#108 - The Shepherd and Gate (John 10:1-10)

Date - 26 April 2026

Preacher - Rev Luke Collings

Jesus confronts the unfaithful leadership of the Pharisees by describing himself as both the shepherd who faithfully calls the sheep and the gate that offers them true protection.

#107 - Recognising Jesus on Faith's Road (Luke 24:13-35)

Date - 19 April 2026

Preacher - Rev Luke Collings

Two of Jesus' disciples are "kept" from recognising him as they walk from Jerusalem to Emmaus. How does their experience help us in recognising Jesus in our own lives of faith?

#106 - Don't Fear Missing Out (John 20:19-31)

Date - 12 April 2026

Preacher - Rev Luke Collings

Thomas misses out on seeing the risen Jesus and asks for a more tactile revelation than that given to the other apostles. However, when Jesus does appear to Thomas we understand that there are blessings to those who believe without having seen.

On Good Friday Rev Luke spoke with Richard Perno at 2CC about the blessings of Easter and how the message of the risen Jesus can bring hope to an often troubled and skeptical world.

#105 - The Case of the Missing Body (Matthew 28:1-15)

Date - 5 April 2026 (Easter)

Preacher - Rev Luke Collings

Matthew's gospel records that both supporters and opponents of Jesus admit that his body disappeared from the tomb on the Sunday morning after his death. Matthew addresses the Stolen Body theory and instead points us to the experiences of the women who were at the tomb and saw Jesus raised to life again.

#104 - Doing Something about Christ Crucified (John 19:1-15)

Date - 3 April 2026 (Good Friday)

Preacher - Rev Luke Collings

Pontius Pilate desperately wanted to avoid having to do something about this Jewish mystic who seemed no danger to anyone, but the anger of the city leaders meant that he had to act one way or the other. The same challenge remains with us as we think about Jesus crucified today - can we get away with Doing Nothing or do we have to Do Something?

#103 - The King Has Come (Matthew 21:1-11)

Date - 29 March 2026 (Palm Sunday Combined Churches Service)

Preacher - Rev Luke Collings

Jesus arrives in Jerusalem by deliberately drawing attention to his identity as the one who will fulfil the promises of God regarding the Messiah that the children of Israel had been waiting so long to be realised.

#102 - The Resurrection and Life (John 11:1-45)

Date - 22 March 2026

Preacher - Rev Luke Collings

Jesus comes to his friends Martha and Mary to both share their sufferings over the death of their brother Lazarus and to provide hope to him in the resurrection.

#101 - Seeing Jesus With Open Eyes (John 9:1-41)

Date - 15 March 2026

Preacher - Rev Luke Collings

A blind man is healed, and those who witness the miracle cannot seem to agree on what happened and whether Jesus could have done it.

#100 - The True Hope of Righteousness (Romans 4:18-25)

Date - 8 March 2026

Preacher - Rev Luke Collings

The apostle Paul brings his argument for the righteousness of God by faith to a close by demonstrating by Abraham's example how faith triumphs over our worldly hope.