Sermons
Training for Such a Time as This
I and others have been thinking along the lines of us being in this place at this time for sucha time as this. (Esther 4:14)When we read Esther 2:12,13, we note that Esther and all the other young hopefuls weregiven a years’ beautifying before going in to the king.I...
Moses Came Down the Mountain
And when Moses came down the mountain…he was not aware that his face was radiant because hehad spoken with the LORD (Exodus 34:29-30)Moses’ face shone. And it wasn’t with sunburn. And it wasn’t because of the fresh pure mountain air– it was because he had been close...
Passion and Compassion
Love the Lord your God with all your heart…and tur neighbour as yourself. (Matthew 22:37-40)As creatures we are made with the potential for passion and compassion; passion for God –compassion for people – and self.compassion without passion is wet-and-watery;...
Footprints in the butter – Jim C
Footprints in the ButterWhen I consider your heavens, the moon and the stars which you have established, what isman that you are mindful of him?…you have made him a little lower than the angels (Psalm 8:3-5)An old joke I knew when I was a kid was, ‘how can you tell...
New Year Snippets – Jim
Baptised in The Holy Spirit. There comes one after me who is mightier than I, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I indeed baptised you in water, but He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit. (Mark 1:7,8) Baptizo – to immerse. Used of a...
Primary Importance – Jim C
Regrettably the church is – and always has been – prone to arguing over doctrine and ways of worship; is speaking in tongues necessary for salvation? Or did the gift pass away 2,00 years ago? Do we stand, sit or kneel in worship? These arguments are...
How to Deal with Being Offended – Jim C
And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us When we are hurt or angered or offended, it isn’t easy to forgive and to come to terms with both the offence and the offender. Things in our nature and our nurture – and in our past –...
A Stern Call to Discipleship – Jim
In writing these snippets I try to be positive and show the joy of the LORD. but an electric power source needs a negative pole as well as a positive. And this has been bothering me for some while now; causing me to search my heart and mind. Jesus says, quite...
The Twin Sisters – Jim
The twin sisters sent by God are Grace and Mercy. Mercy from God is not giving us what we deserve; Grace is giving us what we don’t deserve. Mercy is God stretching out his hand to someone who is repentant; of a sin, big or little – or a lifestyle. Have mercy...
Birth of Christ – Margaret W
BIRTH OF CHRIST (Not the way I would have arranged it!) The coming of the Messiah had been foretold in Old Testament times by many prophets, but I don’t think anyone, in their wildest dreams, would have expected events to unfold in quite this way. You just...
God’s Wonderful Dwelling Place
How lovely is your dwelling place, LORD Almighty. My soul yearns, even faints for the courtsof the LORD; my heart and flesh cry out for the Living God.The Temple – a mighty edifice; God’s Dwelling Place, a place where the Jewishpeople met from all over the Middle...
God’s Codes of Conduct
Exodus 20:1-20: Matthew 22:34-40Straight after Adam and Eve disobeyed the only order they had, God set out on arescue plan, a human would crush Satan, at expense to himself, Gen 3:15. Many long yearspassed; Abraham was called out of Ur and commissioned to start a...
Preparing for God the Holy Spirit
God has many and various ways in which he can give the power of the Holy Spirit to his people, but I feel a look at Acts One shows the way the brand-new church was led to prepare for the Day of Pentecost and perhaps have something for us to learn. Verses 4,5 Firstly,...
What is life?
What is Life – apologies to W H Davies What is life, if full of care,You have to rush around and swear. Gaze about, and, oh my lord!All that ironing on the board! I cannot find a single cup,we’re way behind the washing up! Can’t stop now, I must go!All the garden...
Renewal – Revival – Restore – Jim C
Just a few thoughts on Renewal and Revival, from Psalm 85: Restore us again, God our Saviour andput away your displeasure towards us. Restoration. Ali and I watch a lot of recycling programmes on TV, and restoration seems to be eitherrestoring something to its...
Half Full? Half Empty? Jim C.
We are not a perfect church. We are human though saved – if you have accepted the Lord. So wecan be fractious, clumsy, judgemental and wrong-headed. And the church is full of such humans.And it is far too possible to look in judgement about the sinful attitudes of...
Praise – Aileen H.
Reading - Psalm 150 We are here to praise God. We are here to bless God. We are here to thank God. No matter how jolly, sad, good, bad, busy, boring, confusing, worrying or yucky our week has been, or will be, how horrible or joyful events in the world, the...
Politicians & the Christian faith -Cheryl S.
Christians, this message is for you if you’re fed up with the constant ridiculing bypoliticians and celebrities. It can be very wearing seeing them try to drown out theTruth with their twisted views on life. Do they hate or fear the one who gave themlife? Whatever the...
Greatest of these – Jim C
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Jesus & MLK by Al
The Greatest of These by Jim C.
The first thing I ever preached on was love. And here I am again, preaching onlove. The sort of love we are talking about is agape; God’s love poured outupon us, and which we must then pour out to a lost, dying and confused world.And pour out onto the Church of Jesus...
