He Changed The World – for an introduction to this series of talks, please click the title. Mark 8:31-38Using the player above you can listen to/download the talk, which also includes the Bible being read out. Once you’ve listened, take
Anticlimax
Our finest moments in life sometimes feel spoiled by disappointment at the end. So it is for Jesus’ 3 close disciples: Peter, James and John. They have seen Jesus transfigured with glory on the mountain and had their hopes raised
A taste of glory
Jesus previously said he’s on a hard road with a nasty death at the end of it, and anyone who sticks will him will have to cope with that. But he also said he would give some of them a
Necessary suffering
Jesus is a mystery to many in Israel – a situation he’s had to encourage to handle false expectations. However, his disciples have come to see clearly that he is the Messiah, the Christ, the anointed king sent by God.
The Gospels
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
Breaking through barriers (HCTW 4)
He Changed The World – for an introduction to this series of talks, please click the title. Mark 1:40-2:12Using the player above you can listen to/download the talk, which also includes the Bible being read out. Once you’ve listened, take
A humble touch
Recent events at a synagogue stir interest in Jesus, but he won’t play to the crowds. He heads to the private residence of Simon and Andrew, even though it is currently a place of sickness. There he touchingly heals Simon’s
Everyone is looking for you (HCTW 3)
He Changed The World – for an introduction to this series of talks, please click the title. Mark 1:29-39Using the player above you can listen to/download the talk, which also includes the Bible being read out. Once you’ve listened, take
Northern invasion
Jesus replaces John as the public figure of God’s kingdom. His work begins in the north, in the borderlands where Israel has long suffered invasion from foreign powers due to her sinful rebellion against God. Jesus builds a team around
Mark’s gospel
Mark wrote his gospel in the 1st century AD, probably based on his work assisting the apostle Peter. It reliably announces Jesus as God’s king to whom all must respond. It can be trusted to tell us the core of