Al looks at how we apply the Parable of the Sower to our lives.

Reverend Nigel Hawkes from St Mary's Wheatley speaks on the Good Samaritan at our Wheatley Area Churches joint service.

Jesus tells his disciples not to fear - not because they will be unopposed, but because they fear God, and trust him that one day everything will be brought into the light.

Matthew is perhaps best known for recording the Sermon on the Mount, but many other teachings of Jesus are also captured in his Gospel. Al looks at some tools for digging into those teachings, taking Jesus's sending of the twelve disciples as a starting point.

The Gospel is not only about the Cross, but also the Resurrection; both have an utterly transformative effect on our lives. Al looks at how we can live in the Resurrection in our daily lives, with a transformed approach to suffering and boldness in our commission.

We live in a world with a forgiveness problem. We don't know how to forgive, because we are starting to realise quite how bad and how far-reaching our sins are. What can pay for the wrong we've done? What can wipe the slate clean? Nothing but the Cross.

Paul bids farewell to the Ephesian church, giving a strong charge to the elders to watch over the church, and a stark warning about the dangers ahead. How do those warnings play out? And how well do the Ephesians live up to it?

As we come to the end of Paul's time in Ephesus, we see opposition arising - a citywide riot! Mark looks at the encouragement we can draw from the impact the Gospel has had, as well as the lessons we can learn for our engagements with contemporary culture today.