Sermons

Size doesn’t matter to God - so let’s give him what we have, however large or small, and trust him to use us wherever we are.

When Jesus commands us to love, he does not give us licence to ignore great swathes of Scripture, but gives us the best way of understanding what it means.

Jesus died willingly. He was not forced to die by an angry or cruel God. He knew the cost, he knew the pain, and yet he still gave himself freely, for you and for me.

The church isn’t a palace for the perfect, it’s a hospital for sinners. And God forgives all those who truly repent - which is not the same as saying ‘anything goes’.

Jesus had to die - his life (and death) are the pattern for his followers; he doesn’t call us to an easy life, but to self-denial and self-sacrifice. He promises to be with us, and to help us live faithfully.

Easter is no hoax, but the greatest news you will ever hear: Jesus Christ is risen. May he open our eyes to see him today.

What do you have, that you could give to Jesus, for him to take and use and transform and multiply?

Maybe like the disciples you think Jesus is a wonderful teacher, a kind healer, someone really special. But this - this is something else.

Instead of repeating the Old Testament’s laws about tithing, Paul replaces the entire system with one word: generosity.

Financial giving is not fundraising - it is faithraising.   It is a vital way of us both expressing our gratitude to God, and demonstrating our trust in him.