When Our Heroes Fail (2 Samuel 11-12)
It can be hard to know what to do when our heroes fail. Our media is always telling us that people are heroes or villains, and it’s easy to see people in these clear categories. But in the story of David we can see that even one of the greatest figures of the Bible was […]
The Backward Trial (Luke 22:63-23:16)
When Christ stood on trial, it looked as though he was powerless, and doomed to death. But in this moment, there was a great irony: Jesus Christ, the one being condemned, is actually the who would judge all people, was being condemned. In this moment, everything was turned on its head. And for us, as […]
New Year, New Me (Romans 6:1-11)
As we start the new year, there can be a sense that we’re starting life afresh. After a few weeks, though, the resolutions and the newness always seem to fade away. But if we trust in Christ, there’s a genuine sense in which we can become new this year (and any time). We can die […]
The Final Chorus (Psalm 150)
The end of the year gives us an opportunity to reflect on all the ways God’s been faithful to us. In all of the good and all of the difficult things we’ve faced, God knows we struggle to find words to bring them to him, and so he gives us the words himself. And in […]
1 Timothy 1 – False teaching
Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of which I am the worst says Paul the Apostle. Feeling like we don’t deserve what God invites us into is a prerequisite for a relationship with God.
(Talk) Judges 6/7/8
The Moral High Ground (Judges 1:1-15)
What do you do when you get nagging doubts about your own credibility? Can you authentically keep going? In this talk, Peter Kutuzov takes us through how we must bank on Jesus’ obedience instead of our own. Because the hill Jesus died on is the only moral high ground you have.
Psalm 131: A Heart at Peace
What does it feel like to have a heart at peace? How can we wean ourselves off of the gifts of God to get to a place where we’re content to simply have God himself – to sit in his lap like a little child? In this talk, Philip McGann takes us through the Psalm […]
Lost and Found (Luke 2)
Christmas is the time of year we celebrate a saviour who came into this world to seek and save the lost. But according to the angels’ first announcement of Jesus’ coming, in order to be found by God we need to get God’s favour so that we can have peace with God. And this is […]
Why Didn’t Jesus Save Himself? (Luke 23)
Three times in Luke 23 Jesus is tempted to save himself … And why not? He’s the Son of God, he could have jumped down off the cross anytime and wiped out the ‘bad guys’. But even though we might tend toward saving ourselves from difficult situations, Jesus didn’t. Why? Because Jesus came to give […]