Read the text – Matthew 13:1-23
In this Bible talk, Gary Haddon observes that how we listen and respond to the Gospels will reflect our understanding of the Lord Jesus. The Christian person should be eager to deepen their understanding and focus on God, and resist the distractions that can easily take them away. And in growing in faith, it is right to expect God to do his work in the person.
Read the text – Matthew 12:22-50
Jesus, the son of David and Son of Man point us to the Kingdom of God. Despite criticism, Jesus shows that a Kingdom does not function when divided. In this Bible talk, Jared Bartlett teaches that Jesus’ Kingdom is Real, with real power, real judgement, real signs, and real priorities.
Read the text – Matthew 12:1-21
A Kingdom is marked by at least two things: A Monarch and his/her Subjects. In Matthew’s Gospel we meet the most extraordinary of kings in Jesus, the Son of God. Extraordinary not only because of what he did and what he promised for those who come before him, but extraordinary because of what he taught about his coming kingdom. Jesus, the Son of Man came to offer his kingdom to all who came before him. In this Bible talk, Nick Lindeback helps us to see Jesus fulfills the law which means for Christians today are no longer bound by it, by putting our trust and faith in him.
Read the text – Matthew 11:20-30
Jesus has been questioned: ‘Are you the one who is to come?’ (Matt 11:3). His answer: look at the things that I have been doing. Those miracles along with what he has taught have shown him to be the promised King – yet some do not see it.
In this talk Nick Lindeback, shows us the judgement against those who will not see or accept Jesus, and the rest and hope that comes for those who do. For Jesus says: ‘Come to me all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest’ (Matt 11:28)
Read the text – Matthew 11:1-19
In this talk, Dave Swan reacquaints us with the gospel of Matthew as a historical and reliable source of knowing Jesus. And we, along with John the Baptist we ask the question: ‘Are you [Jesus] the one who is to come to save us?’
Read the text – 1 John 5:1-21
In this talk we reach the end of this series from 1 John and to the theological and pastoral conclusion of the letter. John has helped the reader to know that the Christ is Jesus and so in this talk Ken Noakes helps us to see the confidence that the believer has to live for Jesus now knowing what he has given for all eternity.
Read the text – 1 John 2:28-3:10
Central to fellowship with God the Father is acknowledging his son and in turn living as a child of God. This talk is about confidence in the Christian faith – confidence that comes from being adopted as a child of God and experienced in the new birth that the Christian person enjoys.
In this talk Ken Noakes describes the process of moving towards a confident faith. And also, the process that person may go through in moving away from a confident faith.
Read the text – 1 John 1:5-2:2
Sin is serious, and even Christians can live as if it isn’t! In this talk, Ken Noakes looks at what the Bible calls sin and helps us to understand more of what sin is and means for our world, our church and our person. Yet to sit right alongside the trauma that is sin, is the wonder that is forgiveness in Jesus. Sin we love yet we should hate. Whereas Forgiveness we want and we all need.
Read the text – 1 John 3:11-24 & 1 John 4:7-21
Love that is Christian, is a love for others that is both pleasing and acceptable to God before it is to the world. This is a huge topic and so contested today. For today, love is often determined by popular opinion or consensus – and as directed by the loudest voices. In this talk, Ken Noakes looks at the importance of understanding Love in the context of truth and obedience. God indeed wants Christians to be loving – love that is truthful, sacrificial, obedient even if different to the way the world looks for love.
Read the text – 1 John 1:5-2:6 & 1 John 2:18-27
The second in this series from the little letter of 1 John – this talk looks at the contrast between truth and un-truth and more particularly the danger of not thinking that truth is important. Truth and knowledge matter when it comes to faith – so does untruth and error.
In this talk Ken Noakes suggests that if we lose sight of the truth of the gospel, then it is impossible to live by the truth of the gospel.
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