Paul prays for the readers of this letter that they may know and be rooted in God's love and we need this to live the life that God intends for us.
Bible Passage: Ephesians 3: 14-21
Paul's Call (and God's Eternal Plan to Confront the Powers & Principalities)
The first half of Ephesians 3 seems, at first glance, to be a distracted aside... but instead Paul is continuing to build his argument that God's plan is unity of all things under Christ, with implications for the powers and principalities in the heavenly places!
Bible Passage: Ephesians 3: 1-13
What the church really is.
Caitlin takes us through the second half of chapter 2 and looks at what it has to teach us about unity in the church.
Bible Passage: Ephesians 2: 8-22
Our New Status In Christ
What does it mean to be made alive in Christ? What does it mean for us to be God’s handiwork? Lucy unpacks Paul's teaching on the new status we receive in Christ and what that means for us today.
Bible Passage: Ephesians 2:1-10
The Gospel is Bigger than Forgiveness
Paul's prayer for the church in Ephesus (and for us!) is for more than our comfort with Him, it's for partnership in a huge and wonderful project!
Bible Passage: Ephesians 1: 7-23
To the praise of his glory
Tessa looks at Paul's opening blessing to God, and how it tells the story of God's choice from before the foundations of the world to unite all things in himself through the person of Jesus Christ. And how we, his people, were chosen to live in such a way that bears witness to this glorious reality to the rest of the world.
Bible Passage: Ephesians 1:1-14
Hopelessness, Innocence & Faithfulness, and Seeing is Believing
A conversation about what the world needs to hear on Easter Sunday leads Jim to explore how the the good news of Easter meets our deepest need.
Bible Passage: Luke 24
How The Cross Reveals What We Are Really Seeking
In this sermon, Sam explores why Peter's sword and Peter's denial are actually the same act — both attempts to protect a dream of what the Messiah should be. And he shows how the cross reveals this mistake in Peter, and in us.
Bible Passage: John 18:1-12 & 19:17-30
The Night Before Palm Sunday
Guest Preacher Thomas Urquhart from Inverness Vineyard takes a look at Mary of Bethany’s devotion to Jesus, and the challenge it presents to what we give him. Mary stepped out. Mary “brought it all”, and Mary “left her mark”. How can we do the same?
Bible Passage: John 12:1-8
A Tale of Two Jesuses
David takes us through how we are faced with a choice between two Jesuses: Jesus Barabbas or Jesus the true Son of God. He explains how when we face difficult situations we can be tempted to choose the way of Jesus Barabbas, but Jesus the Son of God is the only one who offers us true hope.
Bible passage: Matthew 27:11-26