Let us go Clubbing…or not!

Lessons from Zacchaeus Zacchaeus was a wee little man,And a wee little man was he.He climbed up in a sycamore treeFor the Lord he wanted to see.And as the Saviour passed that way,He looked up in the tree,And He said, “Zacchaeus, you come down!For I’m going to your...

Just walk across the room

This week, we begin a new sermon series based on Bill Hybels’ book, Just Walk Across the Room. At its heart, this series is about embracing the simple yet profound act of stepping out of our comfort zones to connect with others. It’s a call to live out the love...

I Wish Jesus Didn’t say that

Have you ever read the gospels and thought to yourself, “Gee, I wish you didn’t say that Jesus”. Several weeks ago my devotional reading was on Matthew 15:21-28 in which Jesus said things that if repeated in our day, would be considered scandalous and would have gone...

Dreams

“In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying in bed.  He wrote down the substance of his dream.”  Daniel 7:1 I’ve been reading Pete Greig’s book, *How to Hear God*. His chapter...

Even If…

Have you heard the one about this guy named Dan? He was a mighty, holy, praying man. They said, ‘Throw him to the den of the scary beasts.’ But God saved our hero from the lion’s teeth. This is more than history. He will do the same for me! You’re with me! My God’s...

The Freedom of self-forgetfulness

It wasn’t that long ago that I had someone tell me I’m authoritarian in my leadership. I was gutted and gobsmaked. In all the decades I’ve been in leadership, there has only been one other occasion someone said this about me. Regardless, I had to ‘check-in’ with the...