Mark 8:1-21 What hardens our hearts and stops us seeing Jesus? What about our relationship with Jesus and our tendency to fall back on the way we used to do things? When we see the goodness of God in our lives why do we so easily take control back into our own hands? Standing on God’s […]
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 3:21-26 John 3:1-15, Righteousness credited Do wrong things matter? Yes, God pronounces us guilty! Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Accept his sacrifice for you and God pronounces you righteous!
The introductory reading to this talk is Mark 1:9-15. The urgency in Mark’s gospel in indicated by his use of the word ‘immediately’ – some forty times. Simon Phipps explores the ‘grand plan’ of Mark’s gospel and the question Mark is answering: Who is Jesus? In our desire to be a disciple-making church Simon focuses […]
Gerald draws our attention to three things we can learn about God from John 1:1-14 – God is life, light and love. In the second part of his talk he draws our attention to the fact that God is looking. With the illustration of Holman Hunt’s The Light of the World he encourages the listener […]