Faith Speaks — Reverend Neil Taylor — Sermon Podcast

Fifth Wednesday in Easter

Interestingly, within the synoptic parables of the vineyard (Matthew, Mark and Luke) are stories of violence and greed; but not so in John’s Gospel. In John, the vineyard is an image of fruitfulness, intimacy and love. Join me as we explore what it means to be "pruned".

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Philip makes a reasonable request on behalf of the group: "Show us the Father, and we will be satisfied." Jesus chastises him in front of the whole group: "Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me?" (14:9). Is Jesus being blunt, and if so, why? Join me in this devotion as we explore Jesus' "I am the Way" monologue.

Fourth Sunday of Easter

When I read these passages I’m struck that the active language is not always sin and forgiveness, but the active language is life and light and love and abundance. Which leads me to wonder, have we narrowed how we understand and talk about the salvation Jesus brings? “All who enter by me,” Jesus says, "will be saved.” Have we adopted a largely negative view of salvation? Salvation is often understood as the removal or deletion of our sin and failure. But here Jesus tells us salvation is the creation of new life and possibility. Join me in this short devotion as we explore "abundant life now".

Third Wednesday in Easter

In chapter 4 of Matthew’s Gospel after his baptism, Jesus went out into the wilderness and fasted for forty days and nights. By the time the fast ended Jesus was famished. Then the tempter came and said to him: “If you are the Son of God command these stones to become loaves of bread.” Though Jesus was very hungry, he told the tempter that “one does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” (Matthew 4:1-4). However, in the Gospel of John, we find Jesus facing another temptation concerning bread.

Third Sunday of Easter

We find ourselves travelling an uncomfortably familiar road. Every one of us, regardless of identity or circumstance, knows this road. We’ve walked it. We’ve lost our way on it. We’ve left it behind and then returned to it again, and that road is the road to Emmaus, and we recognise it every time by the words we speak “But we had hoped.”

Wednesday in Second Week of Easter

Values to Virtues

We live in a time where words and their meanings are changing. Join me as we recapture the true representation of the word “virtue.” As Jesus followers, we are called to live by a different standard, a higher way of life. We are called to filter every difficult decision through the Word of God and choose to do the right thing based on those standards.

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Values to Virtues

We live in a time where words and their meanings are changing. Join me as we recapture the true representation of the word “virtue.” As Jesus followers, we are called to live by a different standard, a higher way of life. We are called to filter every difficult decision through the Word of God and choose to do the right thing based on those standards.

Click here for further study notes

Click here for further study notes

Values to Virtues

We live in a time where words and their meanings are changing. Join me as we recapture the true representation of the word “virtue.” As Jesus followers, we are called to live by a different standard, a higher way of life. We are called to filter every difficult decision through the Word of God and choose to do the right thing based on those standards.

Click here for further study notes

Values to Virtues

We live in a time where words and their meanings are changing. Join me as we recapture the true representation of the word “virtue.” As Jesus followers, we are called to live by a different standard, a higher way of life. We are called to filter every difficult decision through the Word of God and choose to do the right thing based on those standards.

Click here for further study notes