Life is full of good and bad times.  All of these are part God's sovereign plan for our lives.

In his old age Solomon looks back over his life and all he had done and achieved and he makes a statement we all think at one time or another: it's all meaningless. But how does this work when we look at life as Christians?

Mary and Joseph were faithful to the Lord and through them we saw the miracle of God made flesh.

In this short message Derek speaks of the grace of God that came through Jesus and the way the word works in an opposite manner to grace.

Isaiah 8 speaks of conspiracies against God and the peace that comes only through fearing Him.

Jesus speaks of a great division and persecution that comes when because of Him.  Why is the Gospel really so offensive?

Jesus sends out his disciples on a mssion to proclaim the kingdom, but this mission is not just for them - it is for us too!

Today we explore where we find our identity, we see our saviour Jesus Christ identifying with our Humanity, Christ identifying with our temptation and Christ identifying with our sin by bearing it on the cross. It is Jesus who gives us our identity and in him that our hope is found!

In this sermon we explore the character of John the Baptist, the struggle of doubt as Christians, the fulfilment of Old Testament prophecy through Christ and Jesus as our eternal prophet. 

Derek continues to talk about Jesus the Good Shepherd and the way we are to be shepherd to one another.