Jesus' teaching on how to treat our enemies and those who insult us is challenging, both on the surface and as we dig down into it. Reuben takes some time to walk us through it as we continue to try and become closer followers of Jesus.

As we near Easter, John takes us through Jesus going to Jerusalem in the run up to his death and what that meant for him. He then considers what it means for us as Christ-followers to "go to Jerusalem" as we devote our lives to him.

In our continuing journey to become closer followers of Christ, we are taking a look at the next section of the sermon on the mount, from Matthew's gospel. With a mixture of levity and seriousness, Carol encourages and challenges us in these areas of purity that Jesus highlighted to his followers.

At this point in the 'Sermon on the Mount' Jesus is teaching his listeners about anger and how to follow God's ways of living in this area of life. As Christ-followers ourselves, we take a look at how to follow him through this teaching.

Following the beatitudes at the beginning of the 'Sermon on the Mount' in Matthew's gospel, there is a short passage around Jesus' role in fulfilling the law and the prophets. This week, Reuben shares from this section in verses 17-20 of chapter five. (Apologies for the distortion in the recording.)

This talk is something a bit different to normal as part of our time in Matthew's gospel. Rather than a Sunday morning preach, in this shorter audio, Jenny shares some thoughts on the few verses in chapter 5 (v13-16) in which Jesus talks about us being salt and light. Have a listen, or you can check out a video version at https://youtu.be/8ldpW6f6vps

Our journey through Matthew's gospel has reached the Sermon on the Mount and today, John takes us through the first several verses of Jesus' teachings in the sermon: the beatitudes. "Blessed are the ... for they...".

The introductory period of Matthew's gospel is coming to an end. Jesus' ministry is about to kick into high gear. In chapter four we see Jesus following the Spirit and responding to temptation in the wilderness before he returns to Galilee, moves from Nazareth to Capernaum an begins to teach, heal and lead the people to repentance.

Today Carol shares with us from chapter three of Matthew, focusing on John the Baptist and the baptism of Jesus. On the day, various people helped Carol read the passage but the live readings didn't record well. New recordings of those sections have been added in, but it means they are all in one voice.

We are seeking to be Christ-followers, so in 2024 we are working through Jesus' life and ministry in the book of Matthew as we pray that we'll become more like Jesus as we focus on what he did and said on earth. This Sunday, Derek considers the birth of Jesus in chapters 1 and 2.