It’s Time For Me To Boast

[This reflection by Michael Goble was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 21/Jun/2026]

A few Sundays ago I read these words from our Father God in the Bible. “For [My] power is being perfected [and is completed and shows itself most effectively] in [your] weakness”. And Paul added, “Therefore, I will all the more gladly boast in my weaknesses so that the power of Christ [may completely enfold me and] may dwell in me.” (2 Corinthians 12 v9 AMP) What hit me most was that if I was open and boasted about my weaknesses would I then be vulnerable to others about my shortcomings?
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Postcards from the Wilderness

[A ‘Tuesday Challenge‘ originally prepared for the congregation of Horley Baptist Church during June 2026]

Here are the stages in the journey of the Israelites when they came out of Egypt by divisions under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. At the Lord’s command Moses recorded the stages in their journey.
Numbers 33 v1-2 [NIVUK]

The 33rd chapter of the book of Numbers is, at first glance, one of those passages where we might wonder why it is included in the Bible. Of the 56 verses in the chapter no less than 41 are simply statements describing the Israelites leaving one place and arriving in another. So what can we learn from a travelogue from the 14th century BC?
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How Does God Guide Us?

[This reflection by Helen Ruffhead was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 14/Jun/2026]

As Martin reminded us in his sermon on 24th May, we need to start by spending time with God and listening to him. Martin also mentioned 3 ways of testing what we think God is guiding us to do, laid down by Pete Grieg on the Prayer Course:
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Essential Service

[A ‘Tuesday Challenge‘ originally prepared for the congregation of Horley Baptist Church during June 2026]

That day he made the Gibeonites woodcutters and water-carriers for the assembly, to provide for the needs of the altar of the Lord at the place the Lord would choose.
Joshua 9 v27 [NIVUK]

Last week we considered the implications of making promises from the perspective of the promise maker; our case study was based on the incidents recorded in the book of Joshua, chapters 9 and 10. However, the relationship between the Israelites and the Gibeonites did not end with the former rescuing the latter in a memorable and miraculous battle.
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The Hand That Wasn’t There

[This reflection by Martin Shorey was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 07/Jun/2026]

Some of you may have seen a recent video from the United States in which a police officer pulls over a female driver whom he suspects of driving without due care and attention. He asks her to wind down her window and tells her that he saw her holding a mobile phone in her right hand.
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Promises, Promises

[A ‘Tuesday Challenge‘ originally prepared for the congregation of Horley Baptist Church during June 2026]

After an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise.
Joshua 10 v9 [NIVUK]

In 1405BC, the route from Gilgal (near Jericho in the Jordan River valley) to Gibeon (in the central Judean highlands) was a gruelling, uphill march of approximately 15 to 20 miles. So why did Joshua do it? And who are ‘them’?
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