Sermons

 Marco Polo (1254-1324), was a businessman & trader from Venice. He travelled all the way from Italy overland via the Silk Route to China & even became an advisor to the great Mongol more»

 One of the oldest cities in America is the city of Philadelphia. It is the capital of the State of Pennsylvania. The name Philadelphia means “brotherly love” in Greek. I have been more»

 Two high school teens had been out on a date. The young man brought the young lady home & when they got to the front door he decided he would ask her for their first kiss. Leaning his hand more»

 Imagine being a member of one of the seven churches at the time Revelation was first read to them. It is possible that in the church in Smyrna, the 2nd. of the seven churches, one of those more»

 As a young teenager I used to enjoy going to our church prayer meeting. On one occasion I remember praying for one of my classmates who seemed to be losing his love for the Lord. He was getting more»

Kiwi Ian McCormack was night diving off the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean when he was stung by Box Jellyfish, which are among the most poisonous creatures in the world. As he desperately more»

The last book in the Bible is the book of Revelation. Many Christians find it difficult to understand - it contains so many strange visions & symbols. It seems so complicated. While some more»

 Many years ago while living in Hong Kong my late wife & I had a little 5 year girl called Mimi staying with us. Her single Mom had to go to work every day & was finding Mimi an more»

 Thousands of books have been written about marriage & parenting & about how to bring up children & teenagers. So-called “experts”, educators & psychologists, write more»

 Every culture & every society to some degree acknowledges the importance of having stable & harmonious relationships in the home. The benefits to husband & wife & to children of more»

 Jessie Jackson was a well known political & civil rights leader in America. He almost won the nomination of the Democratic Party to be their candidate to run for President in 1988. Jessie more»

 On the cover of Time Magazine for August 6, 2001 was the question “Do Kids Have Too Much Power?”  The feature article mentioned a poll that found that 80% of people in America more»

 Today is Pentecost Sunday. How appropriate that in the Alpha Course today the topic we are looking at is: “Who is the Holy Spirit?” Today is also the day chosen for the Global Day more»

 We celebrated Easter six weeks ago. Today is Ascension Sunday when we celebrate the return of Jesus to heaven. Why didn’t Jesus simply return to His Father right after His resurrection? more»

 In a church one Sunday morning some of the children were putting on a performance, taking turns to say their Bible memory verses. It came the turn of one little boy but his mind went blank. His more»

 In May 2009, Dalu Mncube was killed when a white tiger attacked him at Zion Wildlife Gardens in Whangarei. Dalu, originally from South Africa, had a wonderful way with lions & other more»

 Last week a volcanic eruption in the tiny island nation of Iceland in the northern Atlantic sent clouds of volcanic ash high into the atmosphere. This led to the shut-down of all airports in more»

 Kublai Khan (1215-1294), a grandson of Genghis Khan, was the fifth supreme leader of the vast Mongol Empire. He was also the founder of the Yuan Dynasty of China & moved his capital to more»

 Recently, in Dakar the capital of Senegal in West Africa, a massive bronze monument was unveiled. Standing 49m (160ft) high it is slightly taller than America’s Statue of Liberty. The more»

 There are some special days in the Christian calendar. The best known of course are Christmas & Easter. Easter, which is next weekend, is when we remember the death & resurrection of more»