St Helen's Sunday talks podcast

William Taylor - The willingness of Jesus to accept and forgive even the most notorious of sinners is both deeply encouraging, for those who accept their need of salvation, and equally, deeply offensive to those who think they do not need what Jesus has come to offer. This incident will expose where we stand on the spectrum.

William Taylor - The willingness of Jesus to accept and forgive even the most notorious of sinners is both deeply encouraging, for those who accept their need of salvation, and equally, deeply offensive to those who think they do not need what Jesus has come to offer. This incident will expose where we stand on the spectrum.

Gwilym Davies - Why have we come to Jesus? Whether we're new Christians or mature in the faith, it's good for all of us to re-examine what we're hoping for from the Lord Jesus. In John 6, Jesus warns us against coming to him for 'lunch' – for what he can give us here and now. He's come to give us something much better: the gift of himself and, ultimately, eternal life.

Tim Sheppard - What are we hoping to find when we come to Jesus? What should we be presenting to others? It can be so easy to portray Jesus as the one who meets our shopping lists of felt needs, but John 6 shows that he has come to offer something far better. As Jesus describes himself as ‘the bread of life’, we are encouraged to throw away our shopping lists and to come to him for life.

William Taylor - When our friends, family and colleagues refuse to believe in Jesus, we find it sad and sometimes unsettling. Jesus explains both the seriousness of unbelief and its causes. Interestingly, according to Jesus, unbelief is not a matter of insufficient evidence.

William Taylor - When our friends, family and colleagues refuse to believe in Jesus, we find it sad and sometimes unsettling. Jesus explains both the seriousness of unbelief and its causes. Interestingly, according to Jesus, unbelief is not a matter of insufficient evidence.

Phil Hudson - Jesus has a wonderful agenda, and he wants us to know him and his work as they truly are. As he feeds 5,000 men, and likely many more besides, with bread from heaven, Jesus shows us that he has come to fulfil the Passover as the Lord who redeems his people and leads them home. Yet when he refuses to let the crowd make him king by force, he also shows us who he is not and what his mission is not, so that we might believe in and follow the real Jesus.

Drew Balch - Jesus’ most public miracle feeds a miracle-hungry crowd determined to crown him king on their own terms, yet a handful of storm-battered disciples simply let him in.

William Taylor - The evidence for Jesus being who he says he is instils immense confidence in his disciples. Jesus is no ‘flash in the pan’ saviour. He has the backing of centuries of expectation, of his own works, and of God’s word.

William Taylor - The evidence that Jesus is who he says he is instils immense confidence in his disciples. Jesus is no ‘flash in the pan’ saviour. He has the backing of centuries of expectation, his own works, and God’s word.