WELCOME STRANGER | Agabus – Trust in true Spiritual Gifts |  Acts 11:27-30, 21:10-12 | Ian Clarkson

WELCOME STRANGER | Agabus – Trust in true Spiritual Gifts | Acts 11:27-30, 21:10-12 | Ian Clarkson

Ian Clarkson continues our Welcome Stranger series by looking at Agabus who can be found in Acts 11:27-30 and Acts 21:10-12

Very likely an Elder in the Jerusalem Church, he is recorded in two incidents, both of which occurred outside Jerusalem – the first in Antioch and the second in Caesarea by the Sea. An early church prophet who bought the first prophetic prediction in Acts of famine (which subsequently happened) but on his say so, a huge collection was made. The second prophecy was 15 years later concerning Paul’s death, which everyone accepted as true. A man who used his Spiritual Gifts with evident credibility which built the trust of the church. How does our credibility bear up?

One Body Many Parts | 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 | Ian Clarkson

One Body Many Parts | 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 | Ian Clarkson

Ian Clarkson considers what it means to be one body with many parts looking at 1 Corinthians 12:12-27.

This talk was given at a gathering lead by the young people of FFMC which included a dramatic reading of 1 Corinthians 12:12-27, sadly we’ve not been able to include the reading because a number of the readers did not have microphones, so can’t be heard.

He who raised Jesus from the dead | Romans 8:11 | Ian Clarkson

He who raised Jesus from the dead | Romans 8:11 | Ian Clarkson

Ian Clarkson continues our INVITATION TO GOD series which asks the question: “So what is God REALLY like…”.

In this message Ian is looking at Romans 8:11 which says:

 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.

Pentecost – The Generous Father | Acts 2, Matthew 7 | Ian Clarkson

Pentecost – The Generous Father | Acts 2, Matthew 7 | Ian Clarkson

On Pentecost Sunday 2017 Ian Clarkson considers the gift of the Holy Spirit as we celebrate the birth of the church looking at Acts 2 and Matthew 5.