Jun 28, 2020 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
Today’s parable is almost too familiar… and it comes with an explanation too. There’s no excuse, really, for not hearing, understanding, and applying the word in a way that is fruitful. Or is there? Could the image of the hard path apply to us, if we don’t let Jesus’...
Jun 21, 2020 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
Jesus challenges our view of what it means to follow. John’s “wowser” approach wasn’t to everyone’s liking, and the way Jesus joined in meals and celebrations with “undesirables” left people “tut-tutting”. But for those open to seeing it, something new was happening....
Jun 4, 2020 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
How is your Soul? We live in an age where financial greed motivates efforts to make things as inexpensive, and impermanent and short lived as possible. With often only a fake appearance of being attractive and usable, this all too quickly disappears and is gone. The...
May 30, 2020 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
Pentecost 2 Jesus saw a man named Matthew who was sitting at the tax office. Jesus just said to him ‘Follow me’ and Matthew got up and followed Him. What can we learn from this? The problem with many of us is we haven’t even just got up yet, much less we are not...
May 23, 2020 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
The Trinity Today we celebrate the Ascension and the Holy Trinity. This lesson does not speak of the Lord’s ascension but it gives clues to its significance – the great commission to make disciples of all nations and its relationship to the Trinity. Do you think...
May 14, 2020 | EXPLORING THE BIBLE
There’s the rub Back when I lived in Hobart, I had a friend of whom I was quite fond, (and many years later, I’m still good friends with him and his wife and kids.) This friend was one of those people who had (and still has) a very earnest heart for God, and I always...
