Alan Kelly

"...followers of Jesus have a spiritual passport that allows us to experience perfect peace." Peace is hard to find.  Planet earth and the environment is at risk. News of wars still dominates our news. Life is full of difficulties and…

This is the third of our short Vision 2023 teaching series and today I am going to try and answer the question "Why Worship?" This message brings a range of voices that speak to us of the deep mystery of what worship is…

 "I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people." Luke 2:10 2023 is the Year of the King. Charles will be coronated in May as king over GB and Ireland. Our first king for 70…

"Do we have room for Jesus?" As we approach Christmas, the nativity story reminds us of some beautiful but challenging truths. With all the business, like the innkeepers of Bethlehem, do we have room for Jesus? The hope of that first Christmas…

 Jesus' words were full of grace and He came to bring grace and truth. This talk is the last in our 10 week series on "one another's" and concludes with a focus on how we should speak to one another and the…

We need to discover the "Power of the Pause"  The eighth talk in our "One Another Series" this week focuses on the challenge to "Bear with one Another". To do this we need to discover the "Power of the Pause". Jesus came…

The kindness of God has been revealed supremely in Jesus Christ. As followers of Christ we are commanded to be kind to one another just as God has been kind to us. And the wonder of God is that through His Holy…

There is a battle going on for the bible. We must recognize it, engage in it and win it. If we don't like the followers on the road to Emmaus we might drift away from Jesus. But if we win it, we…

Like the duckling the church has a destiny and purpose that is both beautiful and powerful. People and society may have a low view of church, and sometimes for good reason. It can be pretty ugly at times.But like the ugly duckling it…

At its best church is inexplicably attractive What is your vision of church? Many in today’s society have a dim view of church and its influence, or lack of it, through history and in today’s world. But Jesus had a…