This is a song about salvation. When we choose to lay down our self-centredness and instead embrace Jesus and put him in control of our lives, we invite Him toContinue readingTaken Over
A Feast of Faith at Messy Church
On Saturday at Messy Church we explored the Bible story of the Road to Emmaus. Two disciples were on the walk to Emmaus, they were so entrenched in their depressionContinue readingA Feast of Faith at Messy Church
Writing Songs in Church
On Sunday I was leading the all age Celebration service at church. We try to make these gatherings interactive so I invited the congregation to help me write a worshipContinue readingWriting Songs in Church
Sermon: The Kingdom of God over Creation
Recently I have been digging into what the Bible says about creation and our ecological responsibilities as Christians and followers of Jesus. My local church is currently preaching a seriesContinue readingSermon: The Kingdom of God over Creation
Sermon: The Joy of Faithful Service
There is joy to be found in living a life for Jesus! In living a life of faithfulness and service. In this sermon Matt uses Matthew 25:19-23 to speak aboutContinue readingSermon: The Joy of Faithful Service
Sunshine
This is an upbeat happy song that celebrates freedom, salvation and relationship with Jesus. It uses eye catching metaphor and imagery as well as giving a foot-stomping melody that willContinue readingSunshine
Precious
As well as writing songs that are rich in theology and are neatly packaged as a complete ‘song’, I also like writing refrains that carry a prophetic edge that canContinue readingPrecious
Learning about Spiritual Armour at Messy Church
We had another fabulous Messy Church on Saturday. It was great seeing everyone again after what has seemed like a LONG time since our last Messy Church! This time weContinue readingLearning about Spiritual Armour at Messy Church
Have You Heard?
It was leading up to Christmas and I was struck again by how amazing God-becoming-man really was. How He chose to come as a helpless baby, not in great pompContinue readingHave You Heard?
Sermon: Mary of Bethany – Comfort
Continuing the 3-part sermon mini-series looking at Mary of Bethany, Matt explores how Jesus comforts Mary and her sister after the death of their brother Lazarus. Watch the video…