We are here this morning to remember an event that is, on the face of it, very odd indeed. We are here to remember the life of Christ, his teachings, but in particular we are here to remember his death and resurrection. His death is the very odd thing. Why did Christ have to die […]

There is a comment made about Paul in Acts chapter nine that caught my eye recently. Turn to Acts chapter 9, verses 10 to 16. Saul has just seen Christ on the road to Damascus and he is blind in the house of Judas. In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called […]

I am going to begin this morning by reading Psalm 27: The LORD is my light and my salvation– whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life– of whom shall I be afraid? When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, […]

We have just read the following words from Mark 8, verses 11 and 12: The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven. He sighed deeply and said, “Why does this generation ask for a miraculous sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will […]

The world around us is in a terrible state. I’m sure I’m not the only one who had trouble getting to work during the week because of the various protests throughout Northern Ireland; for all its problems Northern Ireland is still one of the nicer places in the world. The dreadful events in parts of […]

The opening few verses of Titus are very interesting. There is a sense in which they sum up most of our fundamental beliefs. Please turn to Titus chapter 1, verses 1 to 3. Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the […]

There are many qualities that we, as followers of Christ, are called upon to have, such as honesty, and forgiveness. One of the easiest to overlook is gentleness. As followers of Christ, we are supposed to be gentle and harmless. Being gentle is part of being meek, and like all of the requirements God makes […]

Please open your Bibles at Ecclesiastes chapter 1. This morning I am using the Revised Standard Version. The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the […]

One of the reasons why the Bible contains stores about people is because very often we can draw strength from these stories. By looking at the way faithful men and women of old have maintained that faith we can help to maintain our own. Hebrews 11 mentions many people renowned for their faithfulness. Abel, who […]

Sometimes things go wrong. Little things, like having a bad day at work or missing the bus and getting caught in the rain, or big things, like losing your job or being faced with an apparently insurmountable problem. When things go wrong there are times when we all worry about what we are going to […]