In the Beginning #1: Foundations for Life
This week we start our new sermon series in Genesis and spend all our time focusing on Genesis 1:1 – seeing the implications of how incredible it is that ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and earth’.
Read More14) Meet the King: Fully Trusting in Jesus’ Power (Mark 9:14-29)
Join Garry as he explores the story of Jesus healing the demon-possessed boy – and reflects on coming to Jesus just as we are, fully trusting in him, not in our own strength.
Read MoreMothering Sunday: The God who is our Refuge (Psalm 71)
Mothering Sunday (or Mother’s Day) is a special day for many, a day to celebrate mothers – yet for many it is a difficult day, a day of sadness and sorrow, for a wide range of reasons. Our passage today, Psalm 71, speaks of God as our refuge and our hope, giving comfort in our sorrow.
Read More13) Meet the King: Listen to Jesus about Suffering and the Cross (Mark 9:2-13)
Join us this week as we consider the amazing transfiguration of the Lord Jesus from Mark 9:2-13
Read More12) Meet the King: Cross-Centred Followers of Jesus (Mark 8:34-9:1)
What’s it like to follow Jesus? Join Phil as he explores Jesus’ call to ‘take up our cross and follow Him’ in Mark 8:34-9:1 – we’ll see that it’s tough to follow Jesus, but it’s also magnificent to follow Him!
Read More11) Meet the King: Who Do You Say That Jesus Is? (Mark 8:22-33)
All through Mark’s Gospel, the big question has been ‘Who is Jesus?’ – and in this week’s passage, things come to a head, as Peter answers that question, “You are the Messiah”. But what kind of Messiah is Jesus?
Read More10) Meet the King: Watch Out for Hard Hearts (Mark 8:14-21)
We continue our series in Mark’s Gospel as Phil considers Jesus’ warning about the ‘yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod’. Is Jesus talking about bread or something else? Listen in as Phil unpacks Jesus’ warning and shows how it applies to our current context.
Read More9) Meet the King: Jesus the Redeemer of the World (Mark 7:31-8:13)
Continuing our series in Mark’s Gospel, Phil looks at two stories that show that Jesus has come to save all kinds of people – to bring sight to those who are spiritually blind and bread to those who are spiritually hungry. There’s no-one ‘too bad’ or too hopeless to be saved by Jesus.
Read More8) Meet the King: A Gentile Woman Shows Great Faith (Mark 7:24-30)
Join James as he explore the story of Jesus’ meeting with a Gentile woman in Mark 7:24-30. This story raises questions for us – why does Jesus respond to her in the way he does? How should we react when we come across parts of the Bible we find hard to understand?
Read More7) Meet the King: Our Unclean Hearts (Mark 7:14-23)
‘The heart of the human problem is the problem of the human heart’ – is the focus of today’s passage. Join us as Phil unpacks some hard sayings of Jesus – but also reminds us that Jesus didn’t come for those who think they’re good enough, but for those who know they need help.
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