Tag Archives: Salvation

Little Donkey

“Little donkey, little donkey, on a dusty road. Got to keep on plodding onwards, Bethlehem’s in sight.” No, you aren’t caught in a time warp, it isn’t Christmas, it is Easter time, but I would like us to think about donkeys this morning. A few months ago I was lent a book by Joan Ackerley, […]

April 5, 2020 – 1:44 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Once Saved, Always Saved?

This morning we have the last of our “Tough questions” sermon series. In the past month or so we’ve considered such things as “What do we do with violence in the Bible?”, “Why do good things happen to bad people?”, and “Are demons real?” If you missed any of those, and for some reason find […]

March 29, 2020 – 1:42 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Confession Time

In 2006, two performing artists created an exhibit in a storefront in Manhattan that allowed passers by to confess. The two women dressed as nineteenth-century washerwomen and sat in the storefront. One underlined the words on the glass — “Air your dirty laundry. 100 percent confidential. Anonymous. Free.” Onlookers were encouraged to write their deepest […]

July 2, 2018 – 3:47 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Don’t Worry. Be Ready.

This afternoon we’re thinking about the different times of life we go through, and the different things that life can throw at us, and how we can be ready for those things. In the part of the Bible that Andrew just read for us, Paul was writing to his Christian friends in a place called […]

February 15, 2015 – 8:44 pm | By tim | Posted in Sunday Afternoon Thing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Jonah – God’s change of mind

Welcome to the fifth week of our series exploring the book of Jonah, focussing especially on what it might have to say to us about conversion. Firstly a reminder of why we’re having this series. Our vision is for there to be a new congregation in Priorslee. This will mostly be made up of local […]

July 15, 2013 – 7:49 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Jonah and the Ninevites – Sorrow for Sin

Welcome to the third week of our series exploring the book of Jonah, focussing especially on what it might have to say to us about conversion. Firstly a reminder of why we’re having this series. Our vision is for there to be a new congregation in Priorslee. This will mostly be made up of local […]

July 1, 2013 – 7:42 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Freedom

Twenty three years ago a man walked out of prison, having been locked up for twenty seven years. One of the consequences of that imprisonment was irreversible damage done to the tissue in his lungs by TB and the fine dust created by the rocks that he was set to break. That damage has been […]

July 1, 2013 – 7:24 am | By tim | Posted in Priorslee | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Jonah and the Sailors – Conversion in Action

Our vision in Priorslee is for there to be a new congregation in Priorslee. This will mostly be made up of local people who will have come to faith in Jesus and will have decided to follow him.  This vision will only come into reality if people become Christians, if they convert to Christianity. In […]

June 17, 2013 – 7:26 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Turning and Pointing

There is a quotation ascribed to Churchill that goes, ” If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use the pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time; a tremendous whack.” This is mirrored in a common […]

June 24, 2012 – 2:15 pm | By tim | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Sheer foolishness

What do you find embarrassing? Do you have any really embarrassing memories? How do you cope with embarrassment? Does it make a difference for you if it’s you being embarrassed or somebody else? I have to say that I cope very badly with embarrassment. I hate things going wrong, and I get annoyed and angry. […]

February 20, 2011 – 1:01 pm | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)