Luke 14:25-35
Jesus is surprisingly, starkly, clear about the costs of becoming His disciple. Jim look at Jesus’ challenging words and how we can learn from them today.
A supper with Jesus… and the Great Banquet.
Luke 14:12-24
As Jesus chats with some Pharisees over dinner, He challenges both their table-etiquette … and their whole view of God’s Kingdom!
“Tell” - Blessing St Andrews with God’s great offer
John 4:5-39
The third and final of our “Dwell, Gel, Tell” summer series, Jim talks about “telling” people that God loves them, taking lessons from Jesus conversation with a woman at the well in John 4, and then talks practicalities about our plans for next week.
The Gel Bit of Dwell-Gel-Tell
Community and group evangelism - sometimes we are better together.
What Can I Do for You? Bob Dylan
Dwell
Acts 2:1-13
To open our summer programme on carrying God's light, Carrie unpacks what it means to start our missional activity from a place of dwelling with God.
Who's Invited to God's Table?
luke 14:1-14
Jesus eats a meal with the Pharisees and confronts them about how they use Scripture as a barrier that keeps people from joining God's Kingdom Table. This raises the question... Are we doing the same?
Making God-led decisions
luke 13:31-35
Jesus often makes decisions that take a lot more than worldly data into account. How can we do this too?
The Narrow Door and the Near Miss
luke 13:22-30
Jesus urges us away from idle speculation on who's in or out but concentrate on our own efforts to enter the Kingdom. And what to do when life feels like its going off-target.
A Miracle, A Miss, and God Moving
luke 13:10-21
Jesus confronts religious leaders who, at first glance, seem to be ridiculous. But looking a little more closely, what can we learn from their point of view that can challenge and help our relationship with God, today?
When you know better...
luke 12:41-53
In this passage Jesus expresses his frustration with leaders of Israel, saying they should know better. What does this warning mean for us today?