In this short series on prayer we consider how some Biblical personalities experienced answered prayer. In this talk we look at Jesus’ prayer for the future of the church in John 17 and learn while many think his prayer for … Read more
Category: John
John’s gospel
John 20. Life (Easter Sunday)
Our world is full of controversy, accusation, grief and condemnation… but when we arrive at Easter Sunday, we hear a different word. Life. Twice Jesus says in John’s history that he did not come to either judge or condemn the … Read more
John 17. Glory & Unity (Holy Week)
Our days are fractured and threatening, our search for unity in global rules, rights and markets is not working. Yet Jesus came to save this world, even though it is also his enemy, and he offers those who follow him … Read more
John 12.20-32. Servants (Lent 5)
Imagine people walking into our churches wanting to meet Jesus. People walk in to admire the windows, the architecture, the history, to ask for financial help or to hire a hall or to book a wedding or baptism. So why … Read more
John 21. Life in exile
I often find myself wondering how the church can have a future. We were founded by diverse, broken and discredited people and we are made up of diverse, broken and discredited people. We live in exile as strangers who are … Read more
John 16.1-33. The work of the Holy Spirit
We live in a time that values spiritual experience more and more but Jesus gives us an unexpected account of what spiritual experience will come to us by his Spirit. Jesus tells us the work of the Holy Spirit is … Read more
John 8:12-59. Hating Jesus
Jesus us is not safe and he will not be tamed. We constantly try to make him the hero of our own causes but he will not serve them. Jesus was not every person’s friend. Many hated him and like … Read more