Dave is the Rector of the joint benefice of St Nicholas, Stevenage and St Mary, Graveley. He began his ministry in Stevenage in 2011.
What is strong faith? Who can have it? Where is a strong faith placed? We look at those questions and more as Philip Walker preaches at today’s service, from Matthew 15:21-28.
The disciples are out on the lake, they’ve been rowing all night against the wind and waves, and then Jesus comes walking out on the water and they are scared. We face different circumstances, but no less testing. What should we remember and what should we do. 2 things to remember here- and 7 challenges…
Affected by the death of John the Baptist and Herod’s implied threats, Jesus heads for peace and quiet, but finds a huge crowd waiting for him. Moved by compassion Jesus heals and teaches and then miraculously feeds vast crowd with just one boy’s packed lunch. It’s a well known miracle- the only one that appears…
We end our Advent sermon series with a talk from Revelation 22:1-21 with the title of the end of hope. That sounds bleak- and for some it will be. But right now a glorious hope remains. We hear what that hope is and how in Jesus our greatest hopes will one day be fulfilled. And…
We look at Revelation 21:1-27 today and see that whilst we might have some idea of what eternity or the glory of God or the beauty of the eternal church might be like, the final reality will be far greater than we can possibly imagine!