Romans 5:1-11 Does God love me? Sometimes we may be tempted to doubt whether he does because of sin in our lives. At other times it may be because of suffering, when we wonder why God has allowed this to happen to us if he really loves us. This passage shows us where we can find assurance of God’s love at such times.
John 6:35 One of our most basic feelings as humans is hunger. From the moment we are born we feel hunger and cry out for food. But there is also a spiritual hunger of which we become aware as we get older. An inner emptiness. What is the solution? Jesus says that he is the bread of life.
Psalm 9There are rhythms to life which are good and healthy – work and rest, waking and sleeping, breathing in and out. And so with spiritual health there is a rhythm of praise and prayer which David teaches us in this psalm.
Psalm 8What is man? Are we as human beings any different to other species on the planet? What is our value and meaning and purpose? What is our destiny, and how can we fulfil it?
1 Corinthians 15:12-34Atheist believe death is the end. Others believe that when you die the spirit or soul lies on. But Christians believe something utterly unique – and wonderful. We believe in the resurrection of the body, and the life of the world to come.
Psalm 7A five-year old boy is battered to death by his mum’s boyfriend for losing his shoe in a London park. A falsely accused Christian woman is on death row in Pakistan. Injustice is a big problem in our world. What hope is there? Does God care?
Psalm 6The Sunday School song goes “If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands”. But what if you’re not happy, and you know it? Then what? That is when we need the psalms of lament.
2 Timothy 4:1-18 The Christian life is a long-distance race. It is a fierce battle against the world, the flesh and the devil. How can we sure we’ll make it to heaven?
1 John If you died tonight, are you sure that you would go to heaven? If so, why? Some are not sure if they would get in, and with good reason. Some are not sure, and should be. Some are sure, and shouldn’t be. And some are sure and should be. Which are you?
Psalm 5 At one level prayer is like breathing or talking – we don’t need to be taught how to do it. But at another level prayer is something we do need to learn and get better at. And there is no better place to go than the Psalms, the prayer-book of the Bible. What we have here is a masterclass in prayer.
