Mercy Not Sacrifice (Matthew 9:9-13,18-26)

Jesus was associating with the wrong kind of people. In ancient Judea, people assumed that religious teachers would spend their time with followers who obeyed their religious traditions and held to high moral standards. They expected people who knew and taught God’s word to mix with people who knew the ways God wants people to... Continue Reading →

A Trustworthy Saying (1 Timothy 1:12-17)

What makes a saying trustworthy? The English language has a huge range of sayings that people use in various situations. We can say things like, ‘Many hands make light work’, ‘It’s always darkest before the dawn’, ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’, and ‘Easy come, easy go’ for example. However often we might use... Continue Reading →

Love For Sinners (Romans 5:1-8)

For the last four weeks, people from our parish have been getting together to discuss Ministry with Young People. The last two Wednesday evenings we looked at a book from the Fuller Youth Institute called Growing Young. This book is based on research the Fuller Youth Institute did in the USA on churches who are... Continue Reading →

Love for Sinners (Romans 5:1-11)

There is a game played in sideshows and arcades where the player tries to shoot as many basketballs as possible through a hoop in a limited amount of time. The goal is to make as many successful shots as you can. If you successfully make the shots in a specific time, you win a prize.... Continue Reading →

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