Isleworth Congregational Church
Twickenham Road, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 7EU, United Kingdom
by Rev. Antony W. Ball Job is my, perhaps surprising, choice as a ‘Biblical Hero’ – but he does seem to me to satisfy the heroic criteria listed in the first article of this series. Apart from in the book which bears his name, he’s mentioned only twice in the OT (Ezek 14:14,20), where there […]
Read on...By Rev. Antony W. Ball They drew lots and the lot fell on Matthias,who was then assigned a place among the twelve apostles. Acts i 26, NEB I’ve never “done the lottery” – not because of any high-principled objection to gambling (I’ve occasionally taken part in raffles) but because I’m too ‘careful’ with money (mean?) […]
Read on...by Donald A.G. Burling There is a well-known story of a farm labourer who had heard a sermon on sin. When asked what the preacher had to say about the subject, he replied “Oh, he was agin it”. This was thought funny, because of course any preacher would be against sin, However, that was […]
Read on...Yes! We did it at last! It really should be customary rather than a cause for celebration, but last Wednesday evening we held a ‘proper’ Church Meeting, following three months of being inquorate. Inevitably much on the agenda was routine rather than exciting, but we were able to ‘tick off’ several items which have been […]
Read on...by Rev. Antony W. Ball While the day of Pentecost was running its coursethey were all together in one place,when suddenly there came from the sky a noiselike that of a strong driving wind,which filled the whole house where they were sitting.And there appeared to them tongues like flames of fire,dispersed among them and resting […]
Read on...by Donald A.G. Burling Spring and summer are a time of growth. Flowers bloom, trees and plants flourish – and so do the weeds. The grass needs continual cutting, if you like to have a lawn looking like a bowling green. The crops on which our lives depend show signs of life as they begin […]
Read on...We’ve had a blessèd Easter – in most ways. We gathered around our Communion Table (literally!) on the evening of Maundy Thursday to commemorate the Last Supper – a ‘faithful few’ of us (around half a dozen) listened again to some of Jesus’ words spoken on that fateful evening and shared the bread and wine […]
Read on...by Phil Andrews I became a member of Isleworth Congregational Church towards the end of the previous millennium, having reconnected with the Church following a chance encounter with the then Secretary Pat Burch in the spring of 1998. I say “reconnected”, because I had previously been involved with Isleworth Congregational as a teenager back in […]
Read on...by Rev. Antony W. Ball Most Christians know the story, which John tells in the last chapter of his Gospel, about Jesus inviting seven of His disciples to have breakfast with Him on a beach by the Sea of Tiberias. It was happening some time after the resurrection – they’d seen the risen Jesus a […]
Read on...by Phil Andrews It’s a shame that the relatively impressive turnout for our Easter Sunday morning services would appear to have triggered an outbreak of worship-fatigue just at the wrong moment, leaving our pews all but deserted by the time the evening had come around. Those who agree with me that Antony’s sermons typically range […]
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