Recorded on the Sunday following the death of her late majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Tim also reflects on this penultimate Sunday before the retirement of Rev Peter Cunliffe after 20 years in the parish, the time of change we face together with children changing schools leaving home or university and the knowledge that we g=face […]
In this talk Allen summarises the authority of Jesus as expressed in Mark chapters 1 and 2 goes on to explain Sabbath and Jesus authority over that. He explains that the fourth commandment is about us and God’s gift of a day of rest as we are created in God’s image. The religious leaders at […]
Mark 2:1-12 Mark speaks about the authority of Jesus to forgive sins demonstrated in the healing of a paralysed man. In this Jesus declares his divinity – that he is the Son of God and has such authority. Here too Jesus shows his ability to look into the human heart. When God reigns in our […]
Mark 1:40-45 In this fourth in the series, Tim considers the healing of lepers, their social isolation and the reversal in position as Jesus retreats to isolated places. He considers the differences between the ten lepers healing in Luke’s account and the one in Mark’s, and asks for our reflection on taking Jesus for granted.
This third in the series was given in an All-Age service. Mark 1:29-39 Jesus at home in Capernaum demonstrates the presence and reality of the kingdom of God.
Rosie speaks about the resurrection of Jesus, the place of faith and doubt, and the role of women in being the first ones to hold the good news.
Peter addresses a full church on Easter Day. John 20:1-18
Dipping our toes into Romans. Romans 6:1-14 The Christian life is not a competition in which, in our own effort, we strive to attain a standard. Grace is the undeserved privilege of being made right with God. Paul re-echoes these truths here in Romans 6, that we are made alive in Christ. His basic message to […]
Dipping our toes into Romans. Romans 5:1-11 The place of undeserved privilege is the position in which we stand when we are ‘in Christ’. This passage can be seen as looking at the past, the present and the future. In the past we are declared “not guilty” in Christ; in the present we are continually being […]
Righteousness has always ben the gift of God through faith: Abram, David,Peter and Paul are mentioned as examples. When repentance is expressed God in his mercy operated through grace and grants forgiveness and a new status in exchange. Romans 3:21- 4:8