Category: God

This section won’t be everybody’s cup of tea, but here are my musings on faith, preaching and theology.

Rooted Podcast: What does Proverbs say about wealth?

I recently sat down with some friends from Bible Society, Noel and Esther, to have a conversation for the Rooted Podcast. This podcast series looks at the book of Proverbs, following the theme of their most recent journal, and in this episode we considered what the book of Proverbs has to say about wealth. In…

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Questioning Keller’s 200 Terrible Sermons

“For the first 200 sermons, no matter what you do, your first 200 sermons are going to be terrible.” I’ve encountered this quote from Tim Keller a good many times, and have found it to be a mixed blessing. On the one hand, it’s hugely releasing to know that you’re not going to be perfect…

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We Love God’s Spirit (Conference recordings)

Helen and I recently had the joy of speaking at King’s Church Eastbourne for their weekend conference, We Love God’s Spirit. I’m a big fan of this church! We have many friends there and have visited countless times for theology and leadership training, albeit about 15 years ago! So it felt precious to be able…

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Pictures of Mission: Keys and Nets

Whenever I teach on mission or evangelism, I tend to leave people two simple pictures: keys and nets. Together these pictures help us see how to share our faith in a way that’s authentic to who we are, but also sensitive to the needs of our friends. Keys Like most of us, I carry a…

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Jesus and the Wasgij

‘In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways,but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son’ (Hebrews 1.1–2) Last week I delivered a sermon on Hebrews 1, looking at how Jesus is the ultimate revelation of God – the one who fully reveals His…

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The Eternal Son (Hebrews 1)

On Sunday I kicked off a brand new series at Oxford Community Church, looking at Jesus in the letter to the Hebrews. We looked at chapter 1 of this amazing letter, and considered four things the author tells us about the Eternal Son. He speaks, he shows, he sustains and he sits.

A Family Christmas (Luke 2)

On Sunday we celebrated Christmas at Oxford Community Church, and I gave a short talk on the miracle of God coming into the chaos of a family scene, to bring hope, joy and peace. You can check out the talk (or the whole service) below. I hope you enjoy it, and that you have a…

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Glorious Generosity (1 Tim 6.17–19)

On Sunday I spoke at Witney Community Church, as part of their Heartbeat series, looking at key values of the church. I spoke from 1 Timothy 6 on the theme of financial generosity. We considered three mindset shifts about generosity, a few thoughts about tithing under the New Covenant, and someone threw chocolate at the…

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Freedom (Romans 6)

On Sunday I spoke at Wantage Community Church as part of their series on Romans. We looked at chapter 6 and considered the subject of freedom. What difference does the gospel make to our lives? And can we truly be free from sin? If you fancy catching up, here’s the video: For more on Romans…

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