One of the oddities of ministerial life is that although as far as the Inland Revenue is concerned we ministers
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.
Preparing for death
A sermon on 1 Corinthians 15. Available to download as a PDF.
Continue readingDeath is not the end
A sermon on 1 Corinthians 15:20. Available to download as a PDF.
Continue readingSome day the silver cord will break
The other day when I visited my 92 year-old mother we talked about one of the hymns she would like
Continue readingIt’s God’s church
Next March I will have completed 21 years as the senior minister of Central Baptist Church, Chelmsford. Needless to say,
Continue readingMoney Talk
Preaching about money – and in particular preaching about giving money to the church – is more risky than walking
Continue readingJesus was not just a good man!
A sermon on Mark 2:1-12. Available to download as a PDF.
Continue readingBe Bold, Go Blue
My blog this week takes the form of an appeal for sponsorship which I have out to many of my
Continue readingDeveloping relationships among leaders
This coming weekend I am going away with my fellow leaders. There will be quite a number of us: for
Continue readingFamilies can be a real blessing
“Children are a gift from the Lord”, wrote the Psalmist, “they are a real blessing. The sons a man has
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