4 Their appearance is like the appearance of horses, and like war horses they run. 5 As with the rumbling of chariots, they leap on...
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5 September 20251 September 2025
Joel 2:1-3
2 Blow a trumpet in Zion; sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming;...
4 September 20251 September 2025
Joel 1:13-20
13 Put on sackcloth and lament, O priests; wail, O ministers of the altar. Go in, pass the night in sackcloth, O ministers of my God! Because...
3 September 20251 September 2025
Joel 1:8-12
8 Lament like a virgin wearing sackcloth for the bridegroom of her youth.9 The grain offering and the drink offering are cut off from the...
2 September 20251 September 2025
Joel 1:4-7
4 What the cutting locust left, the swarming locust has eaten. What the swarming locust left, the hopping locust has eaten, and what the hopping locust...
1 September 20251 September 2025
Joel 1:1-3
During my sabbatical, which was predominantly a time of rest, I set myself one project, which was to translate Joel...
25 January 20251 September 2025
Our Week of Prayer – Prophetic Words
As we devoted last week to prayer, we were seeking God to worship Him and pray for the year ahead,...
23 December 202423 December 2024
Book Recommendations from December
One of the privileges of my job is time to read and study. And I love to read anyway in...
30 November 202427 January 2025
Book Recommendations from November
One of the privileges of my job is time to read and study. And I love to read anyway in...
9 September 202424 September 2024
Big Church Announcement: We’re Moving Venues
God has been so good to us! We launched Christ Church Fareham in September 2018 with an afternoon meeting at...
22 May 202322 May 2023
Faithful God
“So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the...
26 April 202327 January 2025
John Flavel: Despite our sinfulness in England, Christ still stands at the door and knocks
I love reading old Christian authors and was recently moved, as I read some of John Flavel’s writing. In his...
Mark 2 Bible Study Questions
If you want to come prepared to Life Group this week, why not read Mark 2 and have a think about.
Mark 1 Bible Study Notes
In the first verse of his Gospel, Mark tells us three things about Jesus. Firstly, Jesus is given the title Christ
Mark 1 Bible Study
Very excited to be transitioning to two life groups for the first time as a church. It’s a sign of how God has
Update: March 2019
I am very sorry to any readers who haven’t had an update in a long time. The truth is we’ve been.
1 Peter 2: 6 and Isaiah 28:16, Sorry for the Wordy, Technical Analysis
In verse 5, Jesus is described as angered and grieved. Note, anger and sadness are not sinful emotions.
Update: Week 2
Our second Sunday had a very different feel to the first, but was equally good and encouraging for us
Reflections on a Fantastic First Sunday
87 people joined us for our very first Sunday service as Christ Church Fareham. The room we’re using
God is exactly like Jesus, since Jesus is identical with God
I am currently reading Union with Christ by Robert Letham. Union with Christ is such a crucial Christian truth
Christ Church Fareham Make The Local Press!
We’re very thankful to Portsmouth News for publicising the launch of Christ Church Fareham with a local news article
A Hearty Desire to Pray
Here’s something not every New Frontiers Church leader will say: I sometimes use the Common Book of Prayer.
There are no words to describe how sweet this joy is
One of my favourite books is Religious Affectations, by Jonathan Edwards and
28 Days to Go
It was always my intention to blog the whole way through this process of planting a new church in Fareham.