Tagged with: cross
Friday: Pierced for our Transgressions
| Fri Mar 25 '16
‘Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us...
Theology Matters: The Gospels: Session 11: Why Did Jesus Die?
| Sun Nov 8 '15
What are the historical reasons for the crucifixion of Jesus? And what did Jesus make of his own impending death? In this session we consider the Jewish charge, the Roman charge, and Jesus’ own understanding of the significance of his...
Friday: Four Ironies of the Cross
| Fri Apr 3 '15
Good Friday. Jesus has stood trial before Roman and religious leaders, fearful of his popularity and suspicious of his motives. Although there had been no grounds for Pilate to punish Jesus, the combination of fabricated evidence and pressure from the...
Tuesday: Taking up your Cross
| Tue Mar 31 '15
If you sit down and read Mark’s Gospel through there’s a watershed moment that it’s difficult to miss. The first eight chapters of Mark’s Gospel focus on Jesus’ ministry in and around Galilee in northern Israel. They’re filled with healings...
Monday: Preparing for Departure
| Mon Mar 25 '13
At various points throughout Jesus’ life, he spoke in hushed tones, and swore people to secrecy about his true identity. But in today’s passage, as Jesus’ ministry comes towards its climax, he takes just a few of his closest disciples...
GOD: Is Provider
| Sun Aug 19 '12
Christians believe that God didn’t simply create the world and then leave us to it; He is involved in every area of our life, providing for us and sustaining us. In this talk, Tim looks at God’s provision of a...
DNA: Devoted - Philippians 2:1-18
| Sun Oct 2 '11
What does it mean to be devoted to Christ? In this talk, Andy Tilsley will unpack Paul’s song in Philippians 2, looking at the character of Jesus, and the kind of attitudes disciples should seek to develop in their own...
Esther: Scene IV Rest - Esther 7-10
| Sun Sep 11 '11
The story of Esther reaches its climax with a battle of epic proportions. As Esther seeks a way to save the Jewish people from destruction, we learn about the theme of rest, and get a glimpse of a day to...
Guest Speakers: Five Cries from Calvary - Mark 15:1-39
| Sun Jul 31 '11
Guest speaker Andrew Wilson looks at the five cries of Calvary. He inspires us to consider afresh the cross of Christ, marvelling at the silence of Jesus, the savagery of his death, and his substitution on our behalf.
LittleBig Church: One New Man - Ephesians 2:11-22
| Sun May 29 '11
The good news about Jesus breaks down division and mends broken relationships. This talk will look at how the gospel has overcome the divisions between Jew and Gentile, and man and God, making us into a family, and a dwelling...
Teach Us To Pray: Standing in the Gap - Exodus 32
| Sun Apr 3 '11
Intercessory prayer: what is it, what does it achieve, and how should we do it? In this talk, David looks at what it means to ‘stand in the gap’ and pray on behalf of others, our city and our nation.
