by Brian | May 11, 2023 | Posts
Matthew 24:37-44A. INTRODUCTIONIn life, there are things that we can be sure that will happen, and we can prepare for such events. Things like birthdays, Christmas, Easter, and anniversaries, Although sometimes not as spaced out as much as we’d like them,...
by Brian | May 1, 2023 | Posts
Matthew 22:34-46A. INTRODUCTIONIt seems that everywhere that you go there are people who like to be bullies. There are bullies at school, gangs in the streets, and there are political leaders who have the tendency to make the international headlines, but for all the...
by Brian | Apr 12, 2023 | Posts
Matthew 22:15-21A. INTRODUCTIONIn life, there are a number of sayings, proverbs, or useful phrases that people hold in great store. Sayings like: “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush”; “A stitch in time saves nine”; and “There are two things in life you can’t...
by Brian | Apr 1, 2023 | Posts
Matthew 22:1-14A. INTRODUCTIONOne of the most frustrating things in life, for me at least, is when people say they will do something and they end up not doing it at all. For example: Like when you’ve invited someone to a party, or other such occasion, and they accept...
by Brian | Mar 10, 2023 | Posts
Matthew 21:33-43A. INTRODUCTIONIf you’ve ever watched any of the current affair television programmes, you would probably have seen stories about tenants from ‘hell’. People who have no regard for the property in which they are renting, and often leaving without...
by Brian | Mar 1, 2023 | Posts
Matthew 21:28-32A. INTRODUCTION1. ReminiscingIt used to be said that, as a child, you had to do what you were told. Indeed, your behaviour had to meet certain standards (like, being seen but not heard). Furthermore, your parents would give you jobs to do around the...
by Brian | Feb 12, 2023 | Posts
Matthew 21:1-11A. INTRODUCTION1. The RoyalsA major feature of the news headlines over a number of years, has been the marriages of the royal family, their royal visits (official and unofficial), the birth of their children, and the dysfunction particular within the...
by Brian | Feb 2, 2023 | Posts
Matthew 20:1-16A. INTRODUCTIONOver the years, our country has done much to improve conditions regarding paid employment. Working conditions have come forward in leaps and bounds. The hours people work have, generally, reduced—taking more seriously the need for rest....
by Brian | Jan 13, 2023 | Posts
Matthew 18:21-35A. INTRODUCTIONWhen we think of all the terrible things that have happened in the world—the things that human beings have done to one another—is it any wonder that people have great difficulty in learning to forgive and forget?For those who remember...
by Brian | Jan 3, 2023 | Posts
Matthew 18:15-20A. INTRODUCTIONOver the years we’ve all seen and heard of incidents where people have found themselves in trouble and have needed to be rescued.We’ve heard stories of people being adrift at sea. We’ve heard stories of skiing incidents and people being...
by Brian | Dec 11, 2022 | Posts
Matthew 16:21-27A. INTRODUCTIONIf we were to examine our lives—look back on the past, and even draw a chart of the way our lives have progressed—we would probably all see points in our lives where our lives have taken a different direction. And if we thought about it,...
by Brian | Dec 3, 2022 | Posts
Matthew 1:18-25A. INTRODUCTIONXXX more shopping days until Christmas, XXX more sleeps, and probably, for many people, still a lot of preparation to do.It seems that most of us at Christmas, end up with a list of things to do. And that no sooner is an item crossed off,...
