Tagged with: Sacrifice
Tuesday (Mark 12:1-12)
| Tue Mar 27 '18
It was the Tuesday of Passover week. Thousands of worshippers continued to flock to the Temple to offer their sacrifices. But today there was an unusual sense of tension in the air. Just yesterday, Jesus had brought the Temple to...
Acts of the Spirit: The Spirit of Sacrifice
| Sun Nov 26 '17
When the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit, they began living for something greater, even being willing to lay down their lives for others. In the final talk of this series, Andy Tilsley considers how the Holy Spirit causes...
Encounters with Jesus: Mary and Judas
| Sun Apr 30 '17
A feast is held in Jesus’ honour, and Mary marks the occasion with a costly act of worship. In this talk, we reflect on the different responses of Mary and Judas, and consider how Jesus offers us a cause worth...
Encounters with Jesus: Mary and Judas - John 12:1-11
| Sun Apr 30 '17
A feast is held in Jesus’ honour, and Mary marks the occasion with a costly act of worship. In this talk, we reflect on the different responses of Mary and Judas, and consider how Jesus offers us a cause worth...
Encounters with Jesus: Mary - John 12:1-11
| Sun Apr 30 '17
A feast is held in Jesus’ honour, and Mary marks the occasion with a costly act of worship. In this talk, Hannah looks at the example of Mary and we consider how Jesus offers us a cause worth living for...
Abraham: The Father of Faith: Faith for Provision - Genesis 22
| Tue Dec 6 '16
Finally Abraham is given a son, and then God asks him to do the unthinkable – offer him up as a sacrifice. In this talk Tim looks at the sacrifice of Isaac in Genesis 22 and considers how we can...
Summer of Love: Love Does - 1 John 3:11-24
| Sun Sep 4 '16
Love is not just a sentiment – a nice feeling that we possess towards others. Love results in action. Love does. In this talk Chris looks at how we should lay down our lives in love for one another.
Summer of Love: Love Does - 1 John 3:11-24
| Sun Sep 4 '16
Love is not just a sentiment – a nice feeling that we possess towards others. Love results in action. Love does. In this talk Vicki looks at how we should lay down our lives in love for one another.
Summer of Love: Love Does - 1 John 3:11-24
| Sun Sep 4 '16
Love is not just a sentiment – a nice feeling that we possess towards others. Love results in action. Love does. In this talk Adam looks at how we should lay down our lives in love for one another.
Multiplicity: Jerusalem: A Sacrificial Church
| Sun Sep 27 '15
The story of the church begins at Jerusalem, where a small group of followers of Jesus sought to live lives marked out by sacrifice, devotion and commitment to community. In this talk Andy Tilsley considers what we can learn from their example.
Wednesday: Thieves in the Temple
| Wed Mar 27 '13
Right at the heart of Jerusalem stood the Temple, an enormous structure elevated on a mountain. It had taken 46 years to build, and its foundations covered nearly 1.5 million square feet. The temple was covered in gold, and the...
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...
Friday: Adding Insult to Injury
| Fri Apr 6 '12
Betrayed, tried and wrongly condemned to death, Jesus is handed over to the soldiers to be brutally tortured and crucified. ‘The soldiers stripped Jesus and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set...
Thursday: The Garden of Tears
| Thu Apr 5 '12
In one of the most moving passages in all of Scripture, Jesus is pushed to the point of despair. The story of Gethsemane challenges us to be obedient to God, even in the toughest of times. ‘Then Jesus went with...
Wednesday: Three Meals to Change the World
| Wed Apr 4 '12
Are there areas of your life where you are in slavery, or lacking in hope? In today’s passage we see that Jesus promises freedom for captives and the promise of a new world. ‘Then came the day of Unleavened Bread...
DNA: Generous - 2 Corinthians 9:1-15
| Sun Sep 25 '11
In this, the first week of our new series, David looks at Paul’s instruction to be generous. We’ll see that sacrificial giving furthers the mission of God, provides for the poor, and enriches our own lives as well.
