Yesterday I spoke at my home church, Central Baptist Church, Dundee in my series of Postcards from the Prophets on Elijah at Mount Horeb from 1 Kings 19 titled “Running on Empty”. In it I sought to outline Elijah’s external persecution and internal despair along with his encounter with the whispering God. Through it all I sought … Continue reading »
Is there any recognition, respect or approval that someone can give me that will make me feel valued? Is there anything that I can achieve that will make me feel more valued by, and important to, God? Is there any height of ministry effectiveness that will make me feel like my life was significant? Is there … Continue reading »
I recently spoke at my church on the next in my series on Elijah. This time Elijah is facing the prophets of Baal, King Ahab and the people of Israel at the top of Mount Carmel. Its a classic passage from Israel’s history and I focussed on 1) A guilty silence (ie the people who … Continue reading »
In the evening last Sunday I preached on Elijah meeting Odadiah, the fourth in my series of Postcards from the Prophets and used this encounter to ask some questions about a Christian’s view of civil disobediance, including looking at Martin Luther King Jr and Oscar Schindler. You can access the sermon here and the slides here.
Last Sunday I preached on Elijah meeting the widow of Zarepheth from 1 Kings. It was the third in my series of Postcards from the Prophets. The sermon is available here and the slides here.
Here is a sermon I preached on 13th March 2011 at Central Baptist Church, Dundee. It is the second in the series titled Postcards from the Prophets, looking at key moments in the life and ministry of the prophets. In this message I focussed on how the final words of Jacob to his son Judah were remarkably fulfilled hundreds of years later and why this is relevant to us in the 21st century. Continue reading »
After a busy start to the year I have taken a break from preaching over the last two months. From July I will be back into preaching again as I try and find the right balance between family, work and ministry commitments. So, I have added a couple of new dates to the preaching calender – http://martynlink.wordpress.com/sermons/. Hopefully I’ll be able … Continue reading »
Here is a sermon I preached at Tayside Christian Fellowship on the 13th February 2011. It was the first in a series they were doing on Jesus – Saviour, Lord and King. The sermon is titled Jesus As Saviour and was taken from Colossians 1.9-14, the audio is available here.
If you live in Scotland and want to brush up your preaching then you might want to attend Potential Preachers Workshop. Its being organised by 2 Timothy 4 trust – an organisation aimed at strengthing the quality of preaching in Scotland. I sat under the ministry of Peter Grainger for 10 years at Charlotte Chapel and … Continue reading »
I also spoke in the evening of the 1st August at CBC. My evening message was an apologetic argument that unlike how many view Christianity today in the UK, it is actually a reasonable faith. The themes within this message have been brewing within me for many years and are a response to the increasing … Continue reading »
