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2 Thessalonians
“What we hope for shapes what we live for”! When news got back to the Apostle Paul about the church he and his team had established in Thessaloniki about it suffering further persecution and their being confusion around Jesus’ return; Paul wrote his second letter to them. Over the next five weeks we will see…
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Firm Trust
Everyone builds their life on something. There is the possible of foundations of hard work, good character, financial success, perhaps values of kindness and equality; to name a few. All people, the so called religious and non-religious build life on a foundation of something. The letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to the church in…
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forgive
CS Lewis wrote in Mere Christianity “Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive.” At the heart of the good news of Jesus is forgiveness! And there is no doubt that the Christian ethic and emphasis on being forgiven and then forgiving others, has influenced our western culture. Yet…
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Salvation History
While the Bible is made up of 66 books and many different human authors, it is one unified story. As we start the period of Lent, a time often of self-disciple and growth, we will be focusing on that very framework of one united story with Jesus as the hero. As Lent comes to a…