Tag Archives: worship

Faithful Generosity

So Christmas has come and gone, most of the decorations are down and homes have been found for the presents we have been given and, if we’re really organised, we’ve written the thank you letters. It can be a bit of a challenge that, can’t it. I have to confess that in our house we’ve […]

January 12, 2014 – 5:31 pm | By tim | Posted in River Church | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Looking at your elbow

I wonder if you might try something for me. Would you look at your elbow? Not the bit on the inside, but the pointy bit on the outside. It’s really quite a difficult thing to do, isn’t it? If I’d asked you to look at spot just between your shoulder blades, then you’d have known […]

May 16, 2011 – 12:52 pm | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

See that you do not refuse Him.

I would like to tell you a story this morning about two ways of living.One way of living is one in which people are bent over, infirm, bound up, afraid, under law, in fear of punishment, surrounded by darkness.The other way of living is one in which there is freedom, release, healing, life, joy, assurance […]

September 7, 2010 – 1:30 pm | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 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 , , , , , , , , , , | 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 , , , , | 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 , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Renewing

This morning we come to the third in our Advent mini-series on refining, reviving and renewing. A couple of weeks ago Marg helped us to think about God’s refining work in our lives. We heard about the real live example of a silver refiner, and what that can show us about how God works in […]

December 22, 2009 – 11:59 am | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

What King do you see?

Today is the feast day of Christ the King. I wonder what kind of picture comes into our heads when we hear the word, “King”. I wonder how we react to the idea of someone being King over us? What does it mean to have a King? These questions are difficult enough when we’re thinking […]

November 22, 2009 – 12:43 pm | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Memories

I’ve spent a fair amount of time this week talking to people about what things used to be like. I’ve been with families preparing for the funerals of their loved ones, who remember what family life used to be like when they were growing up. I’ve had conversations with people living in Cavour Street in […]

July 19, 2009 – 10:47 am | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Bending the Knee

I was at the Potteries Museum on Saturday with the rest of the family. Tabitha has been learning about the Tudors in histroy at school, and they had a Tudor day at the museum, so we all headed along to see what was going on. Well, there were a dozen or so people in Tudor […]

April 2, 2009 – 2:06 pm | By tim | Posted in Shelton | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)