Sinking to the bottom of the ocean, Jonah must have felt his life was over, but God had other plans. In this talk from Oxford Community Church, I look at Jonah’s prayer from the belly of the fish, and what it tells us about the nature of salvation.
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A Living Community
At Oxford Community Church we are currently in a series on Community Groups, and this Sunday I co-preached on one of my favourite gospel stories in Mark 2 Four men bring their friend to Jesus, seeking healing. When faced with a crowd blocking their way, they take a courageous choice to do whatever it takes…
Project Weekender: The Empowered Life
A few weeks ago I spoke at Project Weekender, a 24-hour conference for students and 20s passionate about seeing God move in their generation. It was so much fun – and I was delighted to discover I wasn’t even in the top 10 oldest people in the room! The event was hosted by my good…
The Friendship and Fruit of the Holy Spirit
On Wednesday evening, I enjoyed a conversation with my friend Mark Gyde. For the past 15 years Mark has hosted a weekly webcast with Barry Adams, and it was fun to join him this week, to talk about ‘the friendship and fruit of the Holy Spirit’. We reflected on the good character of the Holy…
Freedom from Sin (Romans 6)
On Sunday I spoke at Horizon Church Carerton as part of their series on Romans. We looked at the subject of freedom and considered how our beliefs affect our behaviours, and how the gospel radically changes our identity. If you fancy catching up, here are the video and audio. (Note – this is a similar…
A Priest like Melchizedek (Hebrews 7)
On Sunday I continued our series at Oxford Community Church, looking at the identity of Jesus in the letter to the Hebrews. After a few weeks of tantalising hints, we finally spoke about the enigmatic figure of Melchizedek – a priest and king, who receives a fleeting mention in Genesis 14, and then fades into…
Strike the Ground (2 Kings 13)
Last weekend the Salt and Light Advance family of churches held our annual Leaders’ Conference, Thrive. It was a great event, at which we enjoyed powerful times of worship, teaching and ministry, and set fresh vision for our life together. On the Friday night, I spoke on the story of Joash and Elisha from 2…
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…
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…
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.
Liam Thatcher 