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In this sermon our pastor, Ian Forest-Jones, explains there is a gulf between no faith and little faith, but there is only a short distance between little faith and great faith. Faith necessarily requires trust, even when all around us is chaos, so should we not want as much of it as we can muster!
In this sermon, our pastor, Ian Forest-Jones, explains how christians often equate the Church with the Kingdom, but a church may find itself thrown into the fire at the Judgment because it has not produced any fruit. Let us concern ourselves not with power but with our production!
In this sermon, our pastor, Ian Forest-Jones, reminds us peace may be destroyed by the cares of this world, joy may be lost because of sin, love may grow cold, but salvation does not depend upon feeling but on our faith, even though faith is bolstered by the real ‘feeling’ of the presence of God.
In this sermon, our pastor, Ian Forest-Jones, reminded us that those who bow to God’s way of salvation are those who have the greatest enjoyment of the good things of this present life and hope for the future.
The Bible was read by Jake Gruar.
The sermon concluded with the singing of "I Surrender All" and a prayer. These have been included in this recording because they are especially relevant to these reflections on the Word of God.
In this sermon, our pastor, Ian Forest-Jones, reminded us Jesus declared those to be commended are poor in spirit and those who mourn. On the face of it, this seems quite at odds with the values of the world, which regards the joyful and prosperous as blessed. Let us be certain what mourning he is referring to specifically, so that we may understand how a sad face is good for the heart.
The Bible was read by Ian Hudson.
The sermon concluded with the singing of "Be Still My Soul" and a prayer. These have been included in this recording because they are especially relevant to these reflections on the Word of God.
In this sermon, our pastor, Ian Forest-Jones, encouraged us all to remember that to be poor in spirit is the opposite of that haughty, self-assertive, and self-sufficient disposition the world so much admires and praises; it is to realise we have nothing, are nothing, and can do nothing, and have need of all things. Thus, the friends of Jesus avoid arrogance and pursue a sense of one’s own need, relying on the Lord our God for that which is truly important.
The Bible was read by Brad Gordon.
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