We continue our study in the book of Haggai. Haggai is writing in 520BC, calling the Israelites to make the worship of God a priority by building the temple. Last week we looked at the call to “consider our ways” – evaluate whether our priorities matches God’s. This week we… Continue reading

This week we are beginning a short series in the Old Testament Minor Prophet, Haggai. Haggai was writing to God’s people who had returned from being exiled into Babylon, and things were going ok, but not great. About 16 years after their return, the temple was not built, and no… Continue reading

This Easter Sunday, we are look at the resurrection appearances from John 20. John 20 (ESV) 20 Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2 So she ran and… Continue reading

As we continue in the lead up to easter we are looking at the significance of the cross. Why is it such a big deal that a first century Jewish man died on a cross? The church in Colossae (in modern day Turkey) was faced with false teaching that seemed… Continue reading

As we draw near to Easter, it’s helpful for us to remember the cross of Christ. But why is the cross so important? How could it be that the death of a jewish man in the first century stands out as a crucially important death? This morning we are looking… Continue reading

This week we continue our series on our core values by looking at Neighbour love. John Stott once said that “If we truly love our neighbor we shall without doubt share with him the good news of Jesus.” We see this in the great commission at the end of Matthew’s… Continue reading

This week we are looking at one of our core values: Worship. Psalm 95 is a classic psalm on worship, where we are called to acknowledge the greatness of God. Psalm 95 (ESV) 95 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;    let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!2 Let us come… Continue reading

When we say that we believe the ‘gospel,’ or we are ‘gospel’ centred, what do we really mean? And what does the bible mean when the word ‘gospel’ is used? It is easy to use a word like gospel often, without really taking hold of what it means and living… Continue reading

When we feel spiritually dry, we can be tempted to look in all kinds of places to satisfy our souls. Paul shows us a better way at the end of his prayer in Ephesians 3. Ephesians 3:14-21 (ESV) 14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in… Continue reading

Given that salvation is entirely free, we can ask the question – are the sacrifices I make for the sake of Christ worth anything? The answer that Jesus gives to Peter on this subject is: “Yes!” John explains. Mark 10:28-31 (ESV) 28 Peter began to say to him, “See, we have left… Continue reading