is supposed to unite Christians has all too often divided Christians. Here I have in mind not
Continue readingTurn us from every shallow judgement
“God of salvation, we stand before you on holy ground, for your name is glorified and your mercy revealed wherever
Continue readingA call to pastors to reach out into the deep
A sermon on Luke 5:1-11. Available to download as a PDF.
Continue readingCreating an agenda for a meeting
Meetings are often the bane of a church’s life. They can be such a waste of time. Indeed, I rather
Continue readingA model church board – reflections on Acts 6
The apostles had a very specific role: their chief task was to be witnesses of the resurrection. But the church
Continue readingPrayer and the Dead
In Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England (Church House Publishing, 2000) the suggested structure for the
Continue readingTrue Love
A sermon preached at Christchurch URC, Chelmsford. How would you define true love? According to a girl called Lauren: “True
Continue readingTrue Love – a reflection on 1 Corinthians 13
How would you define true love? According to a girl called Lauren: “True love is not about the hugs and
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