Sermons on Pride
Topsy-Turvy Christianity 3 – Least is Greatest
Topsy-Turvy Christianity – Least is Greatest – Luke’s Gospel chapter 9, verses 46 to 48 Christianity says the cross is a symbol of the powerless triumphing over the powerful. It’s the symbol of the slave triumphing over the master; of the victim triumphing over the torturer. This is such a radical notion that it’s hard to adequately express how radical it is. The idea that the last shall be first, that there is an inherent dignity and value and indeed power in being…
Hard Hearts, Heavy Hearts and True Rest
Hard Hearts, Heavy Hearts and True Rest, Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 11, verses 20 to 30 Bible Reading, Matthew 11:28 20 Then he began to denounce the cities where most of his mighty works had been done, because they did not repent. 21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 But I tell you, it will be…
God’s COVID Lessons
James chapter 4, verses 13 to 17 God’s COVID Lessons Exam cram Human hubris (verses 13, 16, 17) 13 Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city. We will spend a year there. We will buy and sell and make money.” …16 As it is, you brag. You brag about the evil plans your pride produces. This kind of bragging is evil.17 So suppose someone knows the good deeds they should do.…