Windsor Road Baptist Church blog

Have you read Revelation as a letter? I have, but it didn’t help me understand its messagemuch better. As Mark reminded us last Sunday, God wins in the end! Maybe that’s why youhaven’t read it: why worry if we know God wins? Three problems here… First, the letter must...

My article is an adaptation of a devotional produced by ‘Lectio 365’, a free daily devotional mobile app I’ve been using. This excellent tool guides users through 10 minutes of prayer in the morning, afternoon and evening, using the P.R.A.Y framework (Pause to be...

In the so-called ‘Christ hymn’ in Philippians 2:5-11, we have one of Scripture’s most startling words: ‘kenosis’ or ‘emptying. It means a voluntary act of letting go of my will in favour of God’s will. That was what Jesus did when he entered our world. He didn’t stop...

Perhaps Jonah is the only prophet in the Old Testament who succeeds completely with a one-line message and sees an entire city repent—yet he is furious about it. Jonah suspected God would be merciful to Nineveh, and he didn’t want that. In Jonah 4:2, he says, “I knew...

Jonah Ran away from God Knew what he needed to do after running away Admitted fault Accepted his consequences Prayed Obeyed God Became angry with God Complained to God and tried to rationalise his previous actions of running away Wanted to die Sulked Grateful for...

A professing Christian had just received from his friend a video clip in which a speaker emphasised that Jesus is the only way to be saved from our sins and be reconciled with God. He responded to his friend as follows: I watched the video…I respect your point of...

Last week I came across a clip of a pastor delivering an invitation to Holy Communion. Pointing to the elements, he announced: “This table right there is not my table…it is God’s table and that means everyone is welcome to that table. *You do not have to believe what...

If you've been to Windsor Road lately, you've likely noticed our focus on Jesus’ words, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men and women.” I personally find this year’s sermon series both challenging and rewarding. Initially, we recognised that God is already...

One thing I hope we can take away from Sam’s insights last Sunday is his encouragement about sharing our faith with someone who is an atheist. We don’t need to have all the answers or be experts in apologetics. Instead, we can be willing to listen, ask questions,...

“…I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some” (1 Corinthians 9:22 – ESV). We see Paul’s wise approach to how he discipled people to faith on display in the manner he engaged the Greeks in Areopagus in Acts 17 (check out Peter Francis’s...