Thank you for joining us for our worship in the park! As we continue our journey through the Gospel of St Luke, we explore some of the paradoxes inherent in Jesus teachings and ministry – paradoxes that puzzle yet ultimately reassure us of God’s love for us and our place in His Kingdom. Let’s listen.
Jesus came to bring peace – but what if the people do not accept that peace? This decision faced the people in Jesus’ time, and it continues to face us today. Turn back to God or continue in sin? How do we make this decision? Ignore it, put it off, or move forward? When following…
Christians have faith, but we can also be filled with doubt. Join us as we delve into the Old and New Testament and see how others have struggled and succeeded in their faith before us.
When we pray to our Lord, we sometimes wonder: does He answer our prayers? And we might wonder: how should we pray? To answer the first question, we can examine the many times in the Bible God listed to prayer and changed His plan. To answer the second question, the Lord’s Prayer holds part of…
While Jesus encourages us to be merciful to the vulnerable, we need to look beyond simply being moral to see how He has been merciful to us, showing His mercy and compassion. May we go forth and do likewise!
When the disciples were sent out by Jesus to spread the gospel, they came back with stories of success. Their vision of success was due to their efforts, and not due to the Holy Spirit. They wanted to see their efforts were successful in the same way we want to see our efforts succeed. But…
When Jesus cast out the demons from the man who had been possessed. The man wanted to stay with Jesus. Instead, Jesus sent the man back and told him to go and proclaim all that Jesus had done for him. May we today rejoice in His cleansing power, and may we also go out with…
When the two women reported the news of an empty tomb, they were not believed at first. They were perplexed, and no one remembered His words. Resurrection is perplexing! Today, as we celebrate our Lord’s resurrection, let us remember what He has taught and carry His truth in our hearts each and every day!
The one day, that one morning when two women discovered that Christ had rose again from the dead changed everything — it changed the world! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
On this Palm Sunday, we remember the concept of a king’s ransom, of paying an enormous price to save a life. But Jesus had no ransom charged. As had been foretold, no one paid, no one even stepped forward to help. As we reflect on the events of that Holy Week so long ago, we…