What Jesus did #3: he surrounded himself with the right people
One of the first things Jesus did when he set out on his ministry on earth was to gather around him a group of followers to travel with him. These were not men who...
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What Jesus did #2: he was tempted
Jesus was fully human. It’s hard for us to get our heads around that, isn’t it? How can someone be fully divine and fully human at the same time? How does that work? I...
What Jesus did #1: he got baptised
All four of these accounts of the life of Jesus start with stories of his birth and early childhood and apart from that visit to the temple at the age of twelve, we hear...
The last day on what he said…
You know, if I’d written an account of the life of Jesus, I’m not sure I’d have had the courage to write the kind of account any of the four gospel writers ended up...
Blessings and woes: there’s a choice to be made here
At the beginning of this month, we saw how Jesus began his ministry in the book of Matthew with a list of blessings, beneficial outcomes to getting it right and doing life God’s way....
There’s no place for complacency
Yesterday, we looked at how Jesus prepared his followers for what was to come: his impending death and glorious resurrection. They weren’t ready to contemplate losing him. They had no idea what life would...
Maybe there’s something in here to help us face the death of a loved one…
Jesus knows exactly who he is and exactly what he has been sent to earth by God to do. He knows how he is to live, but also how he is to die. He...
This is who I am…
There’s been a lot of chat about who Jesus is. A lot of speculation and a lot of divided opinion. The Book of John focuses on the identity of Jesus. It includes seven ‘I am’...
Prove it then…
Throughout this month. we’ve been reflecting on the incredible new kingdom that Jesus talked about and on the claims he made about who he was. Maybe you’re now waiting for some proof. OK, so...
Who do you say I am?
Who do people say the Son of Man is? Who do people say I am? Who do the crowds say I am? Three writers, three versions of the same question. Jesus is curious about...
