Sermons

Elihu is much maligned, but he calls us to listen to God, ignore Satan’s lies, and put our trust in the Almighty God.

The book of Job does answer our questions, not as we might want but as we need: God gives us himself.

In that deepest, darkest of nights Job saw clearly that however much he felt God was against him, ultimately God was for him.

Job finally expresses his bitter soul and the pain he feels inside - but are there any seeds of hope in his deep darkness?

God is sovereign - and gives terrible permissions to Satan. Though he doesn’t understand, Job still finds a way to worship God.

We cannot be God’s people without the Spirit, we need him within us to enable us to walk and live as children of God – in step with the Spirit.

It’s easy to give up, especially on faith. But then, like Cleopas and his friend, we risk missing out on the life found only in Jesus.

John Stott wrote: ‘Truth becomes hard if it is not softened by love; love becomes soft if it is not strengthened by truth.’

No one has started higher or gone further to give a greater gift - than Jesus.

This is the kingdom search and rescue operation: searching out those in whom God is working, and rescuing them by pointing them to Jesus.