But God series
Romans 5 6 - 11 But God has shown us how much He loves us – it was while wewere still sinners that Christ died for us!Of all the things we struggle with in life understanding and receivingGod’s love can be at the top of the list.Sometimes we need a reminder of how...
Welcoming Angels..by Cheryl
As we age, we look back and see the path we’ve come along and often rememberthe people who have guided and encouraged our steps and choices. Good familymembers, teachers and caring workmates have shone lights onto our path,sometimes unknowingly saving us from making...
Cleanse me.. by Jim
Wash away my iniquity and cleanse me from sin. (Psalm 51:2) In the good old days when I was fairly fit, I would go for a jog or a cycle ride. Or I would spend myprofessional life teaching kids to do various physical activities. I would arrive home all hot andsweaty...
Guard your heart.. by Jim
Above all, guard your heart (Proverbs 4:23)First guard your castle (Teresa of Avila)Guarding one’s heart is important, because out of the heart come all the negative and nastyemotions. But guarding it is not easy. We can put a strong lock, bolts and bars in the front...
An Altar by Jim C
An Altar ‘Despite their fear of the people around them, they built the altar and sacrificed burntofferings on it to the LORD’ (Ezra 3:3)The Israelites had had only just been allowed back home – and it was a very iffy situation. Thepeople were by no means...
Judging people by Neil J
Sitting in the cool peace and quiet of Insh Church during a time of prayer, the tranquillity was interrupted regularly by prolonged scrabbling and scratching noises coming unseen from middle of the building which were just loud enough to distract me, and annoy me. So...
Part 2 What is Revival? How do we get it? by Jim
Revival is an amorphous occurrence. It has been described as ‘a community saturated withGod.’ ‘A bringing back to life of an almost dead body.’ ‘A turning to love of God and people.’ Revivalscan be noisy, seemingly-chaotic occurrences. Or quiet, meditative...
Why We Need Revival by Jim
Taking a look around our society at large, even allowing for Media hyperbole, we see anation in terminal decline. Young men kil each other for very little or no reason. Thievery andshoplifting are at an all time high. Sexual morality is largely ignored, and immorality...
Master Craftsman by Cheryl
Bill could turn his hand to most crafts. The Scottish scenery encaptured him and our home frequently had the aroma of linseed oil as his masterpieces filled the walls. Later, learning to work...
Prayer & Brain activity by Jim
Prayer and Brain Activity - Jim Crompton A few years ago, some students in Denmark conducted some research into the effect ofprayer on brain activity using BOLD – Blood Oxygen Level Dependent imaging.Their results showed that there was heightened brain activity in...
Actually, I can – Cheryl Steele
My river of life was quite beautiful really. Having been with the same person since The Beatles, and Bill, wanted to hold my hand, I had not planned for widowhood. It came suddenly, one Thursday. I was stunned. My river had reached...
But God Series,
Psalm 73:25,26 ‘But God…’ Psalm 121What a great promise we have here. I wonder if I may start with some testimony – notbecause I’m anything special, but to show that God is very special, meets every individual wherewe’re at, will bring healing and teaching and cares...
Internal Combustion – Christ in us the hope of glory
Charles our minister happened to mention about knowing how an internal combustion engineworks.Basically it is induction, compression, ignition, exhaust.Or more simply – suck, squeeze, bang, blow.This can be made a metaphor of the Christian life.Induction...
Fire – by Jim C.
The burnt offering shall remain on the altar all night until morning. The fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must not go out…the fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out…the priest shall take up the ashes…outside the camp to a...
Hurrying and Waiting…and Stopping
Last Christmas (you have permission to sing!) was an absolute delight! All plans were blownout of the water by the arrival at 22:51 on Christmas Eve of our new grandson!We heard this news as we drove home from the Watchnight Service, just as ChristmasDay was...
Birth of Christ
(Not the way I would have arranged it!) The coming of the Messiah had been foretold in Old Testament times by many prophets, but I don’t think anyone, in their wildest dreams, would have expected events to unfold in quite this way. You just couldn’t make it...
Advent for Joseph..
Good morning Church!I read several things, including, you’ll be glad to hear, the Bible, in the pastcouple of weeks, in the run up to leading this morning. The first one I want toshare with you are words from a long haired, bearded, friendly man who wastalking about...
Heaven is a place on earth
Heaven is a place on EarthOoh baby, do you know what that’s worth?Heaven is is a place on Earth!They say in Heaven, Love comes firstWe’ll make Heaven a place on Earth. -Belinda Carlisle’s hit from the 1980s What will Heaven be like? When we are called to be full-time...
Acts 16
A few years ago Bill Steele, whom most of us will fondly remember kept asking me to lead the first part of service, and I kept saying hayi, niks, angifuni, aiyiwa, kana, no. Eventually I said yes and I started occasionally leading service. Then when Charles...
Word of encouragement
I came across these two pieces recently as part of my reading and while I know they are not new, they could be an encouragement to people. First, from St. John Chrysostom, one of the early church fathers. “The sun gives forth light; it cannot help doing so. Animals...
