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Choice… not division
Jesus has what can sound like very harsh words for his followers in our passage from Matthew's gospel today... but perhaps they aren't what they seem at first glance?
do something great
12 ordinary people who have watched, learned and are now sent out to try it for themselves...
Shameless
The moment it all goes wrong... a story of a man, a woman, a snake and some forbidden fruit, but mostly it's about shame.
Get Up!
On the mountain with the transfigured Jesus, and Moses and Elijah, God speaks to three disciples, Peter, James and John. Then Jesus tells them to 'get up, and don't be afraid!' Is that our response when we encounter God?
Threads
Where do you end up when you start pulling on the thread of an idea or an issue? Where does something really start? Today we consider some threads that Jesus unravels for us in the Sermon on the Mount.
It’s You!!!
After the beatitudes comes salt and light and the law... and a challenge to the people, it's up to you!
Blessed
The beatitudes... that list of the blessed that we would never want to join; the poor in spirit, the meek and those who mourn. So where is the blessing? And why is this teaching so central to Jesus' message?
2020 vision
Repent means 'to see things in a new way, as they really are'. So when Jesus asks some fishermen to follow him he is helping them to repent, to see the kingdom of God which is close by. Following Jesus is an invitation to live into that new way of being.
Little Epiphanies
In the season of Epiphany, what does Jesus' baptism tell us about who he is and what God's mission is?
