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Paul Searight
Contributing sermons since Oct 1, 2008
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The Bad Shepherd
Contributed on Feb 27, 2011
Jesus cares for His sheep and wants us to follow his example and be committed to the flock seeking every lost sheep.
Jer 50:6-7 – The Bad Shepherd John 10:1-18 – The Good Shepherd About 6 years ago we all went to Orlando Florida on holiday – Mum and Dad, Stephens family and ours. This is one of those lost children stories – we all have them I suppose but this was a bit different. It ...read more
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Judged
Contributed on Aug 24, 2010
The certainty of judgement. Despite a range of interpretations about the final days and the nature of Christs return - all are in agreement - we will all face the judgement throne. We will be judged but we will also experience Gods mercy and his grace fir
Judged John Milton wrote: The aged earth aghast With terror of that blast Shall from the surface to the centre shake When, at the worlds last session The mighty judge in middle air shall spread Hi throne As if on a massive cinema screen the most incredible event that man has ever ...read more
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Freedom To Choose
Contributed on Mar 28, 2010
In Christ we have freedom to choose. In a choice laden world do we make the right choices. We made the big choice, God, but are we daily making the right choices? Are we taking our sin seriously? With freedom comes responsibility.
Freedom to Choose When I was working on the book I published on the Great British Hymns – John Parker and I visited Oxford and whilst there visited one of the oldest English churches in the centre of Oxford. On a pillar near the pulpit was a small plaque commemorating those men martyred by ...read more
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In Christ We Have Hope
Contributed on Feb 19, 2010
In Christ life isn’t meaningless - we have a living hope, a promise from God that there is more to life than this...
Ecclesiastes 1 NIV 2 "Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless." 3 What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun? 4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever. 5 The sun rises ...read more
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Water In The Desert
Contributed on Oct 1, 2008
How good are you at sharing your faith? We want to share Christ with others because we know what the benefits are but more often than not we convince ourselves that it isn’t the right moment or I can’t talk about that again because they are fed up with me
WATER IN THE DESERT Acts 4 How good are you at sharing your faith? How often does your conversation include discussion about Jesus Christ? For some of us it’s really easy and speaking up is very natural. But for others, we find it very difficult. We get tongue-tied and ...read more
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Grace And The Book
Contributed on Aug 24, 2010
GRACE AND THE BOOK Dorothy Sayers wrote, "If men will not understand the meaning of judgment, they will never come to understand the meaning of grace." IF you don’t realize what you could have faced at the judgment - what your sins really deserved - you’ll never appreciate the ...read more
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2 Weeks Ago In Boston I Had Dinner In The Hotel ...
Contributed on Oct 1, 2008
2 weeks ago in Boston I had dinner in the hotel with one of the other speakers at the conference I was at. He was from Los Angeles and I made a fairly instant judgement about him when he ordered a beer and then went outside to smoke while he waited on his food. In the course of the evening I told ...read more