It was my privilege to share with the church in our village this morning, celebrating Pentecost Sunday. Not all of the church’s members have access to video so I’ve written out a short message which I share below. I will put the video version out on my Facebook page later today. Here is a link…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2020/05/31/pentecost-sunday/
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Peter Preaches – Andy Brown
Yesterday was Pentecost Sunday and I shared some thoughts on Acts 2 and the coming of the Holy Spirit. You can read that post here or even watch the video version on my Facebook page – Andy Brown on Facebook . Acts 2 is a fairly lengthy chapter, so I won’t include the entire text…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2020/06/01/peter-preaches/
This Sunday at Church: Thank Someone who Encourages You
This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Thank someone who encourages you. Sometimes we can take people and things for …
This Sunday at Church: Thank Someone who Encourages You
Just as He said He would – Andy Brown
On this Resurrection Sunday, I share the message I gave at last year’s sunrise service at our church.
He is risen! Just as he said he would! Praise the living God! 
Happy Easter! It was my privilege to share for a few minutes this morning at our early morning sunrise service on this Resurrection Sunday. I share below a recording of the message which I hope you enjoy. May you be eternally blessed this Easter weekend! A message from Andy on Easter Sunday morningA message from…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2022/04/17/just-as-he-said-he-would/
Good Friday
What does Good Friday mean to you? For the Christian, it means everything.
Good Friday is the day where we remember the cross, and the death that Jesus Christ died on our behalf. It is hard to grasp what that truly means. The perfect, sinless, Son of God gave up His life for us – imperfect, sinful, unholy creatures who called for His crucifixion in the crowd.
You might not think of yourself as a “sinner” but you need not be a murderer to qualify. Ever lied? Ever hurt someone’s feelings? Ever not done something you knew you should have? Then, like me, you are in the club…
Sin leads to death and separation from God. While that may not bother you now, one day you will leave this Earth and have to face God. In that moment, you will experience an eternity paying for those sins.
But praise God! He has made a way out by sending His Son – Jesus Christ – who lived and died for us.
If you want to be sure of your eternal future, then place your faith in Christ. Trust Him with your entire life.
I now share a few thoughts from a good friend – Andy Berry of the Berry Bunch, and pray that if you need to, you will respond today – on this Good Friday. And may I take this opportunity to wish you a very blessed Resurrection season!
https://www.berrybunch.org/Articles/660950/S05E068_Where_will.aspx
This Sunday at Church: Encourage the Encourager
Who are the encouragers in your life? What can you do today to give them a boost? Have a great Sunday!
This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Encourage the Encourager. Do you know the encourager at church? They seem to be …
This Sunday at Church: Encourage the Encourager
“Well Done!” (RB)
Castle Menzies near Aberfeldy in Perth shire. Photography courtesy of Neil McDade. https://www.facebook.com/SpectacularScotland His master said to …
“Well Done!”
Christ is… Enough? – Andy Brown
I am reposting this article about worship songs today. There are some wonderful songs out there, and tremendous hymns of praise. The point of the below is not to ruin that!
We need to give thought to our worship. And we should be careful about what songs we sing when it comes to worship. Not every song with a Christian label is good for us. I hope the below gives you some thought and make your worship be pure before God today. 
I’ve been thinking about worship songs recently. In particular, their content and origin. This began several months ago when singing the song “Christ is Enough for me…” It got me thinking… is Christ really enough? Of course He is, but what I mean is – is enough an adequate term to describe the One Who redeemed us?…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2019/02/25/christ-is-enough/
The Ten Commandments – Andy Brown
Sharing an older post today on the 10 Commandments. I hope you enjoy! 
Yesterday I wrote about one of the proverbs, and it was ultimately a post about stealing. You can read it here – It’s Not Really Stealing… I referred to one of the Ten Commandments which clearly tells us we should not steal. It got me thinking about the Commandments as a whole and so perhaps…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2020/05/01/the-ten-commandments/
Where do you stand? – Andy Brown
Sincere apologies that I have not had much time to write lately. In lieu of that, I share an older post with you today. This post was released in the height of the coronavirus pandemic but I hope it’s words are still very much relevant today. 
31 “But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32 Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2020/03/23/where-do-you-stand/
Some BerryBunch news and a non video blog post…
This is really something of an FYI, really. And I’m typing it as I currently have no voice! There’s also a few prayer requests at the bottom – if you…
Some BerryBunch news and a non video blog post…
God Does Not Lie (Titus 1:2-3)
This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to proclaim faith to those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that shows them how to live godly lives. 2 This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God—who does not lie—promised them before the world began. 3 And now at just the right time he has revealed this message, which we announce to everyone. It is by the command of God our Savior that I have been entrusted with this work for him.
Titus 1:1-3 NLT
Had I planned out my blog posts a little better, I probably would have concluded my thoughts on verse two of Titus 1 yesterday. But here we are…
In yesterday’s post – Confidence – we thought about the fact that teaching the truth of God will give His people confidence in their eternal destiny. Resting fully in Christ’s work at the cross, we have assurance that our entry into heaven is not reliant on our performance. The blood of Jesus cleanses us, and by placing our trust in Him, we have eternal confidence. That is not to say our performance does not matter of course, and I reminded us that we ought to live godly lives because it is right, and because it is would Jesus would do.
A further reason to have confidence is found in the latter half of verse two. We have assurance because God has promised it.
God does not lie. That’s just plain, good theology. Everything God says will come to pass, and anything He has promised will be done. His promises are based on His Word and His character. If God does not lie, then you can bank on his Word.
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God is not a man that He should lie. Too few of us, myself included at times, are flippant with our words. We say things we do not mean, or say things in haste or anger that we later do not follow through on. How often do we as parents threaten our children with some punishment or restriction that we later do not do. When this happens, our children learn that our words are of little value. We all say things in the heat of the moment that we do not really mean, but not God. God has never uttered a single word He did not fully mean or commit to.
The particular promise that Paul refers to in this letter, is the promise of eternal life. When did God promise this? Before the world began… Again, this speaks of God’s sovereignty. He is outside of time, knowing the end from the beginning, and can make a promise of this kind.
If God promised it before the world began, then He did so before you were born. He did it prior to you doing anything good or bad. Before you said your first word, or conceived your first thought, God had already made the decree. This reminds us that the promise of God is not reliant upon us. Before the foundation of the world, God chose you. And He will not change His mind. That gives us confidence!
The Revealed Message
We conclude this section of the letter with verse three, which in many respects summarises what we have already covered over the last few posts.
God, as I say above, knows the end from the beginning. Being Sovereign, He knows the precise moment to do something. Now, at just the right time, God has revealed the message to His chosen people. What message? The message of faith which Paul is proclaiming.
Paul does not proclaim it because he feels like it, or it is his hobby. Instead, he does so because it is the command of God. I put this out there to you too, and ask – what has God commanded you to do? And, are you doing it?
We have covered a lot of ground in a few short verses, but all of them centre around this revealed message – that is, the proclamation of faith and the teaching of the truth of God. The result of this proclamation and teaching is eternal life, and the confidence of its knowledge. That is the basis upon which Paul is an apostle. He establishes this as the springboard for what he intends to say in this letter. The contents of this epistle is where we go next, and I hope that you find it encouraging and uplifting.
Have a blessed day!
Andy Brown 