Anne Witton

missionary | writer | speaker

Category: Speaking

  • Chatting with Jon and Louise

    This week I had the privilege of virtually visiting Devon through the powers of Zoom and having a chat with Jon and Louise from Crossroad Seaton. I shared some of my story, we talked about how the culture around sexuality has changed, why biblical teaching on sexuality is good news and how churches can help…

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  • Hebrews 10: 23 – 25

    Our church verses of the year for 2021 are Hebrews 10: 23 – 25 “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the…

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  • Christianity and sexuality, can the church be inclusive? Critical Witness interview

    I recently had the privilege of appearing on the Critical Witness podcast to share a bit of my story and talk about sexuality, identity, mission, the gospel, and how the church can be truly welcoming to same-sex attracted people and invite them into a journey of radical discipleship. We had lots of fun and I…

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  • Adultery and lust – Matthew 5: 27 – 30

    As part of our Sermon on the Mount series at church, I gave a short talk on Jesus’ teaching about adultery and lust from Matthew 5: 27 – 30. Talk outline:

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  • God gives us… joy

    This is a short talk that I gave for Gateshead Central Baptist Church in advent 2020. Each week we focussed on a different word that is integral to life in Christ and mine was ‘Joy’!

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  • Rest

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    This post is based on a talk I did at the Student Life Hub on the subject of rest. What is rest? How do you like to rest?  Maybe you like to sleep, watch Netflix, do crafts, sport, music, get out in nature, meditate, read, or do some gardening… I’ve been trying over the last…

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  • Joel chapters 2 and 3 – A short talk

    This is the second half of my series on Joel, which I prepared for our online church service yesterday. It’s a 15 minute exploration of this fascinating prophecy and how it tells the story of God’s grand plan for his people, from creation in Genesis to new creation in Revelation.

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  • Joel chapter 1 – a short talk

    I preached at online church this morning on Joel chapter 1, which is a fascinating passage and very relevant in our current circumstances. You can watch below (13 mins) and the final part will be posted next week.

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  • Palm Sunday sermon: Matthew 21: 1 – 11

    This sermon was originally part of Durham Road Baptist’s online service on 5 April 2020. If you want to explore more about who Jesus is, the Bethinking website is great. Find a church near you on the Evangelical Alliance church finder page.

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  • Slavery or Freedom? Galatians 4

    Last Sunday I preached on this rich passage from Galatians. Here’s a rough transcript of what I said. You can also download the MP3 (15 mins) and PowerPoint from the church website. We’ve looked at 3 main themes in Galatians: The story of Hagar and Sarah and its symbolic meaning This helpful diagram by Mark…

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