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…
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“Yes, and…” A prophetic principle from improv comedy
When learning to prophesy, I often find that people fall into one of two mistakes. They’re paralysed by overthinking or limited by underthinking. Some people feel they need the entire prophetic word clear in their mind before they step out and share it. Every detail. Every word. Perfectly honed and clear. And unless they are…
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…
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…
School of the Spirit
In April 2021 Helen and I moved to Oxford, following a series of unexpected prophetic words and dreams. If you’re not bored of having heard the story, you can catch some of it here and my one year update here. It’s been quite a journey, working out precisely why God has called us here, and…
Baptism in the Spirit (sermon)
On Sunday I had the privilege of speaking at Carterton Community Church, continuing their series on life in the Spirit. After a fantastic time of worship (it was one of those precious times when I didn’t want it to end TBH, and was reluctant to start preaching!) we looked at what it means to be…
A Personal Update
After twelve years at Christ Church London, God is calling our family onto something new. Later this week, we will be leaving London and relocating to Oxford. We announced the news to our church on Sunday. You can watch a short interview at the bottom of this post, which we recorded for our online services,…
The Heart of Worship (Psalm 84)
In this talk from our Empowered service, Liam shares from Psalm 84, and looks at how setting our hearts on worshipping God means we can be refreshed by His presence in every season of life. Listen or download (Right click the link to save)
Visions of God: The Light and the Lampstands (Revelation 1)
The book of Revelation begins with a picture of Jesus walking among seven lamp stands. In this talk, Liam looks at how Jesus loves to speak to his church, so that he can speak through his church. Listen or download (Right click the link to save)
The Power of the Spirit (Acts 1:1-11; 2:1-4)
A small band of disciples gathered in Jerusalem, waiting as Jesus had told them to, for the promised Holy Spirit. And when Pentecost came, everything changed. In the first talk of our new series, Liam looks at what it means to be empowered by the Spirit. Listen or download (Right click the link to save)…
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