Do you ever find yourself in awkward conversations? Do you lean into the strangeness, or do you pray for a quick getaway? In today's passage in John chapter 4, we…
In the fourth gospel of the New Testament, the author, John, writes about Jesus in focussed stories, inviting us to pay close attention and have our own encounter with Him.…
The Gospel of John doesn't start with Jesus' birth or genealogies, but rather with "in the beginning was the Word...the Word became flesh and dwelt among us." (John 1: 1,…
In John 6 we find Jesus and his disciples in charge of a very large crowd that needed to eat. It was an impossible situation to be in, and yet…
How you ever wondered what Jesus would have said or done during the past year and half of pandemic times? What would Jesus' response be to hard and uncertain times?…
The question of "who am I" is one that we all ask - and it's often a struggle to answer. John the Baptist was also asked this question (John 1:19-28)…
This week's message takes us to the story of the Israelites dying from snake bites in the desert, and the strange way in which they were saved. (Numbers 21:4-9) This…
Continuing the theme of abiding from John 15, Pastor Mark and Rhonda also draw in Psalm 127 with practical insights and advice on guiding your heart to abide in Christ.
Last week we learned how Jesus' incarnation at Christmas helps us understand His invitation to abide in Him, as spoken in John 15: 1-11. In part 2, Pastor Mark again…
In John 15:1-11 Jesus urges us to abide in Him, using vivid imagery of vines and branches. This is a familiar passage to many, but how does it connect to…