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The primary series we’re currently exploring are:
Psalm 4 A Psalm written in a time when something has gone wrong, and people are dissatisfied and turning to gods who offer the prospect of ‘more’ Maybe some sort of national calamity. Certainly seems to be connected with prosperity, but (reading between the lines) seems to be that people who have enough want their…
Psalm 3 – the protection of God: So tempting to turn this into a bland, condition-free promise of God’s protection. And quite a few people I’ve been speaking to over the last few days have been looking for that -’God’s in control; it’ll turn out OK in the end.’ No such promise: if there were,…
Psalm 1 A ‘Wisdom’ Psalm – and the introduction to the whole of the book of Psalms. It’s an explanation of why the collection has been put together – to eflect on the Psalms is to be the kind of person who ‘meditates on his law day and night.’ The Psalm paints two pictures, and…
Basix 3 – Jesus: what did he do? And in particular, what was the Cross all about? Why was it needed? It’s quite obvious that Jesus chose a path that he knew would lead to his own death.. What kind of ministry is it, that is designed to end in such a way? Jesus was…
Tim Spring talks about his mission work with London City Mission, and preaches from Matthew 16:21-28
Two different destinies. Been fascinating to watch the M&S building going up. And I know that it’s a big project, and it takes a lot of planning to get everything in sequence. Not far away from completion now. But I couldn’t help but compare it to the site here during the building work. What strikes…
1 Peter 3. [Sorry – the audio is only partly complete for this sermon!] You’ll remember that 1 Peter 1&2 are about the ‘why’ of Christian life. I live in certain ways because Jesus has transformed my existence. I used to be outside of the community of grace, outside of the promise, and now I’m…
1 Peter 1:13 – 2:3 Last week we looked at the first few verses of 1 Peter, where Peter sets out the foundation upon which we build. Writing to a scattered collection of Christian communities, many of whom had their origins in the post-Pentecost scattering of the early church, whom he calls ‘exiles, scattered’, he…
Introduction to the book. You already know that it is addressed to God’s people in exile, scattered throughout the empire, and that it speaks to them regarding the way they should live in the light of their standing as ambassadors. Chapter 1 – 2:11 are the scene setting elements, the theology which lies behind the…