God is our provider, he will always provide. However, just like Ruth and Naomi did sometimes we have to take a step of faith. God provided for them because they had the vision to step out in faith.
Ruth 2 • Jon March
God's Grace in Unexpected Places • Ruth
Ruth is a book that would have been an uncomfortable for it's original Israelite hearers because it challenged their pride. It's also a book about moving into a new space and God meeting us in unexpected circumstances. So what can we learn from Ruth today?
Ruth 1 • Colin Brookes
Don't be alarmed. Do be alert • Mark’s Gospel
Jesus’ generation was on the brink of world shattering events, for them this meant the destruction of the Jerusalem temple. We are also on the brink of events that will leave our world irreparably damaged. So what are Jesus prophetic words saying to us today?
Pete Hopkins • Mark 13
Marriage in Heaven • Mark’s Gospel
Jesus has overturned the moneychangers’ tables in the Temple. The Sadducees are furious and want to publicly dismiss him. But that doesn’t quite go to plan… and along the way we discover something remarkable about marriage and eternity.
Colin Brookes • Mark 12:18-27
Lent Series • Reflection 5 - Church and Community
Challenging Youth Violence: Church and Community
The Place of Relationship • Mark’s Gospel
Where is the place of relationship with Jesus? What about when God feels distant? Maybe the place of absence and forsakenness is exactly where Jesus is waiting for us.
Lara Edwards • Mark 12:1-12
Lent Series • Reflection 4 - Privilege and Power
Challenging Youth Violence: Privilege and Power
The Potential of Prayer • Mark’s Gospel
We are called to pray in faith, a faith that is rooted in allegiance to Jesus as our Lord and Saviour and we are also called to pray prayers fuelled by forgiveness and compassion.
Mark 11:20-33 • Lizzie Osborne
Lent Series • Reflection 3 - Education and Belonging
Challenging Youth Violence: Education and Belonging
Trees, Tables and Temples • Mark’s Gospel
Jesus, Jerusalem and the triple rebuke of the Religious Elite. As Jesus enters Jerusalem on his final journey to the Cross. He issues a series of rebukes that to the naked eye, confront and confound. Natasha considers the meaning and purpose of these rebukes and their relevance to us, as ‘the Church’... the body of Christ, today.
Mark 11:1-19 • Natasha Beckles
Lent Series • Reflection 2 - Birth and Bereavement
Challenging Youth Violence: Birth and Bereavement
Jesus and Bartimaeus • Mark’s Gospel
Bartimaeus was willing to shout out in the street, he made himself vulnerable. He wasn't proud, but he was desperate for Jesus and Jesus healed him. Colin helps us to think about what we can learn from Bartimaeus.
Mark 10:46-52 • Colin Brookes
Lent Series • Reflection 1 - The Big Picture
Challenging Youth Violence: The Big Picture
The Rich Young Ruler • Mark’s Gospel
Jesus teaches more on the topic of money than any other topic in the gospel accounts. What can we learn from Jesus' interaction with this man who was not prepared to part with his wealth?
Mark 10:17-31 • Colin Brookes
Children of God • Mark’s Gospel
What does it mean to be a child of God? Natasha takes us on a journey of repentance and the transformation of our minds to discover what it means to follow Jesus teaching that we are God's children.
Mark 9:30-50 • Natasha Beckles
Vision Sunday: Get Ready!
Jon casts some vision for us for this coming year! Taking our cues from the way Jesus commissioned his disciples to stay low and travel light.
Mark 6:6-13 • Jon March
Wrestling With Doubt • Mark’s Gospel
Wrestling With Doubt • Mark’s Gospel
We all struggle with doubt sometimes. How can we allow our doubting to move us into a place of deeper dependence on Jesus rather than a place of despondency and despair?
Mark 9:14-29 • Lizzie Osborne
The Transfiguration: God Has a Plan • Mark’s Gospel
The Transfiguration: God Has a Plan • Mark’s Gospel
At the transfiguration we see Jesus glory revealed and we catch a glimpse of God's rescue plan! God has a plan for us now just as God always had a plan for the redemption of humanity.
Mark 9:2-13 • Colin Brookes