[This reflection by Dazz Jones was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 31/Aug/2025]
Have you ever stood at the edge of something new and felt your stomach twist with nerves? A new school year, a new job, a difficult conversation, or even just a season of life that feels unfamiliar. In moments like these, we might ask ourselves: Do I have what it takes?
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[A ‘Tuesday Challenge‘ originally prepared for the congregation of Horley Baptist Church during August 2025]
What is the relationship between your spiritual life and your daily activities? Or, to put it another way, if your faith does not affect your lifestyle, your work-ethic and your politics, is it anything more than a hobby?
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[This reflection by Dennis Ginter was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 24/Aug/2025]
I’ve had this on my mind for several weeks. Reading some of the 19th century ‘Unspoken Sermons’ of George McDonald (not light reading!), I was convinced perhaps, of his most important principle: to PUT OFF obeying the Father’s instruction is the same as DISOBEYING it.
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[A ‘Tuesday Challenge‘ originally prepared for the congregation of Horley Baptist Church during August 2025]
About two months ago[1] we considered the impact that the news of Israel’s defeat by the Philistines in 1070BC had had on Eli, the high priest at that time. Israel’s most important religious artefact had been captured and two of Eli’s sons had perished in the battle. Their deaths were a punishment for the disreputable way in which they had discharged their responsibilities as priests.
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[This reflection by Chris Ginter was published in the weekly news bulletin of Horley Baptist Church, 17/Aug/2025]
Come To Jesus and Live!
When we attended the Baptist Church in Edenbridge there use to to be a gentleman who always said: “One touch from the King changes everything”.
In Luke 19: 1-10, Zacchaeus encountered Jesus, Jesus changed Zacchaeus’ life just by speaking with him, and taking notice of the condition of his heart.
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[A ‘Tuesday Challenge‘ originally prepared for the congregation of Horley Baptist Church during August 2025]
The people that do know their God shall be strong.
Daniel 11 v32 [KJV]
When we think of the book of Daniel it is likely that we think of lions who lost their appetite, three fire-resistant fellows or a statue with fractured feet. Indeed, even people with little or no knowledge of the Bible will probably recognise those events, but what of the rest of the book? How many of us who claim to be familiar with the Old Testament know much about the content of chapters 7 to 12?
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