Remembrance Day 2018 Today is the 100th anniversary of the ending of the Great War. Of course we know it better as World War One. Casualty figures for WW1 were about 40 million. That’s 40 million mothers who grieved for the loss of sons and daughters they had gone through the pains of child […]
This is love: not that we loved God, but that God loved us and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. Matthew 24:14-30
At the heart of who we are, of how we live, is our own self-centeredness. Let’s call it the Tyranny of Mine. Our selfishness, our fear, denies that God really is the provider of all that we need – and therefore it robs us from living an abundant and fulfilling life. And Matthew 21:33-46
Jesus’ call to be Salt and Light is sometimes seen in the context of personal holiness. However it is so much more than that. It is a call to live in community and to be God’s transforming love and peace to the world Matthew 5:13-20 John 13:34-35
God does extraordinary things through ordinary people. We explore how God worked through Joseph. Matthew 1:18-25
Society makes laws for the good of all (eg the road rules) God gives humankind laws for the good of all too. The problem comes, though, when we think we gain God’s favour by our keeping of these laws. That was the Pharisees’ problem. They were self-righteous. But Jesus teaching – especially in his Sermon […]
Hearing from God is about more than having a supernatural experience. It is about hearing to the still small voice of the Holy Spirit, and letting that voice change your life John 21:15 Matthew 10:21-22 Psalm 139:1-24 Romans 6:15-18
When conflict comes, our default position is to point the finger and highlight the flaws and failures of the other person. But – as real as these may be – Jesus gives us a new way of way of operating. And it’s a key to living in forgiveness and peace. The key is to first […]
In teaching his disciples to pray, Jesus said, “Forgive us our sins AS we forgive those who sin against us”. Why the AS? This message explores more deeply why the AS is so important. Matthew 6:12
Matthew 18:21-35 Forgiveness is tough. Jesus says we are to forgive “70 times 7” times. But what does that mean and how do we do it? This message explores the reasons and importance of why we forgive.