One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength...  Read More

    I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth    And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord    Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary   Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell    The third day he rose again from the dead    He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almig...  Read More

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’Matthew 4:4How long have you gone without food? Did you do the 40 hour famine as a kid? Or maybe you’ve deliberately fasted for a time. One thing we have all experienced in some fashion or another is hunger.But what about spiritual hunger? Have you ever felt spiritual hunger? Lik...  Read More

Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches.”Again he asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.”Luke ...  Read More

    I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth    And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord    Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary   Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell    The third day he rose again from the dead    He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almig...  Read More

There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.Hebrews 4:9-11Do you get tired of hard work? Particularly, of the hard work of following Jesus? It isn’t easy to resist the te...  Read More

Solus Christus — The doctrine that Christ is the only mediator between God and human beings apart from a priestly class or sacraments.Jeremy Thompson, Lists from Church History, Faithlife Biblical and Theological Lists (Bellingham, WA: Faithlife, 2022).A reminder that in our Theology Thursday blogs, we are looking at the five Solas of the Protestant Reformation. The Sola’s are something of a summa...  Read More

“You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgement.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister, will be subject to judgement.“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his...  Read More

    I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth    And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord    Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary   Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell    The third day he rose again from the deadApostles CreedI’ll never forget. I was at university. Just hanging out, having ...  Read More

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 When things go wrong, or we do wrong, we ask questions. Questions like, why? Or, when are the wrongdoer - what will be the consequence? As we explored on Friday. For the Christian, there is comfort in the knowledge that our sufferings are a part of God’s good plan...  Read More

All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. Acts 4:32 How do you see our Church (or your Church)? By Church, I don’t mean a building or the leadership but all the people God has brought together who meet on a Sunday with you.For instance, do you see them as just a bunch of random people who you smile...  Read More

   I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth    And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord    Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary   Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell Apostles Creed Did you grow up speaking the Apostle’s Creed out loud at Church? Why do or did Churches do that? It most like...  Read More