The fourth part of ‘The Road to Calvary’ series from the Gospel of Mark.
Have you seen his glory? Have you given him glory? As we approach Easter through John’s Gospel, we have to see it. Easter is about remembering his greatness and getting everything back into perspective. It is to have an elevated opinion about Jesus. It is to see his holiness. It is to appreciate God’s love.
The Shepherds are a well-known part of the Christmas story. But do we need them? What do they add to the story? What might we miss if they were not? Our sermon considers that as shepherds they point us to Jesus, the true and good shepherd. But they are also normal everyday people like all […]
The chapter starts with the leaders making asking Jephthah to be their leader against the enemy. Before the battle, Jephthah makes a tragic vow regarding the sacrifice of whoever would come out of his home when he returns in victory. He returns and is greeted by his daughter. We ask ‘Why does he make this […]
‘In a commonplace environment, at an inappropriate hour.’ This is the title of a social experiment considered where people missed the beauty of what took place because of where & when it took place. We look then at the commonplace event of a baby being born in a stable in Bethlehem at the inappropriate time […]
Moving towards Christmas we look at one of the prophecies regarding Jesus birth. Found in the first chapter of Matthew it is originally found in Isaiah 7 and concerns the coming of Immanuel, born of a virgin. A familiar passage, as is the whole Christmas story. Yet, has the good news of Jesus coming become […]