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It’s easy to be frightened, but Jesus tells us that when others are fearful, then we should stand up and lift our heads because our redemption is near. As we see the new shoots growing in our church, we know

Christ the King Sunday is when we talk about what sort of King Jesus is. Whenever we say “Christ” we’re calling Jesus King, because “Christ” (‘Messiah’ in Hebrew) means “God’s anointed king”. In the reading from John, Jesus says his

The story of the widow putting her last two coins in the offering has often been taken to mean that we – like her – should “give until it hurts”. But we need to read this story as an example

The story of Lazarus is the turning point in John’s gospel. In the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke), the turning point comes when Peter confesses that Jesus is “the Messiah, the Son of God”, and Jesus responds by predicting his

Jesus predicts his death three times. And the disciples get it wrong three times. They don’t get what Jesus is going to do, and they miss the core of Jesus’ teaching – the first shall be last, and the last

“What can I do to inherit eternal life?” What can anyone do to inherit anything? In many cases we do “inherit” our faith from our parents. And we try to bring up our children to know God, although this sometimes

Lots of people think that “if you’re a good person, God will bless you”. Job’s friends thought that “if you’re not being blessed, you must be a bad person”. But as Job reflected on why disaster had struck, he could