The glory that has been seen in Jesus can shine forth in us, but there will be obstructions to be purged and commitments to be made first.
An Open Table where Love knows no borders
An Open Table where Love knows no borders
Sermons on Formation
When we truly encounter God in worship, we see everything in all its splendour and horror and are transformed for mission.
God’s love for us is so all-consuming that he accepts us as soon as we accept him and is happy for our behaviours to be sorted out in the transforming experience of love.
The measure of the value of our worship is the measure of the transformation of our lives into imitations of the love and kindness of Jesus.
Discovering who we are called to be is an ever-evolving journey as we follow Jesus in changing circumstances.
Repetition of everything God-like is an important pathway to Christian maturity.
Jesus’s purpose for us is that we (individually and collectively) have fullness of life.
Grief and suffering bring us close to the heart of the suffering God and can open us to God’s transforming and resurrecting power.
The world finds the message of Jesus almost incomprehensible because it seems too simplistic and unrealistic to be taken seriously.
God invites us into a journey of healing, growth and reconciliation, and values our engagement with that journey far above our individual accomplishments.
The only measure of our progress in Christian faith is our love for others, including those we are least inclined to love.
There will always be people in the church you find difficult to get on with, and it is their presence that will really enable you to grow in your ability to love.
The way of blessedness that comes through obedience and submission to God’s will, but the choice lies in our hands.
All creation waits impatiently for humanity to work and pray its way into the fullness of our identity in Christ, for only then will all creation be safe and free.
In the midst of our world, with its trials, sins, hunger, and longing for the rule of love, the prayer of Jesus leads us back to our loving God and Father.
In the culture of Jesus, the very conditions that create discomfort, struggle, suffering and even scorn, paradoxically are transformed into the essential ingredients to inherit and inhabit the kingdom of God.
Jesus leads us through the confusion of transition times, into a new space with hugely expanded horizons and lives made meaningful in a global way.
Jesus calls us to follow his lead in bringing healing, hope and positive leadership to others, and not to be too worried about anxious and vexatious criticism.
Acknowledging and appreciating Jesus is relatively easy, but we find it much more difficult to transform our lives in conformity with his teaching.
Jesus models for us a willingness to listen, learn and grow rather than a domineering certainty that insists on knowing who’s right and who’s wrong.