Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians Returning from a holiday can mean many things – it has been nice to be away – but it is also...

I wonder if you have received any kind of greeting this morning? Did someone say to you “Good morning” on your way in? Have you used the...

We are living in very ungrateful days! We are living in a time when the giving of thanks for some service rendered is more a sign of...

In the opening verses of I Thessalonians 1 we are given a glimpse of the Apostle Paul’s method and pattern of prayer. 2 We give thanks to...

Verses 1 – 4 of 1 Thessalonians 1 have sent greetings to the Christians at Thessalonica from Paul, Silas and Timothy. Then the three...

We start this morning with a fairly provocative question – is Whiddon Valley Evangelical Church a MISSIONARY CHURCH? Do you know what I...

In the reading of God’s word a few minutes ago we read how the apostle Paul, the missionary to the Gentiles, had been arrested and almost...

This remarkable episode in Jerusalem early in the life of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ sets the scene for us this morning in our...

We have been introduced to the believers at Thessalonica in the first chapter of Paul’s letter to them. They were famous! Everyone had...

Sometimes it is possible to say very positive things using negative statements. It is not going to snow today! I do not have a headache....

Philippi was a city that Paul and Silas, missionaries of the Lord Jesus Christ to Europe, would never forget! Our reading in Acts 16 a...

The Apostle Paul was usually very reluctant to talk about himself. In 2 Corinthians 12 he says this in verse 11 I am become a fool in...

We begin this morning with a question. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF MISSIONS? WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH? AND WHAT DOES THE CHURCH HOPE...

John Wesley said, “the Bible must have been written either by God, or good men, or bad men, or angels, or devils. Bad men or devils would...

An eyewitness account by one of the few prisoners to have escaped from North Korea after being subjected to brutal torture in Klechen...

It is an interesting providence that brings us this morning to this 17th verse of the letter of Paul to the church at Thessalonica. 17...

Don’t we love it when a plan that we have made comes together and works out smoothly? Are we not pleased when our arrangements and...

Sheep are a common sight in the fields here in North Devon. At this time of the year they are in the fields low down, near to shelter and...

In 1 Thessalonians chapter 3 Paul was most concerned for Christ’s precious sheep that he had left behind in that city. He had expressed...

In 1988, one year before the fall of the iron curtain and the ending of repressive communism in many European countries, along with 5...