Sermons
Jesus the Life Changer
Read this passage: Luke 19: 1-10. Let me give you some background information concerning this story. The Roman government have added Israel to their empire and were ruling over God’s people. One “divide and rule” tactic they would use was to appoint the natural inhabitants to do some of their dirty work; in this case […]
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Jesus the Disciple Caller
Read this passage: Luke 5:1-11 Amazing story – Jesus called those individual men to begin the work of telling the whole world about the love of God to every person. Bringing in all those fish, against advice of the experts (the fishermen themselves), Jesus was able to transform their perception and encourage them. As a […]
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Jesus the Death Defeater
Read this passage: Mark 5:21-43 Put yourself in Jarius’s place. How would you have felt? Given Jarius’s anxiety and desperation, why do you think Jesus was willing to stop and deal with the woman? Have you ever been in a situation where, like Jarius, there was nothing you could do? What did God do in […]
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Jesus the Water Walker
Matthew 14: 22-33 22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24 and the boat was already a […]
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Jesus the Child Blesser
Reading: Mark 10:13-16 13 People brought their small children to Jesus so that he could lay his hands on them to bless them. But the followers told the people to stop bringing their children to him. 14 Jesus saw what happened. He did not like his followers telling the children not to come. So he […]
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CHIPS – Peace and Reconciliation in the UK and Abroad
It was great to have Elfrida Calvocoressi from Christian International Peace Service (CHIPS) talking to us today about their work. CHIPS takes a practical, biblically-based and grassroots approach to working for peace and reconciliation in areas of conflict and tension around the world, including the UK. Please explore their site to find out more about […]
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