Join Simon as he continues our series in John.

Ruth reads the passage to begin.

* Poor audio at around 2 minutes 20 seconds as the microphone reception dropped out momentarily.

Vlad brings this passage to life for us, drawing on his own life experiences to make the message relevant and accessible.

Ruth reads the passage to begin.

In a change from our morning series in John, Neil reads and teaches from one of his favourite passages.

Andrew reads the passage, and then Sam opens up God's word to us.

Pastor Neil Todman hosts a one-off evening dealing with the subject of depression.  He is joined by doctor Lara Jenner, who answers some medical questions about depression.  After that Neil opens up Psalm 88- probably the bleakest of the 150 Psalms- and asks the question, "Why is a Psalm that ends with the words, "Darkness is my closest friend" in the Bible at all?"

The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

The truth is not popular with the world.  Even more mature Christians find it hard to graciously listen to, and accept, the truth.

Andrew takes us through the passage and shows us that accepting the objective and absolute truth of Jesus' message can set us free.

Shona reads the passage for us.

Do you believe you are evil?

Jesus says all humans (the world) are evil - none of us live up to the perfection of God.

In this passage we see how his own brothers try to minimise Jesus, missing the point of his time of earth, and the truth of his message.  Essentially they are labelling him, and trying to contain him within a 'box'.

We label ourselves in myriad ways, trying to place ourselves and everyone else into easily definable boxes.  The categories we use give the illusion of protecting us from the confusions and anxieties we face constantly.  What boxes and labels do you use?  What happens when those bounds you impose fail to provide you with solace and hope?

Simon takes us through the passage, and shows how we can find freedom if we follow Jesus.  We can step out from the limited space within those boxes.  Simon puts forward the case that admitting we are evil opens us up to a peace that is almost unimaginable to us.

Ruth reads the passage.

What to do when you don't know what to do.

Neil reads the passage and then Nathan helps to bring the word alive for us.

Dan reads the passage to begin.

Luke then opens up the message to us.

Where does your confidence come from?  Is it from your achievements, your position based on social standing or wealth, your intelligence or appearance, or any of the other worldly options?

John teaches that these can only provide temporary confidence, which leads to sinful attiudes, including arrogance.  He teaches that faith in Jesus is the only place where true, lasting confidence comes from.

Paul reads the passage to begin, and then Simon opens up the message to us.

Do we treat our spiritual life like a pick and mix, choosing what applies to us from the increasingly varied and shiny options that the world and culture try to sell us?

Jesus teaches that he is the only way to salvation, and he is the only one who can truly satisfy our innermost longings.