Jesus the MVP • Mark’s Gospel
Miracles and Resurrection Faith! Natasha dissects the miraculous events of Mark 4 and 5 to explain why Jesus is the MVP: The one who brings order, freedom and life out of the different manifestations of death, whilst raising his disciples up into ‘storm-worthy’ resurrection faith!
Mark 4:35-5:43 • Natasha Beckles
Hearing, but not listening • Dig Deeper E6
Jon and Dr B discuss: the mustard tree (actually a bush), structures and institutions, the nature of parables, Jesus being offensive, cultivating the soil of our lives, and hearing but not listening.
Mark 4:1-34
Binding the strong man • Dig Deeper E5
Jon and Dr Stephen discuss: the ‘eternal sin’ and blaspheming the Holy Spirit, what Jesus meant by the eternal age, Jesus challenging more socioeconomic structures (this time the tribal family way of life), a time Jon experienced grieving the Holy Spirit, ‘binding the strong man’, Jesus’ band of merry men, strongholds and exorcism. Also, Jesus: William Wallace or Robin Hood??
Mark 3:13-34
How Jesus read the Old Testament • Dig Deeper E4
Jon and Dr Stephen discuss: the origins and pitfalls of chapter divisions, Jesus’ relationship with the Hebrew Scriptures, the political and economic control of the Pharisees, Jesus redressing the heart of the Sabbath, the difficulty of understanding and interpreting the Old Testament, wineskins and resetting our priorities and habits.
Mark 2:18-3:6
Celebrating the Small • Mark’s Gospel
Celebrating the Small • Mark’s Gospel
Jon teaches us to; appreciate God working in the small things, cultivate the seeds that God plants; and liberate God's initiatives in our lives without seeking to control what God is doing.
Mark 4:1-34 • Jon March
Who is Jesus when everyone is watching? • Mark’s Gospel
Who is Jesus when everyone is watching? • Mark’s Gospel
Jesus shows us the Father’s promise, he teaches us to have a heavenly perspective and he demonstrates kingdom perseverance. What’s more Jesus message is radically inclusive!
Mark 3:13-35 • Lara Edwards
Is sin individual or corporate? • Dig Deeper E3
Jon and Dr Stephen discuss: the early Jewish mindset toward sin, individual sin and corporate sin, Jesus naming himself as the Son of Man, the offence of Jesus being with ‘tax collectors and sinners’, how quickly Jesus caused trouble and where he would do so first in our culture, redressing the balance in our attitude toward sin, and how we can begin to address institutional and social sin in our society.
Mark 2:1-17
Making Room for the New • Mark's Gospel
Jesus is doing a new thing. Jon looks at what stops us from living in the fullness of the way of Jesus.
Mark 2:18-28 • Jon March
Due to technical glitches in our first attempt at live streaming again, we were unable to provide the whole recorded service this week. Back next week!
Get Up, Get Real, Get Out • Mark's Gospel
Lizzie explores the story of Jesus inviting Levi to follow him. What is Jesus' invitation to you?
Mark 2:1-17 • Lizzie Osborne
If you would like to watch back the whole service, then you can find it here: youtu.be/PZTFZBNhM0k
Jesus, king and healer • Dig Deeper E2
Jon and Dr Stephen discuss: Mark's punchy narration style, the first recorded exorcism, Jesus' authority and his recreating the world around him, Jesus healing the whole person, what healing is all about, and refusing to be offended by Jesus.
Mark 1:21-45
Facing the Real Jesus • Mark's Gospel
Natasha explores what happens when the real Jesus turns up, and considers the various levels on which Jesus battles on our behalf. We think about what happens when godly authority appears...
Are we ready to wake up from our ‘fantasy’ version of Jesus, to face the real Jesus, who is both Lion and Lamb?
Mark 1:21-45 • Natasha Beckles
If you would like to watch back the whole service then you can find it here: youtu.be/nshYSQ0oEb0
John, Jesus, and a disillusioned Israel • Dig Deeper E1
The first in our new Dig Deeper series - conversations between Jon March and theologian Dr Stephen Backhouse, delving into the Bible passage covered on the previous Sunday.
Episode 1 • Mark 1:1-20
Come Follow Me • Mark's Gospel (audio)
What part of Mark 1:1-20 struck you? For Colin, it was the 2 uses of the phrase 'come after me'. Did John the Baptist mean this of Jesus the way Jesus meant it of Peter...?
Mark 1:1-20 • Colin Brookes
Come Follow Me • Mark's Gospel
What part of Mark 1:1-20 struck you? For Colin, it was the 2 uses of the phrase 'come after me'. Did John the Baptist mean this of Jesus the way Jesus meant it of Peter...?
Mark 1:1-20 • Colin Brookes
If you would like to watch back the whole service then you can find it here: https://youtu.be/JplskvoG5IM
The Invitation (audio)
We are going to be running a lot of Alpha this term! Jesus was all about invitation. Who could you invite to Alpha? // John 7:37-39, Matthew 11:28-30 // By Jon March
The Invitation
We are going to be running a lot of Alpha this term! Jesus was all about invitation. Who could you invite to Alpha? // John 7:37-39, Matthew 11:28-30 // By Jon March
If you would like to watch back the whole service then you can find it here: https://youtu.be/brvY4QZVUmk
The Vision (audio)
Jon shares the Vision that God has laid on our hearts as a church for this coming season // 2 Chronicles 7:11-14 // By Jon March