by stuart | May 19, 2020 | Bible Study, Understanding Jesus, Weekly Reflection
Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No-one comes to the Father except through me…’ John 14:6 If we are to understand Jesus, then we must understand there is a reason for him. We understand there is a reason for doctors. When we are sick, we go to...
by stuart | May 18, 2020 | Bible Study, Understanding Jesus, Weekly Reflection
Whoever believes the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them. John 3:36 If we are to understand Jesus, then we need to understand what it means to believe in him. Over and again in scripture we are told to...
by stuart | May 15, 2020 | Bible Study, Understanding Jesus, Weekly Reflection
“Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.” Luke 15:29 On one level it is easy to sympathise with the older brother in this parable. Who among us...
by stuart | May 14, 2020 | Bible Study, Corona Virus, Understanding Jesus, Weekly Reflection
Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, ‘Who do the crowds say I am?’ They replied, ‘Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.’ ‘But what...
by stuart | May 13, 2020 | Bible Study, Corona Virus, Understanding Jesus, Weekly Reflection
But to you who are listening I say: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who ill-treat you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt...
