Zephaniah: rejoice
Zephaniah spoke to a world in chaos, yet even in the darkness we can find joy in the Lord.
Pride
The book of Judges documents the spiral of God’s people as ‘everyone did what seemed right in their own eyes’. What can we learn?
Jesus is… the lawyer
Like the Pharisees, we too can put our own rules and customs before a heart obedience to God. How can we avoid this trap?
‘Who is this?’
Where is Jesus in the midst of the storm? Where is Jesus when it hurts? Asleep in the boat?
Worship beyond gold
Like the Magi were, will we be serious in finding out about Jesus, and be prepared to offer him costly worship?
Peace
War without and conflict within… we all need peace. Only he can calm our inner turmoil and enable us to be peacemakers in the world around us.
The journey on
The greatest task of all – Jesus’ Great Commission to make disciples of all nations – is one we are called to do together, not alone.
Speaking like Jesus
Is anyone among us in trouble? Is anyone happy? Is anyone ill? These are common scenes from church life – how can we respond to those in need?
Go: and see
Eager to hear Jesus’ teaching, the crowd had followed him, and now they were in need of physical food. Jesus invites his disciples to see what they have, and then does the impossible with it.
Grieving according to the gospel
We can have real hope, because our belief is based on the historical facts of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Yet we still grieve at the loss of someone close to us.
Returning to the Father
What does the Ascension mean and what are the implications for us today? Jesus knows what it is like to be human, to go through our struggles and pain.
