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 […]
We often use the word ‘fellowship’ to describe the experience of being with other Christians. So, we’ll talk about enjoying “a time of fellowship” after church, when we gather to have a meal or a cuppa together. But did you know that the word in the original language is actually based on the idea of […]
Hopelessness is related to helplessness We easily forget we need a _______ Lack of performance leads to a lack of ____ Jesus’ core business was teaching and _________ Jesus pointed to his signs and _______ Jesus shows he is the Messiah by his _______ Jesus didn’t fit the _____ of the Messiah John didn’t look […]
As we begin our return journey to face-to-face church, there will be many different thoughts and feelings amongst us. Whilst we would love for every health restriction to be relaxed at once, we know there are many reasons why we cannot all come together in-person this weekend. For some of us it will be because […]
A long time in politics We’re looking at The _______ Discourse Jesus sets the framework for his _______ Jesus gave his twelve disciples a special _________ Jesus showed true human _________ over creation Jesus was going to be ________ Friendly fire is very _______ The apostles had a special focus on ______ _________ was the […]
It is with great anticipation that we now begin to return to in-person church, knowing that as we’ve been physically apart, we’ve remained united by the Holy Spirit, as we’ve gathered online around the glorious word of God. From next weekend, Saturday 16th October, we’ll be able to include some people face-to-face, whilst we continue […]