| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 9 secs | 0 Comments
Matthew 19 God made marriage for a man and woman to be joined together for life. God loves marriage and sex – he created them both for us to enjoy. So when a question comes about divorce, Jesus reminds them that the Mosaic provisions for divorce are because our hearts are hard. If you are […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 3 secs | 0 Comments
Matthew 18 In this chapter Jesus tells some hard hitting stories. i) Greatness is defined differently in the Kingdom – children have the capacity for simple faith and obedience. Trust God and obey! ii) Be ruthless with sources of temptation – for many that will be apathy and procrastination and wasting time on TV, facebook […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 12 secs | 0 Comments
We’re on our third mountain in Matthew – the best kind of Munro bagging! 1) The Mount of temptation – where Jesus stood up to all the devil could tempt Him with, using Scripture to see him off. 2) The Mount of the Sermon – where we experienced His amazing teaching 3) The Mount of […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 58 secs | 0 Comments
Being able to tell the weather is pretty useful – Matthew 16 has a version of “Red Sky at Night shepherd’s delight, red sky in the morning shepherd’s warning” – but the Pharisees are now characterised to be blind to belief. They may have insight into the weather but they have no insight into the […]
| By Andy Moyle | 2 mins 30 secs | 0 Comments
What kind of worship does God want? God’s word, not human tradition is the basis of authentic worship. The Pharisees were upset that Jesus and the disciples were not washing their hands before eating. The Pharisees had added a whole lot of traditions and additions to the law to protect it. They’d made them of […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 29 secs | 0 Comments
John the Baptist’s death is the opener for the second half of the book of Matthew and is significant. It’s parallel to the death of under 2’s in Bethlehem at the start of the Gospel. It’s pointing forward to Jesus’ death. It may also have helped the original readers many of whom were martyred too. […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 57 secs | 0 Comments
Why did Jesus teach with parables, because people love stories. 1) Jesus had moved from the synagogue to seashore v1 – the establishments were against Him, so he teaches the common people. 2) They are an instrument of revelation v35 for those who are called to see v11,16-17. They bring light to those who look […]
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Barn Dance and Hog Roast It’s time to get those dancing shoes on! We are hosting a barn dance and hog roast to celebrate outgrowing Gaywood Primary School. It’s on Sat 22nd Feb 7pm-10.30pm at Gaywood Primary School on Field Lane, Kings Lynn. Bishy Barnabeat will be playing live and doing the calling – we’ve […]
| By Andy Moyle | 1 min 15 secs | 0 Comments
Jesus is coming increasingly into conflict with the Jewish leaders who are legalists at heart. 1) The disciples pick some grain on the Sabbath. Part of the rest for the weary and the light and easy yoke is the chillout times between ministry encounters – they are walking along picking some corn, not rushing to […]