Some of Tim's Sermons

Fasting

Jesus was sent by the Holy Spirit into the desert for forty days. Jesus is right at the beginning of his public ministry. He had just had one of the most awesome spiritual experiences that anybody could ever have: he had been baptised, the Holy Spirit had descended into him to empower and equip him […]

March 2, 2009 – 5:21 pm | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged fasting, Father, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Mark 1:9-15 | Comments (0)

What’s the choice?

I don’t have any choice. You don’t have a choice. He doesn’t have a choice. These are some of the hardest words that can be spoken or heard in today’s culture. In our country it’s all about choice. Having the right to choose. The right to choose where our kids go to school, the ability […]

February 10, 2009 – 11:42 am | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged 1 Corinthians 9:16-23, choice, discernment, Holy Spirit, Isaiah 40:21-31, Jesus, Mark 1:29-39, temptation, warrior | Comments (0)

What’s Missing?

Marmalade. This is the marmalade that I made from some of the left over Christingle oranges. I know that I was warned that they were the wrong type of oranges, but I thought I’d give it a go anyway. As you can see, this marmalade is a bit on the runny side. There is something […]

January 12, 2009 – 11:49 am | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged Acts 19:1-7, baptism, gifts, Holy Spirit, Mark 1:4-11 | Comments (0)

Glory to the New Born King

Hark the Herald Angels sing. While mortals sleep the angels keep their watch of wondering love. The Christmas angels the great glad tidings tell. The angel of the Lord came down and glory shone around. A shining throng of angels praising God. A few weeks ago I spent a Friday night in Hanley at Nightchurch. […]

December 27, 2008 – 3:52 pm | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged angel, Christmas, evangelism, gospel, Hebrews 1:1-4, Jesus | Comments (0)

Joy to the world?

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” Now, in common with a lot of people, Paul was in the habit of putting the things that he thought were most important at the beginning of his lists. In this case, the […]

December 15, 2008 – 1:04 pm | By tim | Posted in Cobridge | Tagged 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24, Advent, Fruit of the Spirit, Holy Spirit, joy, salvation | Comments (0)

Weary at Christmas?

I wonder if you are feeling weary today? I know that I am, a little. I think it might be worth naming some of those things that might be making us feel weary. They might be health problems, either our own or those of people we are close to. Worry about finances, and how we’re […]

December 10, 2008 – 12:18 pm | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged Advent, Christmas, gentleness, humility, Isaiah 40:25-31, Matthew 11:28-30, weariness | Comments (0)

Where is God?

On the third of August, 2007, a seventeen month old child was taken to a London hospital, where the child was pronounced dead. The child had very severe injuries. Now three people await sentencing for, “causing or allowing the death of a child”. During the course of the last week there has been extensive news […]

November 18, 2008 – 7:50 pm | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, discipleship, evil, light, Matthew 25:14-30, suffering, Zephaniah 1:7-18 | Comments (0)

Whose Image?

Put yourself in the sandals of those who had been following Jesus and learning from him. Three years ago you had a proper job. Who were you back then? Were you an outdoors type, maybe a fisherman? Were you more of an office worker, with pens, paper and calculations everywhere? Were you a widow, catching […]

October 20, 2008 – 8:08 pm | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged discipleship, Image of God, Kingdom of God, lifestyle, Matthew 22:25-22, ourselves | Comments (0)

The Lord’s Prayer

I’m really glad this morning to be talking about this prayer. Over my life I’ve had a bit of a strange relationship with it. I remember an assembly I sat in when I was ten. The headmaster was defending the fact that we didn’t have much in the way of prayers in our school assemblies. […]

October 9, 2008 – 8:37 pm | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged intercession, Jesus, Lord's prayer, Luke 11:1-4, prayer | Comments (0)

Are you coming or going?

This is a bar of Divine Chocolate. If anybody can work out the link between what I say this morning and Boy George then they can have it. You have until I leave the building this morning to work it out. The answer will be on next week’s notice sheet. As I was mulling over […]

September 23, 2008 – 11:30 am | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged discipleship, healing, Matthew, Matthew 10:5-10, Matthew 16:24-25, Matthew 19:21-22, Matthew 28:18-20, Matthew 4:18-19, Matthew 9:9-13, repentance | Comments (0)