PEOPLE OF LOVE – having experienced the love of God in Jesus, we love people and holistically respond to the needs of others. John 15:5–13 5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do…
John 1:43-49 43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Come, follow me.” … Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, “We have found the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.” 46 “Nazareth!” exclaimed Nathanael. “Can anything good come…
John 1:9–13, 29-30 (NLT)9 The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him. 11 He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. 12 But to all who believed him…
As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. John 15:9 (ESV)
John 1:14 ‘The word became flesh and moved into the neighbourhood’
John 1:14 ‘The word became flesh and moved into the neighbourhood’.“For Christ’s love compels us” – 2 Corinthians 5:13–15 (NLT) In preparation for this series I was reminded of the story of an Australian couple who went to Bangladesh as missionaries. When Stuart and Margaret arrived in the country they were informed, by the missionaries…
Over the month of January we’ve been going to try and pull some reflections coming out of 2020 together using the narrative of the Gospel of John under the theme of Going deeper. John’s Gospel is ideal for this – it has been described as being shallow enough for a child to play around the…
Over the month of January we’ve been pulling together some reflections coming out of 2020 together using the narrative of the Gospel of John under the theme of Going deeper. John’s Gospel is ideal for this – it has been described as being shallow enough for a child to play around the edges, or deep…
Over the month of January we’ve been pulling together some reflections coming out of 2020 together using the narrative of the Gospel of John under the theme of Going deeper. John’s Gospel is ideal for this – it has been described as being shallow enough for a child to play around the edges, or deep…
Over the month of January we’ve been pulling together some reflections coming out of 2020 together using the narrative of the Gospel of John under the theme of Going deeper. John’s Gospel is ideal for this – it has been described as being shallow enough for a child to play around the edges, or deep…