Read 2 Corinthians 3:12 - 4:2. The COVID rules are relaxed. We don’t need to wear a mask so much. What freedom! Today, we remember the...

Psalm 1 tells us to be good, to follow God’s ways. Who could argue? Well, some people have other advice. They are wicked. In Psalm 1,...

Read 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a. Last week, we saw that Paul was careful not to put one gift of the Spirit before another. He gave space to...

Read 1 Corinthians 12:1-11. What do you think the Holy Spirit is like? When Jesus was baptised in the Jordan, John saw the Spirit come...

Read Isaiah 60:1-6. Light is not just useful. It has a strong effect on our emotions. Isaiah uses light to tell Israel that there is a...

Read Luke 2:1-20; John 3:16 . After four weeks of Advent, it’s Christmas! Four weeks on the journey, and now we’re here! We have heard...

Read Philippians 4:4-7 and Isaiah 12:2-6. Paul says “Rejoice – always!” This isn’t about expressing how you feel. It’s about deciding...

Read Philippians 1:3-11 . Here’s the beginning of another of Paul’s letters. Last week we looked at one he wrote to the Thessalonians....

Read 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13. Paul was such a connector. He reached out to others with so much feeling. You can hear it in these words. ...

Read Mark 12:28-34. A story like this one happens in three gospel books – in Matthew and Luke, as well as Mark. In all of them, we hear...

Read Mark 10:46-52 Mark tells so many stories of Jesus and his miracles of healing. But this one is special. At the end of this story,...

Read Mark 10:35-45. Do you feel you’ve been here before? Just a few weeks ago in Mark, the disciples were arguing about who was the...

Read Hebrews 4:12-16 . We know the power of positive thinking. We like to feel that we’re doing the right thing. It’s great when what’s...

Read Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12 What’s the central Gospel message? It’s what God has done for us in Jesus. Many people think of John 3:16. ...

Read James 5:13-20. We think of James, and we think of action. Faith without works is dead (Jas 2:17). James calls us to be more than...

Read Mark 9:30-37. Jesus starts by talking about the biggest topic: how he will be put to death before he rises again. The disciples...

Read Psalm 19. The last verse of this psalm is very famous as a beginning, not an ending! So often we hear preachers begin their sermon...

Read Psalm 125. Where do you look for God? People talk about “God’s own country”. They’re usually thinking of some place that has...

Read James 1:17-27 James covers a couple of points here. His advice comes in two stages. The first stage is to listen – don’t be so...

Read Ephesians 6:10-20 This week, we learnt about the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban. So many people are trying to escape. I read...