Jesus disabuses us of our notions about what life in the future will be like – it’s so much more than we think, not less!
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Pentecost – what does the Holy Spirit do?
Yesterday I was leading a service on the theme of Pentecost – “What does the Holy Spirit do”. The talk is in two parts, so instead of extracting the two talks you may see the whole service here – I hope you enjoy. (And I do apologise for the technical issues with the sound in the first song – the perils of livestreaming!)
How Christians should relate to government | Luke 20:20-26 | Sermon
Jesus’ words in this passage are famous: “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s”. But what does he mean, and what is the Bible’s view of how Christians should relate to earthly authorities?
I thought it was particularly timely to be talking about this given the events of the weekend (Dominic Cummings) and I do make reference to that in the sermon. But this isn’t about that!
Please add your church!
One of my biggest concerns with UTB is that it doesn’t just become an online ministry with no link to the local church. As such, what I’ve been trying to do is make it possible to add and search for churches by location.
Anyway, it is now possible to add your church to the UTB database. The main thing I ask is that churches be in agreement with the Evangelical Alliance basis of faith, which I thought was probably the best way of getting a broad base of evangelical churches.
The public listings will be available from the local section, which I haven’t made live yet but you can take a “sneak peek” here.
Anyway, please do add your church and let me know if you have any problems!
Ascension Day
Who is your authority? | Luke 20:1-19 | Sermon
Understand the Bible iOS App
The iOS app has just been released in the Apple App Store. You may get it from here if you’re an Apple user.
The functionality is exactly the same as the Android app. Please do let me know how you get on!
Sermon | Luke 19:28-48 | What is true spirituality?
Encouraging Prayer: Jesus prays for unity – Sermon – John 17:20-26
New Course: Heidelberg Catechism pt 1 (Guilt)
Yesterday I created a new course with the videos I’ve been doing on the Heidelberg Catechism. If you’d like to have a ‘sneak peek’ at the sessions you can do so on the course page. It will take me a bit longer to work on parts two and three of the catechism (“grace” and “gratitude”), but my aim is to get them done as soon as I can.
I’ve really been enjoying the Heidelberg – it’s a great catechism and has been well-loved by generations for a reason. I hope that you enjoy studying it here with UTB.