The Last Supper is an integral part of the story. It shows that Jesus knew what was about to happen to him and that he was going to the cross willingly and for a purpose. At the Last Supper Jesus explains that his death is for the forgiveness of our sins and to create a new covenant – a new relationship between us and God.
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This Week’s Notices – 17th March 2024
So, in the church, there are a variety of members each with distinctive roles. Each one is needed, valued and equipped by the Spirit with a specific gift, which is to be used not for their own good, but for the good of the body as a whole.
This Week’s Notices – 10th March 2024
The Bible talks a lot about love. In the New Testament, the focus is mainly on God’s love for us and the commands to love God and others: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son…”, “Love the Lord your God…”, “Love your neighbour as yourself.”
This Week’s Notices – 25th February 2024
Paul is concerned to win. But he is not after the prestige associated with winning a competition or the glory of being a top sportsman. His concern is to win people for Christ.
This Week’s Notices – 18th February 2024
“Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.”
This Week’s Notices – 11th February 2024
Who do you listen to? The modern super-connected world hurls a tidal wave of different voices at us day after day, bombarding us with a multitude of news, opinions and stories. How do we choose what to listen to when we are faced with such an enormous selection?
This Week’s Notices – 4th February 2024
This week is the last in our series on Nehemiah and we are thinking about Holy Worship. The work is completed, the community gather, the word is read, praise to God is given, and they commit themselves again to being the people of God.
This Week’s Notices – 28th January 2024
How can we be examples of people that do not exploit, that are wise with resources and seek to show God’s love in how we treat both friend and stranger?
This Week’s Notices – 7th January 2024
We look at the news and can be disheartened by the sorrow, conflict and difficulties around us. There are times when all we can do is grieve for those situations around us. Are we motivated to grieve? Do we think about fasting and praying? Nehemiah did just this – what can we learn from him?
This Week’s Notices – 7th January 2024
We encourage daily reading of the scriptures on our own, as well as in hearing God’s word preached, so that we are more familiar with God’s ways of acting in his world, his plan and purpose for his people, the fulfilment of promises made and those to come, and how we can follow his ways for the flourishing of ourselves and our whole society.