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Simon Bartlett
Contributing sermons since Jan 17, 2020
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Learning From Jonah
Contributed on Feb 8, 2026
The story of Jonah teaches us that God is a God of second chances and God of the impossible. When we do what God tells us to - as Jonah eventually did - God can bring about an amazing result. The story of Jonah is also a picture, a foreshadowing, of Jesus and God's great plan of salvation.
This was for a family service, meaning that the children stayed in. We had chairs set in the shape of a boat in the centre of the church. Jonah, sailors etc., were dressed for their parts and we had a short participatory reading of some of the key moments in the story of Jonah earlier in the ...read more
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Dealing With Disagreements
Contributed on Jan 31, 2026
Paul entreats Euodia and entreats Syntyche to agree in the Lord. We look at just two verses but find in them a great example of how to deal with disagreements at church.
INTRODUCTION Some years ago, a minister named Chuck Thomas was invited to preach at a church in Oklahoma. This is the story I read. Thomas noticed that the church was split down the middle, with each side having its own communion table and elders who prayed and served their respective halves of the ...read more
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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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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