Tag: Matthew

The Lord’s Prayer, part 2. Whose kingdom are we building? Our own (which comes so naturally), or God’s, which we actively pursue through love?

The Lord’s Prayer, part 1. Prayer is a living relationship with the God of all things, and it moves the centre of attention away from ourselves, and on to our Heavenly Father.

Christmas is not the story of God crushing evil with overwhelming force. It’s the story of God entering the world in overwhelming weakness.

Our King and the Kingdom, part 7. We look at the last thing Jesus said to his disciples before ascending to heaven — the Great Commission.

The statement “you are known” can produce fear and joy in us — both of which can be experienced when we encounter Jesus.

Our King and the Kingdom, part 6. So often Jesus said in his ministry that his ‘time had not yet come’. But finally, on Palm Sunday, we get to see this incredibly significant moment arrive.

Our King and the Kingdom, part 5. When Jesus gave The Sermon on the Mount, it was revolutionary and the crowds were amazed at both his teaching and the authority in which it was delivered.

Our King and the Kingdom, part 4. Healings are a sign of the Kingdom to a broken people living in a broken world, that one day all things will be restored and made new again.

Our King and the Kingdom, part 3. We will be looking at Jesus as our model for prayer, which for us can become like breathing as we talk to God and he talks back.