“When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to
Continue readingAuthor: Paul Beasley-Murray
Paul is the chairman of Ministry Today, as also the College of Baptist Ministers, and from 1993 – 2014 was Senior Minister of Central Baptist Church, Chelmsford. He can be contacted at paul@paulbeasleymurray.com.
I am the Alpha and the Omega
A sermon on Revelation 1:8. Available to download as a PDF.
Continue readingWill we know one another?
Will we know one another when we die? This was the concern of a good friend whose sister-in-law is in
Continue readingGrief – the price of love
Grieving is part of the cost of loving and the normal response to the loss of a significant person in
Continue readingSeeing God face to face
In Common Worship: Services and Prayer for the Church of England there is a beautiful post-communion prayer to be said
Continue readingReadings for a Wedding
Whereas in the past readings at a church wedding were almost exclusively taken from the Bible, today it is common
Continue readingThank God no matter what happens
The end of one year and the beginning of the next is often an occasion in church life for thanksgiving
Continue readingThe message of the angels demands a thoughtful response
At carol services up and down the country yet again millions will hear the angel of the Lord declare, “To
Continue readingA Christian wedding, not a church wedding
Next Sunday instead of being at a carol service I will be at a wedding. Although it will not be
Continue readingMake the most of Ministry Sunday
Traditionally the third Sunday in Advent has been associated with the ministry of the church. On this day the lectionary
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