H3O Sermon Podcast

On Sunday, Ainsley took us through the moment of Jesus praying in the Garden of Gethsemane from the Gospel of Mark. She looked at this raw and intimate moment between Jesus and his Father, and how this gives us a glimpse into their relationship. The final challenge was to us - “wake up! Watch and pray!”

Focussing on Mark 8:14-30, Jed unpacks a series of Gospel stories that revolve around Jesus's question to his disciples: Who do you say I am? Despite our ready answers to that question, Jed suggests that Jesus is less interested in our speedy replies than in our willingness to follow Him. It is in following Jesus that we understand who He is. The kind who is outside our definitions and beyond our language asks us to learn from the eloquence of His life, and His love for others.

This week Jed explores the distance between the things we believe about God’s love, and actually enacting God’s love in the lives of others

“How wide do I actually think God’s love is? Are there people in this world who are unable to love God in the way that I do?” - Jed Evans

“When we are content, we are thoughtful, measured, and prayerful in what and how we consume resources. “

 “So how can we pick this up? How can we find the secret of contentment? Well like anything good in life, we have to cultivate it.” - Ainsley Freeman