November 2019

Here is a long speech by Stephen which ends in him being killed. It can be a little hard to follow his reasoning, but he summarises it in verses 51

The passage below comes after the resurrection of Jesus. It also comes after He has already ascended to heaven. Before He left the earth, however, Jesus had told the disciples

Focussing on Chapter 20 verses 29-31 of the following passage I am struck by how blessed I am to live this side of the death and resurrection of Jesus. The

We’ve been awaiting this moment – the Bible all points to this, Jesus’s death and then resurrection. This point in all history that has been foretold and spoken about since

The key to unlocking this bible reading is in verses 25 and 26 where Jesus clearly declares that He is the resurrection and the life and that anyone who believes

Reflect on verses 8 and 9. Think about how much it would take for you to inconvenience yourself for a friend? Jesus points out that their friendship alone isn’t enough

I find these passages a box of contradictions. On the one hand we have parables with double meanings and inner depths that we need to really dig into to find

Jesus’ perpetual programme of healing people is nothing short of miraculous and extended from curing simple sickness to calming wild weather. Notice Jesus claim to have authority to forgive sins,

At the very end of these chapters at 7:28, 29, we read that the crowds were amazed because Jesus taught as one who had authority. It was the authority of