Money We tend to think making money is the hard part and that spending it is much easier! But we also know there are lots of competing demands on our finite resources. Listen in as we think through how Jesus would have us achieve balance between all those good options.
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?
Luke 7:1-10 We love to feel worthy. Worthy of a promotion, a payrise, respect, whatever it is. T.S Elliot said we engage in an eternal struggle to think well of ourselves. Listen in as we see what Jesus thinks of the whole goal.
Image and identity the Honourable Mr Justice Cooke is a former High Court Judge who has judged many high-profile cases, including the Pakistani match-fixing trial in which he condemned their behaviour as “not cricket”. In this interview he shares about his work, life, and Christian faith, and then speaks on ‘Examining the evidence’.
Luke 7:36-50人与人若要相处和睦，彼此身份一定要搞清楚。 十九世纪时，李鸿章穿皇马掛去美国拼外交，但卻被美媒误报为皇帝出巡，让他差点惹上杀头之禍! 现今社会，如果我们搞错別人的身份，那我们与那人之间的关系也必尷尬， 不合拍。“你是谁?” 是帮助了解彼此身份最直接的问題。 我们认为耶稣是谁? 同樣的，在耶稣眼裡，我們是谁? 如果我们搞清楚这两个问题的答案， 我们跟耶稣该有怎样的关系? 让我们照着路加福音 7:36-50，一起來问“耶稣是谁” 这个重要的问題。
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.
Psalm 19Many Christians have a secret they dare not talk about. The secret is that they sometimes have doubts about they believe. The good news is that you are not alone. And doubt is treatable.
Psalm 4 Ever struggle to get to sleep at night? Ever lie there with your mind and heart filled with worries and fears and problems, or with a troubled conscience? In this psalm King David shares the secret of how to sleep in peace, even when your world is falling apart.
2 Cor 8:1-9 Explicitly or implicitly, our culture screams: ‘it’s all about the money’. We want the power, the status, the security it brings. Listen in as Paul gives the Corinthians a better way – a way marked by giving, not getting.
Money This recording includes a talk on ‘Money & how we should spend it’, as well as an update on the Barge church vision.