Regular readers of this blog will know that I am passionate about the church. I have given many of the best years of my life to participating actively in churches which aim to restore the church to how it was designed to be.

Recently we have been preaching Sermons from Nehemiah at Jubilee Church which aim to promote this restoration in the church. Audio files of these are available free online. A few weeks ago in the series, Tope Koleoso highlighted the importance of us learning from the rebuilding of the walls the need for us to redefine the church. Anyone who is skeptical about the role of the church ought to listen to that sermon.

In what is possibly a first on the internet, my own sermon from last Sunday-available now online- mentioned blogging. It is now possible to hear online a blogger preaching in the real world about the fact that blogging will not replace preaching. The sermon was entitled 'Nehemiah 8- A passion for preaching' and could have been subtitled 'Why I am obsessed with preaching.' One of the things I said was: 'If you watch the Passion but dont have a preacher to explain it to you it won't help you' If you have watched the Passion, and want to listen to an explanation of the real meaning behind Jesus death, my previous sermon was entitled 'A mothers pain, the worlds gain' and may be of some interest to you this Easter.