Brian Manning

Most people go into marriage with high hopes and blissfully unaware of how hard it will be. God knows the struggles and understands and is there to strengthen you through the tough times. He is using marriage to make you a better person so commit to God and to one another. Also be assured that if you’re past has the pain and hurt of divorce in it God cares, it’s not ideal but He understands and He will work in you for your good, forgive the sin that led to it, heal your heart and give you grace.

There are always going to be people who want to profit off God, who will lead people away from God in the name of God. As God’s people we mustn’t remain silent our love for God and His people should move us to speak the truth in love, to expose false teachers and save some from doom. We do this to advance God's Kingdom by proclaiming the Gospel.

In the parable of this incompetent manager Jesus teaches us to consider how we use our earthly resources for the eternal benefit of others.

This story about a father's 2 sons is a story about us. It is a call from our loving God to repent and return to Him and a warning against the hardness of empty religion.

Jesus tells 3 stories about loss. They tell us about why Jesus came. All 3 stories have the same theme. All 3 have the same pattern: something lost, is sought, found & rejoiced. All 3 represent the same people: Lost sheep, coin, son = sinner; Searching shepherd, woman, father = God

Jesus calls us to salvation which we receive freely by grace alone through faith. Believing Jesus as Saviour is just the beginning. When you come to Jesus what happens next. To follow Jesus requires changing our priorities, examining the cost and long term commitment.

Jesus tells a parable about a great banquet. It is both a warning to us about pride and an invitation to come to Him in humility and enjoy His goodness.

Jesus has taught us how to prayer and now takes us further into nature of prayer, into our motives and beliefs about prayer. Here Jesus encourages us to keep praying, to pray like you believe.

We all long for vibrant, powerful, life changing prayer but we're often unsure about how to experience it and we end up in a rut or not praying at all. You're not the only one struggling, many ask like the disciples, "teach us to pray". So, Jesus taught us to pray. How does Jesus show us we can have powerful, life-changing prayer?