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Recently on a Sunday morning I was talking about the ‘Life of Faith’ of Abel, and I started with a [true] story of a Pastor in the US gambling town of Reno. He was asked in a conference ‘What has being a Pastor in Reno to do with gambling?’. His reply was shocking and unexpected…

It’s summer! The sun is shining, the days are warm, and we even had amazing weather at our Church Picnic too! For some schools the holidays are just days away, for students they have already begun, and for some pupils there are only three weeks left until the long summer holidays. This is a time…

Summer is coming! Have you planned your holiday yet? Are you already dreaming of sunny beaches and lazy days? I guess most of us who are able will plan the usual beach holiday, or maybe something slightly more adventurous. But, have you ever thought about using your holiday to do something more? And what if…

The sun is here (well, as much as we get in the UK)! People you’ve not seen all winter are coming out from ‘hibernation’ in front of TVs, log fires and blankets. Fair-weather runners and cyclists have returned to the streets. And people are dining ‘al fresco’ in gardens and on streets all around the…

God uses individuals A couple of Sundays back we looked again at what it means to be a Witness for Jesus. Of course we know that Jesus says “You will be my witnesses“ (Acts 1:9). The interesting thing is that there is no exclusion or exception clause in that. The reality, as I mentioned that…

Members Meetings should be about more than reports and voting. They should be a place where we celebrate together God’s goodness to us as we look back, where we look forward as the leaders share where God is directing us to take the church, and above all where we pray for God’s powerful work in…

I wonder who you would follow? It’s amazing how often we choose to follow people we’ve hardly met! The recipe that we hear of on TV from a TV Chef, though you’ve never been to a restaurant of theirs; The advice of a random person you pull up to on the street to ask directions…

These are words that most people look forward to. There is something so wonderful about coming back home after time away. Even if it’s only after a day away at work rather than weeks away, coming home is so comforting – ‘Home, sweet home!’. I wonder if you’ve ever thought of church as ‘home’? Of…

Small is beautiful essential Like many churches Cambray Baptist Church has Small Groups. And like many other churches Small Groups can look just like various other ministries in the church, such as Men’s ministry or Children’s work: if I’m in that category or interested in that sort of work I can get involved, but if…