Tag: Jesus

Say What You Mean (PoW) – Andy Brown

Pearls of Wisdom Say what you mean, and mean what you say Some say talk is cheap, but actually it can be very costly. How many relationships were ruined after someone said something in anger that they really did not mean. Words can leave deep wounds, yet we seem to respect them so little in…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2020/06/07/say-what-you-mean-pow/

Praying for a bike

When my daughter was 10 years old, she wanted a new bike. She had something specific in mind, but hadn’t seen exactly what she was looking for. We …

Praying for a bike

900 years (audio)

As always, it was a great honour to speak at my church service yesterday morning. This time, in particular, was special as the church celebrated its 900th anniversary!

A paint by numbers of the church building, contributed to by the entire church family

I share below a recording of the message, based on Luke 4.

Apologies that the sound quality is not the best, but I hope you’re still able to hear what I say clearly.

Enjoy and God bless, and here’s to the next 900 years!

This Sunday at Church: If you are preaching and teaching, thank God for the opportunity

It was my privilege to preach at our church this morning, so this post is particularly apt!

This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: If you are preaching and teaching, thank God for the opportunity. I’ll be …

This Sunday at Church: If you are preaching and teaching, thank God for the opportunity

This Sunday at Church: Write down what you learn at church

This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Write down what you learn at church.   I am surprised at how much I forget when I …

This Sunday at Church: Write down what you learn at church

My witnesses (audio)

Several weeks ago, my church held its annual meeting – APCM. I was hoping to speak at the service beforehand, but unfortunately was unwell. In preparation for the service, I was able to record the version of my sermon which I share below.

I hope you enjoy and are blessed by this.

Greetings! (RB)

Sunrising High Over Letham, Fife. Photography courtesy of Ben Bremner, https://www.facebook.com/ben.donna.grand.day.out Greet every saint in Christ …

Greetings!

Many Miracles – Andy Brown

Today we tackle a fairly short but astonishing passage from Acts chapter 5. It again highlights to us the kind of life that these early believers lived and it is only natural to compare their experiences to our own. Many miracles and wonders were being performed among the people by the apostles. All the believers…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2020/06/19/many-miracles/

Continue in Christ – Andy Brown

Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him Colossians 2:6 (ESV) In his letter to the Colossians, Paul is here urging them to stick with the Gospel they heard. That Gospel was Christ-centred. Paul points out it was all about Him, and that there were no bells or whistles – Christ…
— Read on andy-brown.org/2018/03/15/continue-in-christ/

This Sunday at Church: Pray for your Church to not forget the Great Commission

This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Pray for your Church to not forget the Great Commission. First though: What is the…

This Sunday at Church: Pray for your Church to not forget the Great Commission

Pentecost Sunday – Andy Brown

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/

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/