By moulding both our internal and external lives according to our Faith, we become mature Christians. In this sermon, Simon clarifies for those considering or already living the “Spiritual but not Religious” life what it means to mature in Christ. We are challenged to think, speak and act in ways
Continue readingMore and more people are trying to do the spiritual life on their own without support and without a guide for the journey. But is spirituality just between you and God? Or is it essential to be part of a community that challenges our self-centeredness and offers us a “we”
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In our series on the life of Peter we look at how Jesus gently restores him from a place of shame to a new future lovingly devoted to his master. John 21v1-19
Continue readingJesus call to follow him involves stepping into some massive shoes. How can we learn from the apostle Peter who failed dramatically, but was used to do amazing things. In this talk we see how Peter follows 5 steps that enable him to become just like Jesus seeing people healed
Continue readingPeter is the sort of guy that seems to have an opinion on everything. He is an enthusiast, but his enthusiasm is riddled with inconsistencies. This talk reflects on the symbolism of storms in our journey of faith, and the inner storm that Peter, and in fact many of us,
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Do you really believe that you have unlimited access to an all powerful God? Jesus teaches us to ASK and to pray with authority so how can we do this for individuals, our neighbours, our town and our nation etc Prayer really is powerful and does change things.
Continue readingIn this talk we look at why and how we should put Jesus words into practise when he said ‘Always pray and never give up’. How can we keep going in prayer when nothing seems to be happening or it’s just hard work. Simon shares some stories of God breaking
Continue readingWhile God does extraordinary things when we pray we’ve probably all experienced times when he seems to go quiet and our prayers are not answered. Is the Bible honest about this and how honest can we be with God? How do we pray, ‘Your will be done’, and know that
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