He Changed The World – for an introduction to this series of talks, please click the title. Mark 6:1-6Using the player above you can listen to/download the talk, which also includes the Bible being read out. Once you’ve listened, take
Homeward bound
Going home is not always easy. Jesus certainly finds this to be true, though he’s still willing to make the trip. His previous reaction to his family in chapter 3 appears to have a set a stage in which the
Time to get up
Two stories twist into each other here. One is of the terminally ill young daughter of an important local official. The other of a woman in great need, hidden within the crowd. Jesus pauses from the former to heal the
Two daughters
On the far shore, Jesus met a man who fell before him and pleaded with him. Now he meets the same back in Judea. However, this next troubled man is very different: a respectable leader from the local synagogue who
Son of Man
Jesus can do nothing for his opponents until they are willing to open their minds, because they are trapped by their traditions and rules. This is now demonstrated by a clash over the keeping of the Sabbath day of rest.
Sabbath! (HCTW 6)
He Changed The World – for an introduction to this series of talks, please click the title. Mark 2:23-3:6Using 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
No-one speaks like this (HCTW 2)
He Changed The World – for an introduction to this series of talks, please click the title. Mark 1:14-28Using the player above you can listen to/download the talk, which also includes the Bible being read out. Once you’ve listened, take
The battle of Iconium
Jesus was a divisive figure. One of the big factors in the negative reactions he provoked was his pointing out of others’ lifestyles and attitudes which had to change. That can really wind people up, especially when they expect the
Lessons from a synagogue
Across 2000 years, the Christian church has told the good news of Jesus Christ. It’s done so in a wide variety of contexts and ways. Here we have a very early example in Luke’s brief summary of the apostle Paul’s