Some of Tim's Sermons

Their mission, our mission.

In May we had the opportunity to meet together and explore ways of “sharing good news”. A couple of weeks ago we had the Canals Festival. In this next week we are visiting homes in Etruria, surveying people’s thoughts about the community that they live in, about God, and about the church. Tomorrow night we […]

July 11, 2010 – 3:28 pm | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged evangelism, Jesus, Luke 10:1-20, Matthew 28:18-20, mission, Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament | Comments (0)

Telling the Wonders of God

I wonder if you ever watch those TV programmes or films where they have messed around with the timeline? You know the kind of thing, the film starts with a wedding and then the rest of the film is flashbacks to things that have happened in the lead up to the wedding. Through all the […]

June 8, 2010 – 11:30 am | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged Acts 2:1-21, Baptism with the Holy Spirit, evangelism, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John 14:8-27, Pentecost, witness | Comments (0)

A Place of Prayer

I’d like to take you on a journey this morning. As we travel we will stop off at various places, meet different people and hear what is being said. As we travel, I’d like to encourage you to think about similar journeys that you have taken, or maybe that you are on at the moment. […]

May 17, 2010 – 4:01 pm | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged Acts 16:16-34, Christian prayer, evangelism, Greece, miracles, Paul, Philippi, prayer, Silas, Spirituality, worship | Comments (0)

Love and Obey

I’ve just finished reading a novel which took the form of a parable of a man’s journey to faith. This guy is a technology whizz kid, and at one stage he decides that the best way for him to help people follow Jesus is to go through the Bible and draw together all Jesus’ teaching […]

May 9, 2010 – 11:53 am | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged Acts 16:9-15, discipleship, Jesus, John 14:23-29, Love, obedience, obey, peace, teaching | Comments (0)

Heights of love

I was up at Northwood Stadium the other day, and I saw some young people being coached in high jump. The coach had laid out some cones in a half circle, and was asking the athletes to run up to, and past, the high jump bar in a kind of “c” shape, without actually jumping. […]

May 4, 2010 – 12:28 pm | By tim | Posted in Cobridge | Tagged Acts 11:1-18, coach, Dick Fosbury, Fosbury Flop, high jump, John 13:31-35, Love, sacrifice, self-giving | Comments (0)

Yearning

Have you ever watched a dog on a lead? Of course, just like people, every dog is different but it seems to me that in the main they fall into four different categories. Firstly are those who you see going for a walk who just amble alongside their owners, maybe a bit lazy, maybe a […]

March 22, 2010 – 4:05 pm | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged John 12:1-8, Philippi, Philippians 3:4-14, presence of God, worship | Comments (0)

Who’s your hero?

Thirty-eight thousand, four hundred pounds. What could you buy with that amount of money? You could buy a very nice car. You could buy 102,000 pints of milk. Or you could buy a pair of football boots, which is exactly what somebody did this week. What was it about these boots that made them so […]

February 28, 2010 – 4:51 pm | By tim | Posted in Cobridge | Tagged discipleship, example, hero, Philippians 3:17-21 | Comments (0)

How are you doing with your Smarties?

Apparently in America, Smarties are not like the Smarties that you and I know. In America, Smarties, are a roll of multicolored, chalklike, bite-size candies wrapped in clear plastic, about ten to twelve pieces in a pack. A bit like our Refreshers or Lovehearts. Can you imagine what I mean? They are perfect for sharing. […]

February 24, 2010 – 4:12 pm | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged 1 Corinthians 15:20, Deuteronomy 26:1-11, firstfruits, James 1:18, Lent | Comments (0)

Glow, grow, and go.

What is this? It’s a box of Ready brek. Will anybody here admit to liking Ready brek? Does anybody remember the Ready brek ads on the telly? In those ads, what happens to the boys and girls when they eat Ready brek? They start glowing with this wierd orange glow, like a lightbulb has been […]

February 15, 2010 – 4:53 pm | By tim | Posted in Birches Head | Tagged baptism, Exodus 34:29-35, Luke 9:28-36, Ready brek, transfiguration | Comments (0)

Obedience, worship, and faith

Have you ever seen one of those films in which some of the characters find their way into a treasure hoard? They run from side to side, not knowing where to start looking at things. They pick one thing up and then dash over to the other side of the room as another jewel catches […]

February 8, 2010 – 12:42 pm | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged creation, creator, discipleship, faith, Genesis 2, Luke 8:22-25, obedience, Revelation 4, worship | Comments (0)