As ever, it was a great privilege to be able to speak at our church is lent meeting yesterday evening.
Over the course of Lent, we are thinking about Luke 15 in the three “lost “parables. I gave a brief message last night about the parable of the lost sheep and I share the recording below.
I hope you enjoy!
As always, it was an immense privilege to be able to share with God’s people at my church this weekend. I share below a recording of the message which I hope you enjoy.
Here is the text from Luke 3 for your reference:
The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah. 16 John answered them all, “I baptize you with[a] water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with[b] the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” 18 And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.
19 But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done, 20 Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.
21 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
Luke 3:15-22 NIV
John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire Luke3:16 #NIV #Bible
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A sermon I preached on Palm Sunday several years ago now… Hope you enjoy
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A short audio message introducing Andes book – A Journey with Jesus-which can be used over the course of Lent in 2021.
Andy shares about the subject of justice, and considers one of the Proverbs given below.
Condemning the innocent or letting the wicked go—both are hateful to the Lord.
Proverbs 17:15 (GNT)
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Today Andy shares a brief audio message thinking about how Christians should be helping the poor, and indeed, one another as well.
Andy has been reflecting on the life of the early church from Acts 4, and also this proverb:
Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner,
Proverbs 14:21 (ESV)
but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
We hope you have enjoyed this audio message. You can find other messages on the Audio page.
Here is a little bonus post today, as it’s Easter Sunday! A Resurrection Sunday message I gave several years ago. It is still relevant today, and I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening.
Have a blessed Resurrection Sunday! Hallelujah! He is risen!
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Andy recently spoke at a Holy Communion service at St. John’s Church, Great Clacton. He spoke on Psalm 32, one of thhe Penitential Psalms, and you can see the text of the passage and listen to the sermon audio below.
By David. A contemplative psalm.
Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
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Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh doesn’t impute iniquity,
in whose spirit there is no deceit.
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When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.
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For day and night your hand was heavy on me.
My strength was sapped in the heat of summer. Selah.
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I acknowledged my sin to you.
I didn’t hide my iniquity.
I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh,
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
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For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found.
Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.
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You are my hiding place.
You will preserve me from trouble.
You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
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I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go.
I will counsel you with my eye on you.
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Don’t be like the horse, or like the mule, which have no understanding,
who are controlled by bit and bridle, or else they will not come near to you.
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Many sorrows come to the wicked,
but loving kindness shall surround him who trusts in Yahweh.
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Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, you righteous!
Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!Psalm 32 (WEB)
Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.
1 Corinthians 11:1 (WEB)
A few thoughts from Andy on this verse from 1 Corinthians. What does it mean to imitate Christ? How do we do it? Can we dare to say the same thing and ask other to imitate us as we follow Christ?
Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.
James 1:19 (NLT)
A short audio message from Andy about this particular verse considering respectful debate, the General Election and social media.
Never more have we needed this lesson from James!
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