If you want to watch an excellent 8 minute review of the book of Hebrews go to the crew @ the Bible Project https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/hebrews/ What qualifies someone to be the greatest? The GOAT? The MVP? This week basketballer LeBron James finally eclipsed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the most prolific scorer in NBA history, breaking what was…
I don’t know how you feel about sequels, personally it’s hard for me to think of many movies where the sequel was as good as or better than the first. The cynic in me wonders whether Hollywood has mastered the art of pumping out “sequels” that are different enough from the original to make you feel like you’re watching something new, but…
Matthew 4:18-22 NIV18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 20 At once they left their nets and followed him. Now is it just me, or has the last few…
John 1:14 ‘The word became flesh and moved into the neighbourhood’.“For Christ’s love compels us” – 2 Corinthians 5:13–15 (NLT) In preparation for this series I was reminded of the story of an Australian couple who went to Bangladesh as missionaries. When Stuart and Margaret arrived in the country they were informed, by the missionaries…
Be careful how you live. This is Paul’s call to the believers at Ephesus and us today to live wisely. Can I just say it doesn’t come naturally. Paul in Romans has said previously that “although they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to…
Paul addresses five steps on how to be truly righteous and holy. The general governing principal is that we change wardrobes – off with the old and in with the new. There’s a splendid worship set with Kirra and the team, great conversation with Naomi Smith re LittleSteps and what they’ve been up to –…
What we see here is Paul engaging with the idea of our rights as followers of Jesus, but also our responsibilities as followers of Jesus.
Summer Stretch – “… a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith” Hebrews 12:1–3 (NLT) 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And…