Easter
Encounters with the risen Lord!
We are continuing our reflections on the wonderful, great truth of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. In this message let’s reflect on the story as we find it in Luke 24:13-49. The first part of this story or reading, could perhaps be summarised as : From burdened faces to burning hearts to bounding feet! Let’s take each in turn. Burdened faces Two ordinary disciples are described here as ‘looking sad’ - Read more
We are continuing our reflections on the wonderful, great truth of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. In this message let’s reflect on the story as we find it in Luke 24:13-49. The first part of this story or reading, could perhaps be summarised as : From burdened faces to burning hearts to bounding feet! Let’s take each in turn. Burdened faces Two ordinary disciples are described here as ‘looking sad’ - Read more
“He is not here; for he has risen, as he said…”
Sunday 3rd May 2020 Alex Bainton “He is not here; for he has risen, as he said. Come see the place where he lay.” Matthew 28:6 Jesus has risen! He has been resurrected, but what is the significance of this? I’d like to explore this a bit. Firstly, resurrection isn’t resuscitation. Resuscitation is someone being brought back to life in their ‘old’ body, only to one day die again. Although in such cases life is prolonged, death isn’t cancelled, only ‘postponed’. Read more
Sunday 3rd May 2020 Alex Bainton “He is not here; for he has risen, as he said. Come see the place where he lay.” Matthew 28:6 Jesus has risen! He has been resurrected, but what is the significance of this? I’d like to explore this a bit. Firstly, resurrection isn’t resuscitation. Resuscitation is someone being brought back to life in their ‘old’ body, only to one day die again. Although in such cases life is prolonged, death isn’t cancelled, only ‘postponed’. Read more
The first Easter night
We are living in days when we may be fearful or disturbed or unsettled, because of the coronavirus, and how it is changing or upsetting our lives in many ways. In the bible reading for today from John 20verses 19-31, we hear how the first disciples of Jesus were fearful and disturbed and in their case it was because their Master had just been crucified. Their world had been unexpectedly turned upside down as it were; life wasn’t the same. Read more
We are living in days when we may be fearful or disturbed or unsettled, because of the coronavirus, and how it is changing or upsetting our lives in many ways. In the bible reading for today from John 20verses 19-31, we hear how the first disciples of Jesus were fearful and disturbed and in their case it was because their Master had just been crucified. Their world had been unexpectedly turned upside down as it were; life wasn’t the same. Read more
Easter Day
Someone asked Joseph of Arimathea, “That was a great tomb. Why did you give it to someone else to be buried in?” “Oh”, said Joseph, “he only needed it for the weekend”. Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus! And so I’d like to think with you about the Bible reading for today from John, because it is about this resurrection of Jesus. And there are two things in particular in John’s account that are important for us to ponder on, namely, Read more
Someone asked Joseph of Arimathea, “That was a great tomb. Why did you give it to someone else to be buried in?” “Oh”, said Joseph, “he only needed it for the weekend”. Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus! And so I’d like to think with you about the Bible reading for today from John, because it is about this resurrection of Jesus. And there are two things in particular in John’s account that are important for us to ponder on, namely, Read more