On Sunday we will share in communion together. Sometimes as we do this, we read these verses. So what does it mean to participate in the blood of Christ? On Sunday we continue the series on The Word of the Cross. When we talk about the blood of Jesus given
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Every Sunday in November — a closer look at the significance of the cross of Christ. Can we live more in the light of what Jesus accomplished for us in his death, resurrection and ascension?
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This Jewish scholar sees the original Exodus – the departure from Egypt and slavery by God’s people – as a model or pattern for how God repeatedly works. The New Testament seems to confirm this. As you saw on Sunday, the soon-to-come death and resurrection of Jesus was described as
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Why did Paul say to one of the very first Christian churches that his priority was that they “get” the message about Jesus and the cross? What is the significance of the crucifixion of Jesus for Jesus-followers today? What has it achieved for us? More on Sunday…
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On this coming Sunday, 7th October, we kickoff a new sermon series on the crucifixion of Jesus. The remaining sessions are all in November, so this one is a taster for what’s to come. Paul’s words below are striking. For him, Christianity is all about Jesus and the cross. Everything
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If you have listened to the sermon from last Sunday (16th September), you’ll know that God seemed to have a thing about almonds. God caused Jeremiah to see an almond branch as a aide-memoire. Since the Hebrew word for “almond” sounded very similar to the word for “watch”, every time
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On Sunday coming, 16th September, I’m speaking from the Old Testament story about the rod of Aaron budding overnight. It’s one of those obscure stories that you may rarely read, let alone hear a whole sermon about. So if you could take a few minutes to read Numbers 17 before
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