Two went to pray… What could be wrong with that? It all depends on what they pray and why. Francis draws out key Gospel issues from Jesus’ story of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector.
Two went to pray… What could be wrong with that? It all depends on what they pray and why. Francis draws out key Gospel issues from Jesus’ story of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector.
Mark Hill picked up the story of Jesus healing a woman bent double during synagogue worship on Sabbath as told in Luke 13:10-17. This is rich gospel at several levels. It is only available here as an audio.
In this sixth sermon in the series ‘Grasping the Gospel’ Francis looks at the key word ‘Lord’ in the statement ‘Jesus is Lord’. This phrase gives the ground of the Gospel and the hope that it brings. The message begins with some textual study as once again it’s a Hebrew, Greek to English story to…
Grasping the Gospel today goes to the 5th Gospel word component: ‘Righteousness’ and its parallel term – ‘Justice’. This message involves a technical word study before getting to what it means and celebrating its Gospel value. Once you have read the Sermon PDF and met the technical terms you can go deeper with the following: STUDY…
The series on building blocks of the Gospel message continues with a sermon on ‘Repentance’. This key component is opened up and explained.
Continuing the series considering Building Blocks of the Gospel we take a practical sobriety test. Assuming one believes, what is essential to actually live out this Gospel? A parable from Jesus provides the key into this. Bottom line: Without engagement between confessed sin and God’s mercy at the cross, nothing happens in the heart and nothing…
After the first teaching on God’s Love as Grace Francis brings a second teaching on Gospel concepts looking at Sin and Salvation. These are the key issues linked in the gospel of salvation.
We are people of the Gospel. The Gospel is expressed as a message in words. We need to be clear what the words mean to be clear on the message. In this mini-series Francis drills into a few key words or blocks to ensure the message really comes through the words. This first teaching looks…