| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 51 secs | 0 Comments
Drink from the cup James’ and John’s mum acted like a typical soccer mum! She wanted prominence for her sons, recognition, greatness. Jesus’ reply is somewhat strange, “Are you able to drink the cup I am to drink?”. He preceded that with “you don’t know what you are asking.” Perhaps He should have said you […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 39 secs | 0 Comments
Queue Jumping Yesterday’s gospel account was of the rich young man who felt unable to part with his worldly wealth in order to obtain eternal life. Today’s reading also involves money – but from a different perspective. Jesus tells us that The kingdom of heaven is like a man who hired people to work , […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 22 secs | 0 Comments
Money, Money, Money Today’s gospel account is one most of us will be familiar with – the tale of the young man who walked away from Jesus because he couldn’t give up his worldly wealth. I have often squirmed in my seat when this tale is recounted – because honestly, I sometimes wonder if I […]
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Marriage and divorce The Pharisees yet again come to test Jesus on a hot issue. If you think Christianity is counter cultural now, it was just as revolutionary when Jesus was on the earth in the flesh. Their aim is to trap Jesus in front of the huge crowds following Him. Judaism has a high […]
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Transition from Prison to Freedom “To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” C. S. Lewis. My childhood was filled with sad moments. I was weak, often falling sick, even to the point that I almost lost my eye sight, thankfully my eyes healed and I […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 40 secs | 0 Comments
The story of Jesus healing the boy with a demon is instructional on so many levels. Firstly, the boy’s father comes to Jesus ‘kneeling’ and ‘asking for mercy’ for his son. He is recognising Jesus’ majesty, compassion and power. How do we approach Jesus? Do we acknowledge Him as the supreme authority, healer and lover […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 6 secs | 0 Comments
Now Jesus has revealed to the disciples who He really is, the gospel turns a corner, as the ‘how’ starts to get clearer. Don’t forget the Gospels aren’t just a history of Jesus leading up to the new covenant coming into play at the resurrection, they were written for churches to use and be instructed […]
| By Andy Moyle | 3 mins 7 secs | 0 Comments
Some powerful wordplay These passages are so filled with truth, some days it’s hard to know how to unpack it all. Today’s passage is a feast of truth and blessing. Jesus’ words are full of word plays and humour today that we can easily miss when we read it in English. Pharisees and Sadducees The […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 14 secs | 0 Comments
The big message of today’s reading is that it is what is inside us that matters to God, not the externals. The Pharisees had taken a religion (the Jewish faith) that was born of God’s sheer unmerited grace to Abraham, with it’s law observance coming out of love, trust and obedience in God and made […]