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Sunday 25 January
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11am: Dr Peter Masters
6.30pm: Pastor Pooyan Mehrshahi (Cheltenham)
Teaching Sermon Sunday 25 January 2026 | 11:00am
Where Are The Preachers?
"/>One of Paul's five utterly trustworthy sayings in the excellency of a longing to be a preacher of the Gospel. Here is the office of 'over-watcher' or elder, and we look particularly at the elder who labours in the Word, also called a pastor.
Teaching Sermon Sunday 11 January 2026 | 11:00am
God’s Will for Women
"/>Here are God's reasons why women may not be teachers in the church. Here also is how saved women are to be mightily blessed in saving a new generation, and in similarly supportive roles. The key is faith, love, holiness and sobriety (or self restraint).
Gospel Sermon Sunday 4 January 2026 | 6:30pm
The Gate to Life
"/>As salvation is a free gift of God, in what way must we strive for it? What makes it a narrow gate? Why do many seek to enter, and fail? Here are the hindrances, the way to enter, and the experience that awaits us.
Teaching Sermon Sunday 4 January 2026 | 11:00am
Christ is Pre-eminent
"/>It is often assumed that Paul is speaking here of the conduct of public gatherings, but this topic does not truly begin until verse 11. Before then we have pastorally precious and profound exhortations to all believers praying wherever they are.
Bible Study Wednesday 14 January 2026 | 7:30pm
Spiritual Lessons from the Flood
"/>'And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.'
Bible Study Wednesday 24 December 2025 | 7:30pm
The Sensing of Christ’s Presence
"/>We see in this study how beautiful pervasive perfume depicts the sensed presence of Christ, and how his biblical names (Shepherd, Husband, Friend, Prophet, Priest, King and Lord) lift the soul in all circumstances. There is no more moving theme for reflection.
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Articles
Guidance and Loyalty to the Local Church
Dr Peter Masters
Sometimes when believers decide where they would like to live or work, almost the last matter considered is their commitment to their church. Is it possible that our criteria for such decisions are out of line with the Lord’s?
The Pilgrim Concept
Dr Peter Masters
The concept of pilgrimage is tremendously important to the Christian, especially today when an increasing number of evangelicals advocate being ‘culturally relevant’, exhorting us to be like the world.
Beware of the Counsel of Gamaliel
Dr Peter Masters
Whenever wisdom is needed to assess the latest strange idea or movement to penetrate the churches, we hear the 'counsel of Gamaliel’ quoted - especially when there is no scriptural support for something.
Keeping the Church Separate from the World
Dr John Gresham Machen
‘..if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?' Our Lord demonstrates that if the sharp distinction between the church and the world is ever broken down, then the power of the church is gone.
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Books
Physicians of Souls
Dr Peter Masters
'Compelling, convicting, persuasive preaching, revealing God's mercy and redemption to dying souls, is seldom heard today. The noblest art ever granted to our fallen human race has almost disappeared.' Even where the free offer of the Gospel is treasured in principle, regular evangelistic preaching has become a rarity, contends the author.
Missionary Triumph over Slavery
Dr Peter Masters
We are told today that Christian missionaries of the past were tools of colonial oppression. The story of William Knibb shows how wildly wrong this is. Persecuted by British rulers in Jamaica because he opposed settlers’ abuses, he was pivotal in swinging public opinion behind legislation to end slavery.
Nearly a Christian
C H Spurgeon
'The greatest tragedy must be the person who dies just outside the gate of life. They are standing just outside, but not stepping over the threshold themselves. Almost saved - but altogether lost.' For someone who has yet to accept Christ as their Saviour, reading this book could be the most important step they ever take.
The Power of Prayer Meetings
Dr Peter Masters
Why does the Lord want us to pray together? Will an undersized prayer meeting really blight a church? What should be the style and content of prayer? What form should the meeting take? This booklet shows why corporate prayer is commanded by Christ and given unique promises; an appendix shows why women should participate.