The Upper Room – Page 6 – The Church at Hiraeth

The lost ring that turned up in the most unusual manner, Dilwyn and the storm, answers are sometimes more simple than we realise

Whenever I preach, I invariably use lots of illustrations from real life, and now we’ve got The Church at Hiraeth, nothing has changed.
Remembrance Sunday: Lest we forget

Now that we channel our spiritual focus through The Church at Hiraeth, nothing has changed.
The persecuted church, with personal stories from Ghana, Romania and the UK

Having travelled far and wide myself, there are a couple of personal stories from Ghana and Romania included.
Five Ways Methodist Church Lower Gornal, life’s seasons, be careful who you seek advice from

The final October 2025 service from the upper room features a visit to one of the Gornal Methodist churches, where I spoke on Tuesday just gone. Sadly, it will be my last preaching engagement there and that triggered the thoughts on life’s seasons. It’s good to seek counsel and advice but it’s very important who…
Debby leading the service in our ‘real’ church, acts of kindness, our loved ones who aren’t on the right path, Leaning On The Everlasting Arms

For the penultimate October service from the upper room, we again cover three separate topics, as per the heading above. Debby led the first part of the service last weekend at the church we attend and I captured some footage from that. The acts of kindness comes from an encounter with a 94-year-old lady this…
Website update, God has a plan for our life, belonging to a family

Welcome to the upper room and welcome to another online service from The Church at Hiraeth. As always, there are lots of thoughts contained within the video and the heading always gives a broad insight. Away from the direct spiritual side is the mention that the ministry website has undergone a revamp over the last…
Lake Street Methodist Church, I prayed for three things and religion v relationship

This week’s online Sunday service from The Church at Hiraeth has three features, as per the heading above. I was preaching at Lake Street Methodist Church in Lower Gornal this week and there’s footage from the service in the video. As we left September behind, I prayed specifically for three things and, within a…
Creation (stick insects and the human body), be an encourager and the date of the second coming of Jesus Christ

My faith is very important to me and, for anyone who truly believes in something, they want to share with others. It’s a natural thing to do. If you’re passionate then you want to share the passion.
Does God speak to us through our conscience? Social media and AI, what is truth?

You can’t help but notice the growing influence that AI is having on our lives and, in particular, its impact via social media. More than ever, you can’t believe everything that you read – or see online. In the context of truth, that also features in this week’s service.
Charlie Kirk, Ministry ordination and I get knocked down but I get up again

With the tragic news of the assassination of the evangelical Christian, Charlie Kirk, this week, it’s only natural that there should be some reference in today’s service from the upper room at The Church at Hiraeth.