Mountaintop Experience God used mountains for spiritual ___________ Jesus invited them to spend ____ with him Jesus shone like the ___ The experience was ____________God told them to ______ to Jesus The disciples were overwhelmed with ____ Jesus showed them tender __________ Moses and Elijah were just ______ acts They were to keep it secret […]
I’ve started reading our book of the month, ‘Being the Bad Guys’ by Stephen McAlpine, and it’s reminded me of just how much our society has changed in its attitude to religious people. There was a time when we were tolerated for being nice, and maybe useful, but then before too long, we started to […]
Turning Points We witness a turning point for Jesus _________ The Jewish leaders couldn’t read the _________ signs The proof of Jesus is the empty ____ Beware of false ________ The turning point is at Caesarea ________ The most important thing is Jesus’ ________ The disciples recognise that Jesus is the _______ Peter knows Jesus’ […]
The joy of traditions Traditions can help us feel _________ Traditions have some ________ Traditions can turn into ________ The Pharisees were experts at ________ The Pharisees made up special __________ The Pharisees used traditions as a ________ Jesus calls the Pharisees __________ The Pharisees _________ rules against Jesus The Pharisees should be _______ Holiness […]
Returning to church after a long time away can be an emotional experience, as some of us felt at this week’s midweek service. The concerns and restrictions from Covid-19 have meant that for many of us, the church experience has been on a screen… but now we can return, face-to-face! At our service on Wednesday […]
Who ya gonna call? ___ do you think Jesus is? Jesus was famous, powerful, and ___________ The _________ world is normal and natural Herod thought Jesus was powered by John’s _____ John spoke against Herod’s _______ marriage Herod ________ John by imprisoning him John was ________ for annoying the king’s wife Jesus ___ away from […]
Meals have always had an important place in the ministry of our church, because food has featured strongly in the life of God’s people throughout the ages. God’s people remembered the amazing Exodus from Egypt with a special meal, the Passover, and then Jesus fulfilled and transformed that meal into the Lord’s Supper. In fact, […]
Inside joke Parables were like ‘in _____’ Jesus didn’t tell this parable _____ Parables are stories that teach a special _____ Parables are not for _________ Jesus’ parables are told to Old Testament ______ Isaiah’s job was to ______ the hearts of God’s people Jesus is finishing the job of _________ Israel’s hearts The disciples […]
You can see why some churches hesitate to talk a lot about sin. After all, sin seems negative, and when we focus upon it, we might end up looking at our faults and weaknesses, which could lead us to hopelessness. Yet, the opposite is actually true. When we take sin seriously, we actually make sense […]
We’re getting good at legalism God’s _____ is at his heart Serving the king mattered more than keeping the ___ The Pharisees didn’t know the _____ of God The Pharisees wanted to charge Jesus with a _____ The law-lovers want to kill the author of ____ God has put his ______ in his Servant Without […]