On Pentecost Sunday Francis spoke his congregation from all over the world about recognising the Holy Spirit. That might sound simple but as if a consequence of Babel, the words ‘Spirit’ and ‘Holy’ are understood in very different ways. This message tries to make it Biblical and simple.
In the 10th week of Lockdown we marked the Sunday between Ascension and Pentecost. It was a liminal time between phases of faith and experiences of Jesus. This message appreciates Jesus’ prayer in John 17, often described as ‘The high priestly Prayer of Jesus’ as a prayer showing his heart for his friends and what…
In Resurrection Time Jesus appeared to his disciples. So how might we see the Lord? In this message Francis opens the readings for Easter 6 to hear what Paul says about where not to look and Jesus promises to be found. The pictures referred to on the audio may be seen in the PDF.
In the 8th week of our Intelligent Lockdown, Francis applies the words of Jesus spoken to people being prepared to live in flux between ‘Old Normal’ and ‘New Normal’: “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms.” Is this relevant in our ongoing Corona Crisis?
The conversation between Bible and Newspaper continues into the 7th week of lockdown. The question arises: Will we simply to back to being church as we were? Might God have a purpose for his church in this disruption? How might we discern that? Read on or play the audio.
On the 3rd Sunday of Resurrection Time (Easter) Francis reflected on the way 2 travellers leaving Jerusalem encountered and eventually recognised the Risen Jesus. Their world had just been rocked to the core and they knew the facts about recent events but did not know what they meant. The way Jesus revealed himself can be…
It’s the ‘Second Sunday of Easter’, sometimes referred to as ‘Low Sunday’ and we are 5 weeks into the Dutch ‘intelligent lockdown’ trying to beat a Covid-19 pandemic. Church has left the building and is happening in homes linked online through Zoom. This is a time to reconsider who we are as church in the…
Easter Sunday and the church building is empty because the church proper, the people of God in Christ, are at home on-line linked by the internet and the fellowship of Holy Spirit. Francis brought a resurrection message for people disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
This Good Friday message preached via Zoom considers the ‘wrath of God’ and the cross. Was Father God angry with Jesus on the account of sinful humanity? Or is God’s wrath something other than what has often been assumed?
Why should we live to please God? Why be obedient to the Biblical instructions for living? In the midst of the COVID19 situation we are obeying the Government’s instructions for living. Barbara explores how obeying God, pleasing God who is love, is so much more.