Category Archives: New Testament

Luke 23  49-56 v53” Then he took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in a long sheet of linen cloth and laid it in a new tomb that had been carved out of rock.” Jesus’s friends stood at a distance watching Him die. Joseph of Arimathea in Judea went to Pilate andContinue reading ”      Buried”

 Luke 23 35-49 v 41 “We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn’t done anything wrong”              v 47 “When the Roman Officer overseeing the execution saw what had happened, he worshiped God and said “surely this man was innocent” Jesus was nailed to the cross. From noon until three o clock, He wasContinue reading ”      Light in the Dark”

  Luke 23 1-35 v 31“For if these things are done when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?” Jesus is sent to Pilate who sends Him to Herod who had him flogged and returned to Pilate again and these two men who were enemies became friends. Pilate was going toContinue reading “Green Tree”

Join in via zoom and chat with your neighbors about whatever is on your mind. No fixed agenda. Bring a coffee and spend 30 minutes starting at 9.30am to start your week. Send an email here and the zoom link will be sent to you Lent: Write 10 things that your are grateful for andContinue reading “Monday Coffee time”

Luke 19 28-40 v 31 “If anyone asks” Why are you untying that colt? Just say “the Lord needs it”. Today is the start of what is called Holy week by many Christians. Jesus rides on a colt, a young male donkey that no one has ridden. The disciples threw their garments over it and,Continue reading ” The colt”

 John 12 1-8 v 3 “Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair.” Six days before the Passover celebration Jesus was again in the home of Lazarus, with his sisters Martha and Mary. Lazarus who JesusContinue reading “Practical Love”

Philippians 3: 4b-14 v 8 Yes everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.” In this letter to the Philippians Paul explains who he was and how his core values changed by knowing who Jesus was and what he did. Paul from birth a member of theContinue reading “Heavenly Prize”

 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32v 24” For this son of mine was dead and now has returned to life. He was lost but now is found, so the party began” Jesus often told stories to help understand God and our relationship with Him, known as parables. Here the parable of the lost or prodigal son tells ofContinue reading “He was lost, but now he is found”         “

 Luke 13:1-9v 8 “The gardener answered, “Sir, give it one more chance. Leave it another year, and I’ll give it special attention and plenty of fertilizer.” At the start of this passage Jesus talked about some fellow Galileans who had been murdered by Pilate and another 18 people who had been killed by a towerContinue reading “Jesus – gardener”

 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 v 10 Don’t grumble as some of them did, and then were destroyed by the angel of death. In this passage Paul looks back at the time that our ancestors were in the wilderness. When the great miracle happened to part the sea and the Israelites escaped from the pursuing Egyptian army.Continue reading “Grumbling”