Jesus transformed Peter’s life and in Acts 4 we get a glimpse into that. His life presents us with both the challenge and encouragement that God loves us as we are but loves us so much He doesn’t leave us as we are. In Acts 4 we explore some of the ways Peter, and the [ more… ]
Did you enjoy your pancakes on Tuesday? That’s the annual clue that Lent is here – the season of preparation for Easter. We’re starting a new teaching series for Lent, looking at the “I am” sayings of Jesus. Today, we’re reading the account of a distinctly out-of-the-ordinary meeting between Jesus and a Samaritan woman, when [ more… ]
Isn’t it irritating when someone writes to you and gets your name wrong? We know instinctively that names are more than just labels – they’re important to our identity. In the Bible they’re often even more important than that – God uses names of people to reveal important truths and characteristics about them. We’re thinking [ more… ]
We’re in a series looking at the reports of a doctor called Luke into the life and times of Jesus Christ – we know it better today as “Luke’s Gospel”. Today we’re at Luke 8, where an anxious father is hoping that Jesus will come to see his dangerously sick daughter.
We’re in a series looking at the Holy Spirit – that person of the Trinity that we often get so confused and nervous about. Paul the Apostle wrote a good deal about the Holy Spirit, and this morning we’re taking a brief look at one of his most famous passages: Romans 8. It has lots [ more… ]