through them, that this is what he did before Christ came and that this did not change afterwards. This turns on one little but famous phrase. In Matthew 28:19, Jesus tells his disciples to, according to the translations we are all familiar with “Go and make disciples from all the nations.” However, a more wooden… Continue reading Disciple the nations … is Christian Nationalism Biblical?
Category: Bible Study
What we forget
Today is Remembrance Day and our focus as a nation is on remembering those who have suffered and sacrificed in war time. Remembering and not forgetting are important Biblical ideas too. This video is part of my Big Story series.
Why are the Christian Nationalists unwilling to talk?
There has been a pattern to recent attempts by some of us to raise concerns about the growth of a form of so called “Christian Nationalism” which is in effect simply a baptised ethno-cultural nationalism. Any questions about connections to the far right and the historically appalling agenda of the National Front BNP and English… Continue reading Why are the Christian Nationalists unwilling to talk?
Challenged
Jesus’ manner of arrival has put a cat amongst the pigeons. Ther authorities are increasingly determined to have him killed but also fear the crowds, so they seek ways to catch him out and either bring Roman justice or the wrath of the crowds against him. Read Luke 20:1-8 Jesus spends his time during the… Continue reading Challenged
Why Jesus went to Jericho
It seems like Jericho could have been seen as a distraction and diversion to Jesus’ disciples (Luke 18-19). Did they really need to pass through? And of course, once they do, they are delayed by a blind man who interrupts them and a tax collector, a corrupt traitor whose house Jesus decides to stop for… Continue reading Why Jesus went to Jericho
What isn’t consumed
When Moses is in the wilderness, he spots a bush on fire, the famous burning bush. However, it’s not the fact that a bush is on fire that gets his attention. This may well have been a normal sight for him. What really is the miracle there? It’s the fact that the bush itself is… Continue reading What isn’t consumed
Is your satnav set right? Why we need faith
This is the text of a sermon I recently preached from Luke 17. Introduction A few years ago, we went on holiday with some friends to a place called West Bay which is down in Dorset and famous as the place where Broadchurch was filmed. Our friends’ parents had a holiday home there but they… Continue reading Is your satnav set right? Why we need faith
How does Jesus answer the problem of suffering?
Luke 13 begins famously with Jesus being asked about a tragic atrocity. Pilate had not only slaughtered some Galileans but had also had their blood mixed in with their sacrifices, thus contaminating the altar and making the sacrifices ineffective. The implied question that Jesus answers is as to whether the victims had been particularly guilty… Continue reading How does Jesus answer the problem of suffering?
The man who got trampled to death
One of my favourite Bible events is in 2 Kings 7 where some lepers discover that the siege of Samaria has been lifted and go to tell the King that there is food outside the city. The king’s officer whom he relied on for advice was sceptical, cynical even. So the prophet tells him that… Continue reading The man who got trampled to death
Marriage as witness to Christ and the Church
Here’s another of our videos looking at how we share our faith through our lives
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