Towards The Horizon Of HeavenReader: Jon WatsonDate: 31st December 2022Passage: Jeremiah 29:11-------------------When God spoke these words to his Old Testament people they were still in captivity but he was wanting to assure them that they wer

Stocktaking

Dec 30th, 2022 1m 55s

StocktakingReader: Jon WatsonDate: 30th December 2022Passage: Proverbs 15:33-------------------If you have ever worked in a shop you will know that once a year the whole stock in the shop is counted and the records are checked to see that thing

A Band Of Brothers And Sisters

Dec 28th, 2022 1m 57s

A Band Of Brothers And SistersReader: Jon WatsonDate: 28th December 2022Passage: Romans 15:7-------------------One of the great things about Christianity is that it 'fits into' every country and people group where the Gospel is preached and bel

Dealing With Temptation

Dec 27th, 2022 2m

Dealing With TemptationReader: Jon WatsonDate: 27th December 2022Passage: Psalm 51:10-------------------In my daily Bible reading recently I was reading the story of Joseph as we have it in Genesis from chapters 37 to 50. At one point in his st

The Living Word Of God

Dec 26th, 2022 2m 12s

The Living Word Of GodReader: Jon WatsonDate: 26th December 2022Passage: John 1:14-------------------I'm pretty sure your house has been made very colourful over the Christmas period by the many Christmas cards that are sent to bring greetings

Good News Of Great Joy For Everyone

Dec 25th, 2022 2m 9s

Good News Of Great Joy For EveryoneReader: Jon WatsonDate: 25th December 2022Passage: John 3:16-------------------A Happy Christmas! May each of you reading this know the joy of the Lord this happy morning and sing with the angels "Glory to God

The Song Of Mary

Dec 24th, 2022 1m 58s

The Song Of MaryReader: Jon WatsonDate: 24th December 2022Passage: Luke 1:46-------------------You have to marvel at the way in which Mary, the mother of Jesus, responded to the message God brought to her telling her that she would be the mothe

Getting Ready For Jesus

Dec 23rd, 2022 1m 47s

Getting Ready For JesusReader: Jon WatsonDate: 23rd December 2022Passage: Luke 2:4-6-------------------Getting ready for the birth of a baby is usually a busy and an exciting time. Care is taken to have everything in place so that, if all goes

Commandment No. 10

Dec 22nd, 2022 1m 44s

Commandment No. 10Reader: Jon WatsonDate: 22nd December 2022Passage: Exodus 20:17-------------------Now I know it's getting near to Christmas so why am I writing about the Ten Commandments? I'm asking us to think about the Tenth Commandment so

Proclaiming The Word Of The Lord

Dec 21st, 2022 1m 47s

Proclaiming The Word Of The LordReader: Jon WatsonDate: 21st December 2022Passage: Acts 15:36-------------------How would you describe what the minister or preacher does at the sermon time in church? You get a good clue in the verse above! Paul

Our Perfect Example

Dec 20th, 2022 1m 57s

Our Perfect ExampleReader: Jon WatsonDate: 20th December 2022Passage: 1 Peter 2:21-------------------Yesterday we were thinking about slates or papyrus which were used in former years to write things in school or, in the case of those who used

A Clean Slate

Dec 19th, 2022 2m

A Clean SlateReader: Jon WatsonDate: 19th December 2022Passage: Colossians 2:14-------------------If you were as old as I am you would remember, as I do, learning to write on a slate tablet in school. One of the advantages of a slate was that i

Patience

Dec 18th, 2022 1m 57s

PatienceReader: Jon WatsonDate: 18th December 2022Passage: 1 Corinthians 13:4-------------------I'm quite sure that by this time, in families where there are young children, the question will be asked "How many sleeps till Christmas?" Patience

Is God Just An 'Add-On' In Your Life?

Dec 17th, 2022 1m 53s

Is God Just An 'Add-On' In Your Life?Reader: Jon WatsonDate: 17th December 2022Passage: Matthew 6:24-------------------I speak to myself when I think about these words of Jesus. He is talking about people trying to serve two masters at the same

Big Bullies!

Dec 16th, 2022 1m 39s

Big Bullies!Reader: Jon WatsonDate: 16th December 2022Passage: Proverbs 21:24-------------------Bullying is a problem, a serious problem, whether at school, work or even at home. In recent times, with the advent of the social media, bullying ca

The Marks Of A Christian's Life

Dec 15th, 2022 1m 58s

The Marks Of A Christian's LifeReader: Jon WatsonDate: 15th December 2022Passage: 2 Peter 3:11-------------------There is an old saying that "We are the sinners' Bible, we are the scoffers' creed". In our day, when so many people do not go to c

Does It Really Matter What I Believe?

Dec 14th, 2022 1m 38s

Does It Really Matter What I Believe?Reader: Jon WatsonDate: 14th December 2022Passage: John 14:6-------------------I was reading today about a Presbyterian church in America where about 10% of those who attend may be Jewish, atheists or agnost

Christian Trials

Dec 13th, 2022 1m 51s

Christian TrialsReader: Jon WatsonDate: 13th December 2022Passage: Psalm 49:5-------------------Almost every day we get news of terrible things happening to Christian people within countries like India, China, in Africa and several Middle Easte

Cheating

Dec 12th, 2022 1m 48s

CheatingReader: Jon WatsonDate: 12th December 2022Passage: Genesis 31:6-7-------------------The words written by Sir Walter Scott in his poem Marmion are very, very true: "O what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive".The st

Lydia, Whose Heart The Lord Opened

Dec 11th, 2022 1m 44s

Lydia, Whose Heart The Lord OpenedReader: Jon WatsonDate: 11th December 2022Passage: Acts 16:14-------------------Women today are in all sorts of top jobs, with a real push for women to take their place at the 'top table' in all kinds of busine

Concessions

Dec 10th, 2022 1m 50s

ConcessionsReader: Jon WatsonDate: 10th December 2022Passage: Luke 13:24-------------------One of the many 'perks' of being older is that you are often given concessions when entering exhibitions or musical events or whatever. We even travel fr

Telling The Next Generation

Dec 9th, 2022 1m 54s

Telling The Next GenerationReader: Jon WatsonDate: 9th December 2022Passage: Psalm 48:12-14-------------------It was good going back to where our parents and grandparents had lived and showing these places to our children. Some of these places

Not A Pretty Picture

Dec 8th, 2022 1m 57s

Not A Pretty PictureReader: Jon WatsonDate: 8th December 2022Passage: Jeremiah 17:9-------------------If you are like me you enjoy looking at the photographs people put up on Facebook. I think there is quite a competition among some folk to see

The Garden

Dec 7th, 2022 1m 54s

The GardenReader: Jon WatsonDate: 7th December 2022Passage: Genesis 2:8-------------------As someone who likes gardening I find it interesting to see other gardens and how other gardeners plant and lay out the gardens they have. I am interested

God's Promises

Dec 6th, 2022 1m 39s

God's PromisesReader: Jon WatsonDate: 6th December 2022Passage: 2 Corinthians 1:20-------------------We all make promises but sometimes we fail to carry them out. Perhaps that may be through no fault of our own or it may be because we just forg