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Simon Bartlett
Contributing sermons since Jan 17, 2020
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The Story Of The Wise Men
Contributed on Jan 10, 2026
The wise men are a great example to us today, to be SEEKERS, WORSHIPPERS and, when necessary, REBELS.
PART 1: INTRODUCTION People have been intrigued by the story of the wise men who visited the infant Jesus from the earliest days of the church. Long ago, people carefully kept the bones of the wise men. They’re now in a huge, gilded shrine in Cologne Cathedral. Some of the greatest painters in ...read more
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The Characters In Jesus's Birth
Contributed on Dec 20, 2025
This is a short talk in the context of a Nativity service in which we look at the characters in Jesus's birth and find many great examples to follow.
This talk follows a children’s presentation of the Nativity story. You children did a brilliant presentation of what happened at Jesus’s birth. Thank you so much! Let’s spend a few minutes now looking at the people who were part of that first Christmas and thinking what their stories mean for us ...read more
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A Gift For Jesus
Contributed on Dec 13, 2025
At Christmas, we celebrate Jesus's birthday. He gave US a great gift! What was it? And what gift would he like from us?
This was the talk for our 2025 carol service. The children would stay in, and it needed to be a maximum of ten minutes. On a particular day every year, my family makes a big fuss of me. They blow up balloons. They get a cake and put some candles on it. They sing a song. They give me cards. They ...read more
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What The Angel Told The Shepherds
Contributed on Dec 6, 2025
Do you believe that Jesus’ birth is ‘good news of great joy’? When we hear about some offer, we often subconsciously ask three questions. ‘Is it good?’ ‘Is it true?’ And, if it is good and true, ‘What should I do? We ask what Jesus' birth means.
At the time of Jesus’ birth, there were some shepherds out in the field, watching their flock in the night. An angel appeared to them and told them: ‘Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David A ...read more
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The Armour Of God, Part 2
Contributed on Sep 27, 2025
We're in a war. God has provided us with armour. We need to think about it carefully if we're going to use it correctly. This second talk looks at the last four pieces of armour.
I’d like to start by reading two short passages from Sir Walter Scott’s novel, Ivanhoe. Ivanhoe is set in the 12th century, a time when soldiers fought with swords and arrows and knights wore chain mail armour. Ivanhoe is a young Saxon knight. He’s fighting alongside Sir Robin Locksley, who turns ...read more
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Easter 2025
Contributed on Mar 22, 2025
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Who Jesus Is
Contributed on Aug 18, 2024
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Learning From David
Contributed on Aug 18, 2024
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Getting To Know Paul In Acts
Contributed on Aug 27, 2023
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Encounters With Jesus In John's Gospel
Contributed on Jan 29, 2023