Angels Part 2
9th of January 2022 This is the Second sermon in the four part series by Rev Charles Finnie we pray it blesses you. If you have any questions please contact Rev Charles or any of our Elders, details can be found on the ‘Who we are page’. We encourage you to read the...
Angels Part 1
2nd of January 2022 This is the first of a four part series by Rev Charles Finnie we pray it blesses you. If you have any questions please contact Rev Charles or any of our Elders, details can be found on the 'Who we are page'. We encourage you to read the bible and...
The Transfiguration
Al teaches on Mark 9 2- 12 The sermon was a presentation with notes to go with it. The sermon notes and presentation can be found on the hyperlinks.
Jesus Acts Outrageously
Jim Crompton teaches on Mark 8 22- 26 Sermon can be found HERE.
Jesus feeds the 4000
Steve Aisthorpe teaches on Mark 8 1-11 sermon can be read HERE.
Jesus heals
Rev Charles Finnie teaches on Mark 7 31-37 Sermon can be found here.
Jesus is rejected at Nazareth
Rev Charles Finnie teaches on Mark 6 14 -29 Sermon can be found here.
BIBLE STUDY NOTES
The Kincraig Bible Study has been going through the names of God each week on a Thursday via Zoom . The discussions are always lead from the bible & centred around our individual experiences. These are the notes from the Bible Study prepared by the person leading...
Jairus’ Daughter
Last week we looked at the power that Jesus has over the demonic world. He cast 2,000 demons out of the maniac of Gadara. The results for this man were transformative for we see him cleansed, clothed and composed at the feet of Jesus. We...
Christian Life Today
It is no secret that we are living in a “World of trouble”, just step outside and look around, open a magazine or newspaper, turn on the TV or radio or just listen to people in the supermarket and it want take long to see and hear bad...
Carefully Taught
Sunday Service 14/02/21 Mark 3:20-35 There is a song in the 1949 musical South Pacific That has the following lyrics: “You’ve got to be taught to hate and fear. You’ve got to be taught from year to year. It’s got to be drummed in your dear little...
Jesus Heals a Man possessed by many demons
Mark 5 verses 1-20 7/02/21 That’s the power of love! The man who was possessed was across the other side of the lake, living in Gentile territory- not where Jesus would be expected to go, and amongst those who were seen as being ‘outside’ of God’s chosen people....
Our Prayers
Sunday Prayer 28/02/21 In 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 it says: Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Father God, we have so much to be grateful for, so much to praise you, our heavenly...
Jesus calls Levi & Eats with sinners
Todays message comes from Mark 2 13-17 shared by Steve. https://youtu.be/-EoY3tPVWus Mark 2 13 -17
Jesus’ Baptism & Temptation
Sunday Service 11/10/20 Mark 1:9 – 11 John’s role had been to prepare the people for a greater person, Jesus ...
The Preaching of John Baptist
All Age – John the BaptistSunday 4 October Mark 1:1-8 Good News Translation 1 This is the Good News about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God.[a] 2 It began as the prophet Isaiah had written: “God said, ‘I will send my messenger ahead of...
Psalm 45
Sunday Service 13/09/2020 This week we heard a message from Steve. If you would like to know more about Jesus please get in touch with us. May God bless you. https://youtu.be/1qS3IIgWQRM
Radical Christians
Sunday Service 30/08/20 Radical Christians - from Sunday 30th August 2020.In the early life of the church way back in the 1st century, when everything regarding church was a new discovery, we find in some of their experience what it was to be radical in terms of...
Sunday Service 30/08/20
This week we heard a message from Jim. Have a great week everyone. If you would like to know more about Jesus please get in touch with us. May you God bless you. https://youtu.be/zgo6bPYgY1Q
Quizzes & Questions
Sunday Service 2/08/20 Luke 12 verses 11 and 12 (NIV) (Jesus is speaking) “When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time...
9 Day Healing Novena – Jim Crompton
9 Days of Healing Prayer
Paul & Silas in prison
Acts 16:16-34 New Living Translation Sunday Service 19/07/20 16 One day as we were going down to the place of prayer, we met a slave girl who had a spirit that enabled her to tell the future. She earned a lot of money for her masters by telling...
The oldest book of the Bible? Job
Today's message was about Job - possibly the oldest book of the Bible - written perhaps 1000BC and dealing with questions of suffering - which may well borrow from even older wisdom sources. Job is a good man, and very wealthy - but how will he react if...
For such a time as this
For Such a Time as This Yet who knows that you have come to the kingdom for such astime as this? (Esther 4;14)For quite a while I have had ‘for such a time as this’ swilling round in my brain. Si I thought, ‘goto source.’ And although I had read the Book of Esther a...
Why Was It Necessary for Jesus to be Born of a Virgin?
When Adam and Eve broke the only rule the had been given, they infected the whole of their descendants. Someone described this as if you drop an aluminium jelly-mould and dent it, every jelly produced afterwards will carry the dent. I was born in...
The Virgin Mary had a Baby Boy
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God …to a virgin…named Mary…the angel said, ‘Hail, O favoured One…you will conceive and bear a Son and shall call his name Jesus’…’How can this be since I have never known a man?’ A fair question, and one people...
