Tag: Jesus
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I’ve met a man
When I became a Christian, I semi-jokingly told my lesbian friends that I’d ‘met a man’. It wasn’t until later that I realised how deeply biblical this actually was. I hadn’t fundamentally been convinced by a new ideology. I hadn’t primarily been attracted by a new community. Those things were important but they weren’t the…
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Picture This Thought – Champagne [Celebration and fun]
A reflection on how we sometimes take ourselves too seriously and there is plenty of joy and celebration at the heart of the Christian faith. We talk about the joyful times that Jesus has with his disciples and little children and that he had an attractive character rather than being a sombre moralist. And we…
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How much do we want God?
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.Hebrews 12: 1 – 2a I want…
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Picture This Thought – Robin [Transformation]
Becoming a Christian involves radical transformation as we become more like Christ. How can our lives look distinctive as God transforms out beliefs, thoughts, character and behaviour?
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Picture This Thought – Poppy [Remembrance]
A reflection on the importance of remembrance and the significance of the Lord’s Supper in reminding us of the ultimate sacrifice to bring us life, freedom from oppression and liberty from evil. Psalm 77: 11 – 12 I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long…
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Isn’t it all about rule-keeping?
This is a question I’ve been asked a number of times recently when it comes to my Christian faith. It is a common perception that Christianity is about trying to be good by following a set of rules so that you will earn a reward and avoid a punishment. Many people see Christianity as a…
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The kindness instinct
When something annoying happens, what response comes instinctively to you? I often find that I start the day with the right intentions to be godly in everything I do and then someone cuts me up in the car, or I get stuck behind a slow pedestrian or behind a pensioner trying to pay by cheque…
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Adultery and lust – Matthew 5: 27 – 30
As part of our Sermon on the Mount series at church, I gave a short talk on Jesus’ teaching about adultery and lust from Matthew 5: 27 – 30. Talk outline:
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He must become greater; I must become less
Lockdown is hard and many of us are struggling to feel good about ourselves. As we are all cut off from community and being driven online we need to guard against getting our value from Facebook likes, emojis, and cheap uplifting sentiment shared online. Instead we need to look to God for our worth and…
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Picture This Thought – Microphone [Spreading news – Easter special]
A reflection on how the good news of Jesus’ ministry, death and resurrection spread in the early church and how we can take up the challenge of Jesus’ Great Commission to take the gospel to the ends of the earth.
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