Part five in our series on the enduring challenge of Paul's letter to the Galatians guided by Emeritus Professor Chris Marshall.

Paul's attitude toward the law changed dramatically after encountering Christ. In this sermon Chris traces the three stages in Paul's account of redemption: Before faith came, the coming of Christ and the present age of faith.

Gospel reading and key texts

Galatians 3:17-4:7

Luke 18:9-14

Part four in our series on the enduring challenge of Paul's letter to the Galatians guided by Emeritus Professor Chris Marshall.

Paul continues to fight against a diminishing of the work of the cross. He speaks to the evidence of the Spirit's work, the witness of scripture and caution around the dark side of the law.

Gospel reading and key texts

Galatians 3:1-14

Luke 4:16-21

Part three in our series on the enduring challenge of Paul's letter to the Galatians guided by Emeritus Professor Chris Marshall.

Chris draws us into the story of Paul's confrontation with Peter and the meaning of 'justification by faith.' Ultimately the Gospel has two inseparable sides, the belief in Christ's saving work and an ethical commitment to live with inclusive, self-giving love.

Gospel reading and key texts

Micah 6:6-8

Galatians 2:11-21

Matthew 9:10-13

Part two in our series on the enduring challenge of Paul's letter to the Galatians guided by Emeritus Professor Chris Marshall.

Chris gives us a lens what an apostle was, and Paul's legitimacy problems at the time. Paul's message still matters today because it calls us to a life shaped by God's grace, liberation from exclusionary identities and active love.

Gospel reading and key texts

Galatians 1:12-24

Galatians 2:1-10

Matthew 28:16-20

We begin a six part series on the enduring challenge of Paul's letter to the Galatians guided by Emeritus Professor Chris Marshall.

Chris begins taking us through why this letter matters, the conflict behind it and argues that Paul was actually ahead of his time as he defends salvation by faith in Christ alone, over Christ + law.

Gospel reading and key texts

Jeremiah 31:31-34

Galatians 1:1-11

Matthew 7:13-20

In this sermon, Tim confronts both the notion of hopelessness in these times and that Christian hope is solely in waiting for life after death.

If we believe 'every second of time is the straight gate through which the Messiah might enter,' we might also see time as open to God's action, rather than a fixed march to despair.

Article reference

Freedom in a Time of Climate Catastrophe by Robert Song

Gospel reading and key texts

Romans 5:1-11

Romans 8:18-27

John 5:24-30

Mel looks at David's claim in Psalm 16 'apart from you I have no good thing' and asks what means to live this out. Spiritual hope begins with a settled posture of dependence on God - but how do we get there? Mel invites to examine where we feel lack and ask how God sees that area instead.

Gospel reading and key texts:

Numbers 18:20-24

Psalm 16

Luke 10:38-42

Jachin starts off our a new series on biblical hope looking at Paul's shipwreck from Acts 27. What does Paul say to a boat full of people who've lost all hope, and what does that point to in how we can have hope today?

Listen to consider afresh how we put our hope in Jesus, help each other hold onto it, and we ultimately don't keep it to ourselves.

In the last of our series on Jonah, Ginni unpacks Jonah's anger after Nineveh repents. The text reveals there is more than one way to be 'lost,' not only through wrongdoing but also through pride and moral superiority. How do we respond when God uses discomfort to expose and invite us to grow?

Gospel reading and key texts:

Jonah 3:10-4:11

Hebrews 12:1-11

Luke 15:11-32

Through Jonah 3, Tim leads us to examine who we extend grace to - as God's mercy often extends further than we want it to. There's much to be reminded of through Jonah's reluctant obedience.

Yet, reframing God's anger as a deep commitment to both justice and restoration, helps us to see how Jesus himself embodies both justice and mercy.

Gospel reading and key texts:

Matthew 21:33-44

Jonah 3

Revelation 5: 1-5, 7-10