Gathering the Crumbs
The story of the Syrian woman who asks Jesus to heal her daughter poses difficult questions about who the good news is intended for. Barry unpacks more of this story from Mark’s Gospel.
Rules, Rules, Rules!
Rules are necessary although sometimes they seem restrictive. Mairwen looks again at the Ten Commandments and the effect they had on Israel and have for us today.
Learning to think spiritually
In the last of this section on John’s Gospel we look again at Jesus the Bread of Life and at how Jesus was trying to get his audience to look beyond the physical and see their own spiritual needs and their need of a deeper, persistent connection with God, through Jesus.
Jesus the Living Bread
Revd Bashir Masih Gill, a pastor at one of South Korea’s Megachurches, speaks to us about our need to feed daily on Jesus the Word of God.
Jesus the Bread of Life
Jesus as the bread of life is a well known phrase. Here Rana explores some of the themes of sharing and justice associated with it, and how Jesus is just as essential to us as the very food we eat.
The Ministry of All Believers
Paul, in his letter to the Ephesians, speaks of God’s grace being given to all believers in different ways to equip each one of them for works of service.
Amos’ unpopular message
Amos brought God’s word, his call for justice and equality, to the kingdom of Israel. But they were a kingdom with wealth, influence and military might and they did not listen.
Children of God
Mark’s gospel tells of the disciples trying to send away children being brought to Jesus, and Jesus reminding them that the Kingdom of God belongs to children such as these.
Farewell to Peter & Gill
Peter Madley preaches his last sermon as a regular member of St Edmund’s and talks about the teaching that’s been important over the years. And Gill tells a story to illustrate what we’re all here for.
Stories of Jesus
Special guest Bob Hartman joins us as part of the celebration of 10 years of Open the Book in Crickhowell, and shares with us some of his re-tellings of the stories of and about Jesus.
The Birthday of the Church
With the coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, the Christian church was born and great commission started to be enacted.
Mission Debrief
As we come to the end of Mission Together 2018, Nick talks about Mission Made Possible. It’s over to us now …