Tomorrow we celebrate Good Friday, the day when Jesus Christ was crucified. Tonight we celebrate the Lord’s Supper, remembering Jesus’s death with bread and wine as He commanded us to do. Why did Jesus die? The First Letter of Peter explains the mystery of God’s…
What was the most important hour of your life? Was it your wedding or the birth of a child? Perhaps it was an important exam or the interview for a new job? Maybe it was an operation which saved your life or a miraculous escape…
Dating from the 4th Century, in this very simple act of worship we reflect upon the shadows which fell upon Jesus Christ in the last week of His life. We begin by lighting again the Advent Candle we used to count down to celebrating Christmas.…
We cannot begin to imagine what it must have been like for Jesus Christ the Son of God to take upon Himself the sins of the world, our sins, as He was dying in our place on the cross. We could never even glimpse that…
“What makes you believe that God exists?” “Is Jesus the only way to God?” Here are just two of the questions which Christians will want to be prepared to answer. In each case, as in many other conversations we may have, there is one thing…
Luke 17 9 He went on to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time. 10 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him…
A question sent to the problems page of a Christian magazine read like this. Dear Eutychus: Our preacher said, on Easter, that Jesus just swooned on the cross and that the disciples nursed Him back to health. What do you think? Sincerely, Bewildered The magazine…
What comes next? “Five, four, three, two, one “ ???? “Thunderbirds are go !!!” A brand new animated television series of Thunderbirds began yesterday evening on ITV1. Thunderbirds is the story set in the future of an amazing organisation called International Rescue. The five Tracy…
John 13:21 After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, “I tell you the truth, one of you is going to betray me.” 26 Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I will give this piece of bread when I…
It was the triumphal entry – the first Palm Sunday. The crowds were singing and shouting. Waving palms and throwing their coats along the road to make a highway for the King of Kings. But suddenly the WHOLE PROCESSION STOPS. But why? Luke 19:41 As…
Christ is risen – He is risen indeed! How can we be certain Jesus really is the Son of God? How can we be certain God forgives our sins? How can we be certain God hears our prayers? How can we be certain Christians will…
Chris is risen! He is risen indeed! On Good Friday Jesus was crucified for our sins, dying in our place so that we can be forgiven. Laid in the tomb through Holy Saturday. But Easter day has arrived. The stone is rolled away! The tomb…
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Easter Day celebrates a wonderful unexpected surprise. They had watched Jesus being crucified on the Friday. Late that afternoon they had watched Jesus’s body laid in the tomb. All Saturday they had observed the Sabbath and waited. Early…
How much does God love us? The Apostle Paul tells us that the death of Jesus Christ on the cross is the supreme demonstration of God’s love for fallen human beings. “You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died…
For 1500 years the nation of Israel had been celebrating the Passover. It re-presented their origins and united them as God’s Chosen People. It established and strengthened their national identity. But then one evening almost 2000 years ago a new kind of Passover was celebrated,…
What was the happiest day of your life? Was it a special birthday? Perhaps the day you met the person you were going to marry, or your wedding day? Was it the day you got your first job? Or the day you retired? What was…
Come with me this evening as we tread that road from Jerusalem to Emmaus with Cleopas and his companion – the unidentified disciple. We don’t know for certain who the second person was but we can guess. Cleopas shared a house with this person so…
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John 20:13 They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” 14 At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it…
Luke 22: 19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This…