We live in a world where it feels like everything is fighting for our attention and it can be overwhelming. In the Bible, we have a gift from God that is trustworthy and through which we can filter all other voices.

Jonathan shares a message of hope in Jesus at our carol service.

The meanings of the names given to the baby to born reveal to us much about the message of Christmas and even Christianity. God has come to us (Immanuel) to save us from our sins (Jesus).

God’s plan for rescuing us was prepared from the beginning of time. A look at Jesus’s family tree, a scriptural challenge and some colourful ancestors.

Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount challenges us with three questions;  are you a true disciple, what are your foundations and who has ultimate authority in your life? Jesus does not want us to be in any doubt about where we stand before him.

Jesus calls his people to be brothers and sisters to one another, children of their Father in heaven, and wary of false prophets posing as sheep. In sum, his people are to do to others as they would have others do to them.

Moses' response to the Lord's request to set his people free was full of doubt. Do we answer God in the same way sometimes? Terry looks at Exodus 4 to help us understand how we can be free from our past in order to say yes to God's will for our lives.

Jesus tells us not to worry and yet many things in life can cause us to be anxious. Why is it wrong to worry and how can we stop worrying? In Matthew 6, we see that not only does Jesus understand our worries, he shows us how we can overcome them.

Everyone invests their finances somewhere. Jesus is not against us investing our resources well but he wants us to do it wisely and know that where we invest is a reflection of what our hearts long for.

Christians struggle with prayer. But in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shows us the incredible heart of our Father towards us when we talk with him - and this should give us great encouragement to 'pray without ceasing'!