Tag: 1 corinthians 12

Listening to the Spirit (Revelation 1)

On Sunday, I finished our sermon series at Oxford Community Church, by preaching from Revelation 1, on the subject of listening to the Spirit. We consider the significance of the church being depicted as a lamp stand, and looked at how Jesus loves to speak to his church, and through his church. If you’d like…

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On masks, grey-areas, and petty, unsexy freedom

Sitting in a coffee shop yesterday – a novelty with which I am slowly and gratefully getting reacquainted – I overheard two people discussing the announcement that mask-wearing will soon be made a ‘personal choice.’ The conversation went: Person A: “As soon as that happens, I’m burning my masks! Can’t wait to get rid of…

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Disciples or Devices?

I was in a meeting the other day, discussing how to rebuild community post-COVID. We were talking about how to encourage people – whether new visitors, or old-faithfuls returning to in-person services – to be an active part of the church, get involved in midweek groups, find a team to serve on, and so on….

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