#54 - A Last Passover and First Remembrance (Luke 22:7-38)

Date - 13 April 2025

Preacher - Rev Luke Collings

Jesus takes a final meal with his disciples where he closes the door on what has passed but opened up to them a new way of remembrance.

#53 - Mary, Judas, and Lazarus (John 12:1-11)

Date - 6 April 2025

Preacher - Rev Luke Collings

Jesus receives a special anointing by Mary for his coming death, which offends Judas who is thinking only of his personal gain. Meanwhile, as the threats against Jesus come closer, Lazarus remains as a reminder of the power of the Kingdom over death.

#52 - True Repentance (Luke 13:1-9)

Date - 23 March 2025

Preacher - Rev Luke Collings

Jesus is questioned about how God's Kingdom can be preached in a world filled with suffering, but Jesus asks his critics (and us) to consider the more important question of how we are to be truly reconciled with God.

#51 - The Two Lost Sons (Luke 15:11-32)

Date - 30 March 2025

Preacher - Rev Luke Collings

Jesus tells the Pharisees a parable about two sons estranged from their loving father and the grace that calls them both back.

#50 - True Security (Luke 13:31-35)

Date - 16 March 2025

Preacher - Rev Luke Collings

Jesus is warned that he is in danger from Herod, but instead of fleeing somewhere for safety Jesus presses on to his destination of Jerusalem where he will face a different kind of danger.

#49 - Jesus in the Wilderness (Luke 4:1-15)

Date - 9 March 2025

Preacher - Mal Bullock

Jesus is taken to the wilderness by the Holy Spirit, where under trials he confirms his divine identity and a new hope for humanity.

#48 - A New Ethic of Love (Luke 6:27-38)

Date - 23 February 2025

Preacher - Rev Luke Collings

Jesus speaks to the crowd about a new way of love and grace that is based on very different principles to the ones they (and us) usually practice.

#44 - Good News with Hard Truths (Luke 4:14-21)

Date - 26 January 2025

Preacher - Rev Luke Collings

Jesus comes to his home town of Nazareth and declares that he has come to fulfill some promises made by the prophet Isaiah. While his words are full of grace and hope there is an implied challenge to the people that Jesus speaks to that day and for us in the present age.

#47 - Blessings and Woes (Luke 6:12-26)

Date - 16 February 2025

Preacher - Rev Luke Collings

Jesus begins a sermon to his disciples and followers by turning the concepts of blessings and woes on their head.

#46 - Fishing for New Purposes (Luke 5:1-11)

Date - 9 February 2025

Preacher - Rev Luke Collings

Jesus enlists a local Galilean fisherman to help him with his ministry, and then gives him (and us) a sign that there is a bigger purpose to his life than just catching fish.