Matt 2:1-12 Listen in to the talk from the Barge Christmas Carol service as we think about why some gifts aren’t as good as they first appear and why God’s gift is the exact opposite.
Sermons by Matt Dew-Jones
Matt 2:1-12 Listen in to the talk from the Barge Christmas Carol service as we think about why some gifts aren’t as good as they first appear and why God’s gift is the exact opposite.
Luke 12:4-12 Some things we find easy to ‘go public’ with – like career success, sporting prowess or family joys. But to ‘go public’ as a Christian can be much harder. Listen in to see why anyone would choose to.
Luke 11:37-12:3 We hate hypocrisy- auditors who can’t audit themselves, bosses who want us to ‘do as they say, not do as they do’, church leaders who aren’t very Christian. The good news is Jesus hates it even more. Listen in as we see how Jesus exposes hypocrisy, condemns hypocrisy and can save us from hypocrisy.
Colossians 1:15-23 After you’ve been a Christian a while, one temptation is that we get so familiar with the bible’s teaching about Christ that we just miss how utterly unique and supreme he is and begin to wander away from Jesus to other, more ‘exciting’ things – here is Paul’s remedy – blowing our minds with the wonder of who Christ is.
Colossians 1:1-14 Sometime we’re left wondering if we’re getting life right. Shouldn’t it hurt less, feel better and not be filled with the same old mistakes? Listen in as Paul tells the Colossians Jesus’s answers.
Luke 12:12-21 Fixation on possessions is a growing reality in the world around us. It accompanies a fixation on the self, the immediate and pleasure at the expense of others. Listen in as we see why Jesus warns us so strongly to be rich toward God.
Luke 12:4-12 Some things we find it easy to acknowledge in front of others – like personal achievements, while others things are much harder. If we find going public with our Christian faith feels hard, listen in as Jesus encourages and challenges us to acknowledge him in front of others.
One Thing In Common ‘The unlikely convert’ – Dr. Zigmund Rogoff holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics and is a former quantitative researcher for Glencore and Deutsche Bank. He grew up an atheist and a secular Jew, but when he heard about Jesus it changed his life.
Luke 10:38-42 We all struggle to prioritise. What should come first, what can I leave until later? But clear priorities can come with health warnings. They will be things that make us most anxious and will generate the most frustration when people get in our way. Listen is as Jesus gives us our only priority – Listening at his feet.