Dear all, I wonder what you think of on a Sunday straight after the Benediction. You have received by faith God’s declaration of blessing…then what? The lunch needs to be […]
Encouragement – Minister’s Letter Dec 25
Dear all at IPC, As we come to the end of this year, I’ve been thinking about one of my favourite characters in the Bible: Barnabas. This wasn’t his real […]
Dust – Minister’s Letter Nov 25
Dear all at IPC, What does God know about you and what does God remember about you? In Psalm 103:14 we are told that amongst the many things that God […]
Give us today our daily bread – Minister’s Letter Oct 25
Dear all at IPC, Every Sunday we say together what is commonly called the Lord’s Prayer, which is of course wrongly named. Jesus never had to pray this prayer, it’s […]
You keep him in perfect peace…- Minister’s Letter Sept 25
Dear all at IPC, I was recently with an elderly friend who I visit. When I arrived he was unusually agitated, getting up to check the windows were shut, muttering […]
Stuck – Minister’s Letter Aug 25
Dear all at IPC, One of the great struggles of the Christian life is when situations don’t change, when there is the realisation that unless God powerfully intervenes in an […]
You help us by your prayers’ – Minister’s Letter June 25
Dear all at IPC, In 2 Corinthians 1:11 there is a beautiful little phrase, “You also must help us by prayer”, the NIV translates it as “You help us by […]
One of us – Minister’s Letter May 25
Dear all at IPC, In the last month I’ve found real help in thinking on the humanity of Jesus, to spend time meditating on him. We’ve seen in Hebrews, “He […]
How much is your church worth? – Minister’s Letter April 25
Dear all at IPC, Last week, I was with a friend who is not a Christian and we were discussing the prices of properties in Ealing. He asked me, “What […]
Thank you – Minister’s Letter – March 25
Dear all at IPC, In spending time with an older Christian Minister recently, I’ve been struck by how thankful he is. His circumstances are difficult, he is fast approaching the […]
