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Cheering for Jesus is easy, but when he goes where we don’t want to go, only a few still follow while the rest shout “Crucify!”
An Open Table where Love knows no borders
An Open Table where Love knows no borders
Sermons on Jesus (Page 16)
Christian discipleship is an ongoing journey, so any attempt to preserve what is right today can mean we are in the wrong place tomorrow because Jesus has moved on.
The Gospel made known in Jesus draws us, body, mind and spirit into the full life of God. This totality of involvement scares off many people, but there is no other way to life.
It is in a developing relationship with Jesus Christ that our minds will be opened to understand the scriptures, just as happened for the disciples of Jesus.
Many of the stories of Jesus’ life, such as the entry into Jerusalem, can only be properly understood in light of the death and resurrection of Jesus, and so the church has a vital role in the revelation of the gospel.
Moments of transfiguration show how much more lies beyond our mundane perceptions – of Jesus, of the world, of ourselves.
Jesus summarised the way by saying “Love God with everything you have and love your neighbour.” We find that easy enough to accept as the answer to a question but much harder to really live by.
There are all sorts of things that can make us look impressively Christian, but the only thing that matters is to deeply know Christ and to enter with him into the experience of his suffering and resurrection.
In the aftermath of the Port Arthur Massacre, we need to see what it means to follow Christ through the valley of death.
In a world where both monarchy and presidential democracy have lost touch with the needs of the people, Christ shows a Kingship that is expressed in solidarity with our suffering and raises us to royal dignity.
Christ’s wish is that all people will respond with thankful joy to his offer of holistic healing and growth – physical, emotional, social.
Acceptance of God’s merciful presence and Christ’s ways will save us from selfishness and self-destructiveness.
Christ is the image of God and our goal is that all grow to maturity in the image of Christ.
God breaks down all social barriers and differentiates between us on love alone.
An encounter with the risen Christ can totally reorient our lives and our perceptions of the world.
Empowered by resurrection joy, we are sent to continue the mission of Christ.
Our goal is intimate union with Christ, and everything else in our lives as Christians will arise from that.
God uses the experiences of our lives to confront us with our own imperfections and, once so confronted, we are responsible for our growth and change in that area.
God calls and equips us to carry on the mission of Jesus regardless of the response.
God affirms fullness of life over religion.