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Romans 6 verses 1 to 11 So we continue with our look at Paul’s letter to the Romans and as Campbell explained when he preached on Romans Chapter 5 - there is a world of difference in God’s eyes between a Christian - someone who is in Christ  – and someone who...

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 2014   John 15: 12-25 and Ephesians 6: 10-18 We are here this morning to give thanks for and to honour those who gave their lives in order that we might have life. It is perhaps too easily forgotten that so many of the freedoms we enjoy...

Romans 1:18-32 The UK, European and American Space Agencies are looking for life on other planets. How will they know when they finds life?   What is life? According to NASA, living things must exhibit all of the following: ·     ...

Romans 4 verses 13 to 25 So this morning we continue with our look at the book of Romans, and just to recap, having explained in the first few chapters that all mankind sins, and is therefore under God’s wrath – Paul moves on to explain how we are put right with God –...

As we continue our look at the Book of Acts, today we find the apostle Paul who has been imprisoned for two years in Caesarea, appearing before Festus the Roman governor of Judea - and Agrippa the Jewish king of Judea. And today’s reading is quite interesting as we...

Acts 22 verses 12 to 12 So just to recap we’re continuing with our journey through Acts and Paul has returned to Jerusalem even though he has been warned by the Holy Spirit that he will face a tough time there. And sure enough before he’s been there a week, he is...

These verses are amongst the most profound in the whole bible when it comes to aiding our understanding of who God is, of how to discover his love and his truth, and how to live in that love and truth with each...

Study Questions for Acts Chapter 20 verses 28 – 35   Sunday 29th June 2014 (You can read the accompanying talk at www.allsaintsbrenchley.blogspot.com) Paul often finds himself having to explain or defend himself because of opposition encountered in his...

So we continue this morning our journey through Acts. And if there is only one word or one phrase you take with you from this talk this morning – I hope it won’t be just the one!   - then let it be from V32 and the ‘message of grace.’  A message that is...

In today’s gospel reading from Matthew, Jesus gives his disciples what is known as the Great Commission. He delegates his authority to them and sends them out into the world to make disciples of all nations. And of course this Great Commission hasn’t changed. The...

Ephesus was a famous centre for, amongst other things, all kinds of spiritual and sensual practices: belief in the most brutally demanding of gods and the most bizarre of black arts was everywhere. People were entrapped by these and it is no wonder that God led Paul...

Sixth Sunday after Easter The Collect  (The special Prayer for the day)                                                    ...