Preaching Programme Summer 2024

We are all being sold stories all the time. But the stories don’t normally have a happy ending, though they claim to have. But in Jesus we have a far better story for every part of life.

When we are coming towards the ‘oldest old’ stage of life, how should we respond? Alan Pilbeam shares encouragement from God’s word for all.

How do we face what is often the most difficult point in our lives? The loss of a deeply loved one has huge impact. Yet God has given us so much to help us in this time.

We hear the reprimand “Be kind” a lot when we are children and our parents are seeking to mould us well. However, Kindness is also a call God makes to us. But how? How do I become Kind like God?

Sadly talk amongst Christians of ‘Generational Curses’ brings deep hurt and fear. Jesus came to “proclaim freedom for prisoners”, not to lead into fear. We need to understand properly that in Christ we are not and can never be under a ‘Generational curse’, but are given freedom.

What does a Spiritual Leader look like? It is so different from the leadership we are encouraged to emulate in industry, sport or on “The Apprentice”. Let’s examine what God says …

When Jesus tells us to “go into all the world”, how can I respond? What does it mean to engage in Mission for the ‘average Christian’? Lets think…

Looking back is sometimes really helpful in working out where you have got to. At the start of a new session we reflect on changes proposed and changes made in Cambray Baptist Church.

Because of excesses of some, the person and the work of the Spirit is sometimes downplayed by Christians. But Romans 8 gives fundamental reasons why we can’t do that, and for our spiritual health mustn’t do that…

God wants to do an amazing work in you! But, sadly, we can put up so many barriers to the work of God. But using Romans 12:1-2 we can see how God works and start to walk with Him in His work.

When we come to know Jesus as Saviour we start on a journey. We are saved eternally, and will be perfected, but God wants to transform our minds, hearts, actions – all of who we are – right here and now. And He is the one who does the work. The question is … am…

Works v Faith is a common contrast. James seeks to tackle this in his Epistle. Why is the right view important?