The number of the beast

The number of the beast is given in the book of Revelation as 666. But what does that mean? What relevance does it have for us?

Trees of Life

Decorating Christmas trees is a good opportunity to reflect on some of the trees in the Bible, particularly the Trees of Life that are used as symbols for God’s kingdom.

Battle

What do you think of the book of Revelation? Is it something that you avoid? Is it something that you’ve heard preached on much? And what has the Matrix got to do with it?!

Eternity

What does it actually mean to live in the light of eternity? What does it mean for us to work in the light of eternity? Why is it important?

Wholeness and healing

Wholeness and healing are promises that God holds out to us. But, what does this mean? What does this look like? These are things that I explored in my sermon at the first of (I hope!) our now regular Wholeness and Healing service. The service itself was based on the Common Worship Wholeness and Healing…

Resurrection

This was a sermon in response to a tragedy; the (only) churchwarden at one of the churches I am minister at died suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday. He was a faithful and long-serving member of the church and so I thought it was important and necessary to mark his death.

Wedding Banquet

The wedding banquet was an important part of culture in the 1st century AD (even more so than now!), and was frequently used to help people picture the coming of God’s Kingdom. So, when Jesus performed his first ‘sign’ at a wedding banquet, he was making a significant point about himself and his ministry. This…