The sermon in today’s service looks at the topic of the gospels in the Bible. We have four: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The first three have lots of similarities and are referred to as the ‘synoptics’. Yet there are
Do you mind? (HCTW 13)
He Changed The World – for an introduction to this series of talks, please click the title. Mark 5:1-13Using the player above you can listen to/download the talk, which also includes the Bible being read out. Once you’ve listened, take
Well-dressed man
Jesus has healed a vulnerable man whose suffering with mental illness has been extreme and whose life has been abused by evil spirits. Now, this man is at peace, sitting with Jesus, wanting to learn and grow. Indeed, he’d love
One man army
The disciples are heavily shaken after seeing Jesus calm a storm. But now on shore the problems continue when a mentally ill man runs to Jesus from the cemetery. However, Jesus is not intimidated either by the threat of uncleanness
The great unknown (HCTW 12)
He Changed The World – for an introduction to this series of talks, please click the title. Mark 4:35-41Using the player above you can listen to/download the talk, which also includes the Bible being read out. Once you’ve listened, take
Tale of the unexpected
Jesus needs to stretch the faith of his disciples to strengthen and prepare it for the trials ahead. They really need to grasp that he means what he says about God’s kingdom. So he decides on a trip across the
Was it all just luck? (HCTW 11)
He Changed The World – for an introduction to this series of talks, please click the title. Mark 4:21-34Using the player above you can listen to/download the talk, which also includes the Bible being read out. Once you’ve listened, take
Parables aren’t forever
In public, Jesus uses confusing parables but privately he explains his kingdom to his team. This technique, however, is only for these early days. So he assures his disciples that in the future, after the darkness of the cross, the
Four-way split (HCTW 10)
He Changed The World – for an introduction to this series of talks, please click the title. Mark 4:10-20Using the player above you can listen to/download the talk, which also includes the Bible being read out. Once you’ve listened, take
Muffled voices
As Jesus’ popularity grows, he has to take care with the crowds since they could easily try to fit him into their expectations and ideas rather than listen to his teaching about God’s will. So Jesus uses parables to find