Peace – its nature and mission
Gerald speaks from John 20:19-31 concerning the peace that Jesus offered his disciples – its nature and its mission; about the church continuing the mission of Jesus and being resourced by the Holy Spirit.
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Easter Day – Christ is Risen
Allen speaks of Luke’s account of the resurrection and the apostle Peter’s words and actions. Luke 24:1-12
Palm Sunday Expectations
The Triumphant Entry of Jesus Christ celebrated on Palm Sunday is a moment brimming with hope, expectation and uncertainty. How will we respond to the Easter story this year? Sid Bridges offers an ‘adult’ compliment to his Palm Sunday all-age talk.
All that Jesus said and did – Matthew 24:36-44
Jesus uses the example of a fig tree when speaking to his disciples about what signs there will be that indicate the ‘end of the age’ “as it was in the days of Noah”.
All that Jesus said and did – Matthew 22:15-22
In this encounter of Jesus, with the Pharisees in Matthew 22, he is questioned about taxes. In response Jesus points out that there is the Kingdom of this world and the kingdom of God. As Christians we have a dual citizenship characterised by duty to the one a devotion to the other. Jan points out […]
All that Jesus said and did – Matthew 22:1-14
Allen sets the context for Jesus’ parable(s) of the wedding banquet exploring the meaning of the parable and asking questions from the congregation (some of these are hard to hear but Allen’s replies make clear their questions. He draws us to understand that all are invited bad and good, that the wedding dress of ‘righteousness’ […]
All that Jesus said and did – Matthew 21:33-46
Tim Wetherfield continues in ‘All that Jesus said and did’ from Matthew. In speaking of God’s love in sending his Son he also makes the connection between the religious leaders and calls us to pray for our leaders in the nation.
All that Jesus said and did – Matthew 21:18-27
Peter speaks about the integrity of the text and the significance of Jesus words and actions when seen in the context of the Old Testament’s prophetic expectations. The effect of slicing the text into paragraphs and verses with interpolated paragraph headings often distracts from the bigger story. Here faith and doubt are juxtaposed in a […]
God’s Glory Shared
Sid Bridges shares with us from 1 John 5:1-12. Focusing on “the incarnate God”, he reminds us that God is for all of us, He is interested in our story. Using the Old Testament story of the Israelites we are reminded that life in Christ is like life in the Promised Land – one in […]
God’s Glory Shared 2.
The readings before this talk were Romans 3:9-12, 17-26 and Matthew 22:34-40. Lis uses a personal example of how she experienced undeserved grace in a number of ways last week. Key to our restoration (salvation) is an acknowledgement of our personal sin and of the unmerited grace that God offers us in Jesus.