Author Archives: Andrew Gillham

Mordecai persuades Esther to help

“Honour your Father and your Mother as the LORD your God commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the LORD your God is giving you.” (Deuteronomy 5:16)

“Six days you shall labour and do all your work, but the seventh is the sabbath to the LORD your God.” (Deuteronomy 5:13-14a)

Many people today worry about work-life balance. How can you avoid work taking up so much of your time and energy that little is left for other important aspects of life? We recognise that work should not be allowed to dominate our lives, yet increasingly we live in a society where many people are being pushed into working longer hours than ever.

Harvest – An opportunity to give thnaks to our Lord for the good things we receive from him.

The 3rd commandment instructs us to not misuse the name of the Lord our God. How do we not only refrain from misuse, but actively seek to honour and glorify the name our God.

‘Idols’ are man made constructs that replace the one true God in our lives. In ancient times and in parts of the world today, these were statues made to be worshipped. The religion and superstition linked to them became a tyranny. The ideology claimed, that unless you appeased these gods in some way, you would be cursed. People became enslaved to gods that were not gods at all.

Commandments – The Theft of our Precious Free Will?

As followers of Jesus lets do all we can to be followers that make followers, teaching them to obey all Jesus commanded as we seek to obey him in our lives too

Jesus often talked about judgment, and in Matthew 13:47-50 He talked about the terrifying place prepared for bad people at the end of the age.  But how will He decide who is good and who is bad?  Will the dividing line He uses be reasonable or arbitrary?  This sermon reflects on that question. We’re probablyContinue reading “The Parable of the Net (Matthew 13:47-50)”