I Never promised you a Rose Garden
For those who are interested , last Sunday we played a rap song by Shad called Rose Garden. It came from musing on why Mark sandwiches the story of the death of John the Baptist into the middle of the …
For those who are interested , last Sunday we played a rap song by Shad called Rose Garden. It came from musing on why Mark sandwiches the story of the death of John the Baptist into the middle of the …
A famous British theologian is often approached Americans asking him to fit into their theological labels. He tells this story “There is an old story about a gang of youths in Belfast stopping an Indian gentleman on the street. “Are …
In life we face storms, some that we can see coming others that surprise us. Jesus can be trusted to be with us in the storm, and may even calm it for us.
A Lamp on a Stand 21 He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand? 22 For whatever is hidden is meant to be …
Family – We all come from a family of some kind. It’s part of what has made us what we are. As kids we grow up thinking that our family is normal but the normal of families can range from …
Read Mark 3:20-30 VOICES – Everybody has voices, either in their head, or in their life. These voices seek to make us less than who we are. They try and tell us who we are not. It was no different …
Read Mark 3:7-19 This week Jesus picks his dream team. Have any of you ever played a fantasy football game, or picked your unique special team ? What was it like ? if you were picking the 15 best all …
1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us— 2 so that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. –Psalm 67:1–2 (NIV) Discuss: what do you think it means for God’s face …
It’s Queens birthday and the passage is short. There are two ideas to talk about. The first has to do with marshmallows. This was about delayed gratification. It was the practise of many in Jesus’ time to fast and pray. …
The Others When I was a student I had a student job of taking a political tolerance survey. One of the parts of the survey asked what group you most disliked (nazi’s, white power, KKK, mongrel mob, traffic warden etc..) …