Toongabbie Anglican Church Audio Podcast

In the trial of Jesus, John’s gospel invites us into the drama. We are almost sitting as the jury to determine if Jesus is the promised king of the Jews, if he is free from guilt, if he is the saviour we need. John wants us to make a decision on where we stand: with […]

On Maundy Thursday we are looking at the arrest of Jesus in John 18:1-14. We will reflect upon the goodness of God and how Jesus willingly laid down His life for His friends. The passage reveals how God can be completely just and completely loving at the same time.

Jesus closes by preparing his disciples for coming sorrow and scattering, yet assures them of the Father’s love and lasting joy, so that in a troubled world they may have peace in him who has overcome it.

As Jesus finishes preparing his disciples for his departure, he teaches them about the work of the Holy Spirit in the world and in their lives.

Jesus prepares his disciples to expect the world’s hatred—not because they have done wrong, but because their allegiance to him exposes the world’s rejection of both the Son and the Father.

In John 15 Jesus uses the powerful image of the vine to speak of how He works in us, as we are grafted into him and called to remain in Him.

In Today’s message, Jesus promises to send the Holy Spirit to anchor us in a world of turmoil, through the relational presence, word and peace of Jesus.

Jesus assures the troubled disciples that his departure (1) secures their belonging with the Father, (2) establishes himself as the only way to the Father, and (3) opens a means to ask the Father anything in his name.

Jesus gives a new commandment to love like he loves… and he does so in the midst of betrayal and denial as he reveals God’s glory all the way to the cross (God’s greatest act of love).

John 13 is the beginning of a section of Johns Gospel that takes place in the upper room (or guest room) of a house on the night before Jesus is crucified. Jesus starts by washing his disciples’ feet, which is a picture/sign of the cleansing of sin that he is about to do for all […]