Category Archives: Sermons

‘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)”

Wheat and Weeds – A Parable about Judgment On the face of it, this parable is quite straightforward (although I wonder what they’d say on Gardeners Question Time). It’s about judgment. You may be more inclined to convert the weeds, and turn it into a parable about evangelism. Jesus certainly talks about conversion elsewhere, butContinue reading “Wheat and Weeds (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43)”

Jesus and his apostles might seem to the world as an insignificant beginning but Jesus’ parables today hint that the insignificance will be significant indeed.

Talk on Kingdom Secrets from Matthew 13

Today, we’re beginning a series on the parables of Jesus, found in Matthew chapter 13, and each week will be looking at a different part of this chapter, and seeing what we can learn about God and his kingdom and his love for us.

Colin Gale reflects on two “ancient, slightly weird” stories of God’s gracious provision for human life.