What do we know about God and ourselves through the metaphor of the Good Shepherd? "The Good shepherd loves us, sacrifices for us, comforts us in the dark valley and finds us when we wander from ourselves , from each other”. The path to God as discerned from Psalm 23 and John 10:11-18 Jenne [...]
Daniel Broadstock reflects on the humanity of Jesus, from Luke 24:36b-48. https://youtu.be/Pp4x600xm24?t=1215
Exploring the rush and urgency of John's gospel - how do we pay attention to and share the events of Holy Week? Rev. David Anderson (retired minister and guest preacher) https://youtu.be/L01zFnIZ2iY?t=1498
The Easter event of Jesus death and resurrection shows us the way. Rev Cath James https://youtu.be/jpr6iaW40Mc?t=1654
On Palm Sunday the way of love starts with the other, considers the needs, the wants, the hopes and the dreams of others, and treats those as sacred Peter Blair, Olive Way Pastor https://youtu.be/5MlAQ_nmLBc?t=1184
Daniel Broadstock reflects on Psalm 51 and the inevitability of missing the mark in our daily lives. https://youtu.be/ajVPVBY-WPo?t=1587
What is anger? What does Jesus get angry about and what is our response, particularly during this season of Lent? Rev. Cath James Note - this reflection was from Lent 3, 3rd March (published out of order) https://youtu.be/caKZC1_GHOA?t=1729
Reflecting on the very familiar John 3:16, Mick Pope discusses how God's love for the world is embodied in Jesus, and how we are to turn from darkness and the fear of judgment, to the love and light of the life of the new age. https://youtu.be/595pul-OJlQ?t=1430
What does Taylor Swift and the Holy Spirit have in common? Peter Blair explores the discipleship themes form Mark’s 8:31-38 and asks what the Spirit might be saying to us. https://youtu.be/2iENazA4kOE?t=2835
The scriptures this week introduce us to the grand themes of Lent and call us to repentance – a turning from our own localised view of things to the bigger picture – that God is in Christ reconciling the world to Godself, entrusting the message of that reconciliation to us … with thanks to Rev. [...]