That final week: words of comfort
Jesus knows that he is about to leave his followers. His mission here on earth as a human being is drawing to an end. His followers have loved him, relied on him and given...
Author: Helen Redfern
That final week: that last supper
No one except Jesus himself knew that this was to be their last supper together. What we’ve come to know as the Last Supper was named that after the event with the benefit of...
That final week: Jesus washed feet
Take a moment here. Stop rushing around. Take a few slow breaths in and out. Inhale. Exhale. Relax your shoulders. What we have right here is a wonderful account of Jesus’ love and compassion...
That final week: so be prepared (and what that looks like in practice)
We don’t get to know the exact day and hour when we will die. We don’t get to know the exact day and hour when Jesus will come back to earth again. Even Jesus...
That final week: tying up some loose ends
After the accounts of Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem and his visit to the temple at the beginning of that final week, there’s a series of short, seemingly unconnected conversations and parables in all four...
That final week: rocking the temple, rocking the world as we know it
It’s very easy for us in our modern world to completely miss the significance of the temple in Jesus’ time and in so doing, to completely miss the significance of all that Jesus has...
That final week: the beginning of the end
Welcome to a new month and the start of a new stage in this journey through the Bible! We’ve been looking at the four books at the beginning of the New Testament since December:...
What Jesus did #24: he celebrated gratitude and generosity
So here we are at the end of another month and at the end of this series entitled ‘What Jesus did’. Of course, we’ve only skimmed the surface of what Jesus actually did, just...
What Jesus did #23: he saw the best in everyone
Zacchaeus was a chief tax collector. Straightaway, that made him hugely unpopular. He took money from the Jewish people to financially support the Roman occupation of their land. And he was rich. Rich because...
What Jesus did #22: he mixed with those at the margins
What kind of people do you invite into your home? Before we look at today’s passage, I’d like us to consider this question. Actually, in today’s world, I’m guessing the answer for many is...
