Luke 2:39-52
Taking a closer look at the encounter in the Temple between Mary and Joseph and a 12 old Jesus.
Kingdom Vineyard 2023
John 15:1-17
In 2023 we think we hear Jesus reminding us that He is the vine, and calling us to "Remain in Me", and "Love one another". Jim shares what that looks like practically.
Peace in the Midst of Chaos
Isaiah 9:2-7 John 1:1-14, 3:16-19
Jim finishes our Advent series with a short reflection on Peace in the midst of chaos.
Joy
JOHN 15:4-11
How do we find joy through Jesus, particularly in chaotic times?
Love in Advent
John 15:12-13
Love entails sacrifice and suffering, as well as great joy.
Hope in the Midst of Chaos
Luke 2:6-20 Matthew 2:1-15
Advent as a story of hope because God chooses forgotten, ignored, ordinary people to be part of His glorious kingdom.
Ministry as part of ordinary life - you are not defined by what you do, but by who you are while you do it.
A Tale of Two Women
Luke 2:36-38
Morag shared the stories of Anna and Cynthia. Two women who know the Scriptures, know their God and know it's their job to tell people about Jesus.
Simeon: The Old Man and the Spirit
Luke 2:21-35
Like the hero of Hemmingway’s story, “The old man and the sea”, Simeon was an adventurer and a tenacious adversary; but his adventure takes place in a different medium, navigating not the sea but the Holy Spirit.
A Call to Pray
Luke 11:1-13
Lucy takes a pause from our series in Luke to look at how, as a whole church, we are being invited to press more into prayer. We are invited to reflect on who it is we pray to and what that means for how we should pray. Prayer is an engine room for the church, and, it needs to be for this church too. We’re being invited to put more coals on that fire!
A King in a Manger
Luke 2:1-20
Reflecting on Jesus’ birth can help us to understand the ways of God’s kingdom.