Great Blessings, Great Risk

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

From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.
Luke 12 v48 [NIVUK]

In some social circles the opulent display of worldly wealth can bring admiration and an encouragement for others to emulate such success. However, it can also arouse jealousy and attract the attention of people with intentions of a less noble variety. Equally importantly, being blessed with worldly success can bring a risk of pride or complacency.
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Growing Older, Growing More Alive

[This reflection by Dennis Ginter was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 08/Nov/2026]

A couple of Sundays ago, Rob Bell drew our attention to the rich variety in our church. We are people of every race, nationality, economic background, education, sexual orientation …and AGE! I’m going to be 87 next spring and, naturally, I’ve begun to consider that fact.
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To Sleep or not to Sleep?

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

Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
Luke 22 v46 [NIVUK]

The change of the clocks at the end of last month gave many people in the northern hemisphere an extra hour overnight. Anecdotally, it seems that this is often used as an excuse for an additional hour’s sleep, but that may not be the best use of the time.
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Hope

[This reflection by Dazz Jones was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 01/Nov/2026]

You might have missed it, but last week a guy called Rob stood up on stage at HBC and preached a really simple, but utterly profound, idea:

He said that those of us who follow Jesus, we have hope.
He said we have it.
Which is simple enough to hear but incredibly powerful to understand.
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Did You Get the Message?

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

For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth.
Malachi 2 v7 [NIVUK]

In some Christian churches the weekly sermons are called ‘Messages’. The understanding is that the words of the preacher have been inspired by the Holy Spirit, albeit that they are being delivered by a fallible human.
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There’s No Doubt About It

[This reflection by Michael Goble was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 25/Oct/2026]

I came across this bible verse the other day: “And have mercy on some who are doubting”.[1] Jude, who wrote this in his short letter in the New Testament, had no doubt about his half-brother Jesus being the Son of God and why he came. He had seen the death and coming back to life again of Jesus. After that he heard all that the risen Jesus taught about His death and resurrection bringing forgiveness for our sins, if we believe in Him as our Saviour, with a guaranteed new life forever.
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