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29 But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. Bullies, mean people, not being…

Greatest Commandment Rabbinical learning - asking eah other searching questions - motivated by the desire to draw closer to the Kingdom of God, together. But, with the wrong motivation, a wonderful thing can be distorted. We can easily see how this kind of rhetorical questioning could descend into a…

Shoulds I had the most wonderful start to my day on Friday. I woke up with a song in my head. Take it easy easy God already loves you completely Take it easy easy Rest in the shade of His wing And instead of finding my glasses - which is my usual habit. I decided not to. Instead of plugging in my ear-pods…

At Pentecost, the first sign visible to people outside that upper room was the sound of the disciples speaking in their own languages. God's purposes have never been limited to a select few, although he has always selected a few to serve him. But his goal has always been to reach the whole world. To reach a world riven by differences, we need to engage with those differences. Listen on to find out how God helps us do that.

It had been one of those nightmare days, trying to get a flight out of Las Vegas Airport. Some thunderstorms sent flight schedules into chaos for about 24 hours. Two hundred flights were cancelled that day - many more were significantly delayed - and thousands of people were scrambling to find a way…

Jesus Loving people through us. impl. implication, implied Strong, J. (2009). A Concise Dictionary of the Words in the Greek Testament and The Hebrew Bible (Vol. 1, p. 52). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software. Sticks and stones may brake my bones but words will never hurt me. One of the most important…

On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Question #1: What must I do to Inherit Eternal Life? “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and…

In chapter 9 of John's gospel, we find a vivid account of Jesus' healing of a man born blind. This is the sixth sign John records, and it completely upends the lives of his neighbours, parents, and the increasingly hostile Pharisees. But somehow the healed man comes through this turmoil in a very positive way. What did he have that these other people didn't? What did the man born blind discover that we, too, need?

1 My son, forget not my law; But let thine heart keep my commandments: 2 For length of days, and long life, And peace, shall they add to thee. 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the table of thine heart: 4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding…

We are looking verse by verse through the practical teaching of Romans. Now in Romans 13:8-10 , we learn about the Believer’s Relationship with His Fellow Citizen. Last week we looked at the Believer’s relationship with the government, now the citizenry side of the believers relationships continue. God…

Introduction Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her. And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and…

I wonder…what comes to your mind when I ask the question - what does the law of God require? Mission impossible? Try, try and try again until you get over the impossibly high bar? Over the next few weeks we are going to be looking at the ten commandments in more detail. We’re goint to look at the question…

We are in our 4 week out 6 of our series this morning The Heart Matters This 6 week series leading up to to Easter Sunday will encourage you to examine your heart, your motivations, and your loves as you walk in repentance toward Resurrection Sunday. This season reminds us that we are all broken and…

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Evening 4 June 2023

Introduction We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification. For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.”…

Through God’s Eyes is pure. 26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments,…

Lost to found Pray for unbelieving Family and friends will come to faith in Jesus 14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: Don’t be afraid to ask. 9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock,…

When the Final Gavel falls This weekend is easter many will be celebrating for different reasons. It is interesting I have 2 boys staying with us at the moment. They don’t know God and its interesting the conversation we are having. From Christmas to Easter and why did Adam and Eve sin? To What is sin?…

As we come to the ninth and tenth commandments today, I wonder how the last three talks have spoken to you? Hopefully you have found this opportunity to look at the ten commandments, as a helpful way of getting to know the character of God. The commandments given at Mount Sinai, to a fledgling nation,…

Matthew 25:31-42 We began last week a series on the Truth about Our Hope. We saw that Hope Motivates us to Holiness. The Hope that we see when we look at this manger scene down here on this communion table is not a coming child, but the hope of a coming king. The Christ child has already come, He has…

Morning 5th June 2022

How do we get past judging, being critical, hasty, condemnation? We live in a Kingdom. God is the King of that Kingdom The church is the body of that Kingdom Christ is the head of the body Within this body, we operate as Family Matthew 7:12 (KJV 1900) 12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that…

Learn what Levitucs 19 says about “love your neighbor as yourself” using the categories of Responsibility, Reputation & Relationships.

What Does it Mean to “Go and be a Neighbor?” Our theme verse for today comes from the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:29-37 Jesus spoke this parable in response to a lawyer that asked “What shall I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus answered him with a question “What is written in the law?”…