As the book of Jonah concludes, we find the prophet exceedingly angry with God. In fact, he’d rather die than accept the fact that God compassion toward sinners. Through Jonah dialogue with God we see that a self-righteous heart resents a gracious God: it will consider God’s grace unjust, and it will consider God’s mercy … Read more February 8, 2026
Nineveh—the violent city at the heart of an enemy empire—is the last place Jonah wants to go. Yet God sends his Word to guilty sinners, calling them to turn (and live). How does God’s Word work grace in the life of guilty sinners? It announces his anger toward sin, awakens the sinner to repentance, and … Read more February 1, 2026
Jonah’s resistance to God’s gracious will have sunk him into the very depths of death and hell. Jonah cannot save himself, so what hope does he have? As Jonah prays he knows that even in the depths God still answers, raises and saves him. God’s fathomless grace goes deeper than we can sink. Speaker: Rev … Read more January 25, 2026
Jonah is not the hero of this story. In fact, he’s a reluctant and rebellious prophet who begrudges God’s generousity. When God calls, he runs. Do we do the same? How do we try to resist God? Why can’t we outrun him? And what’s the alternative to resisting and running? Thanks be to God: his … Read more January 18, 2026
Prepare “your minds for action,” writes the Apostle Peter; be “sober-minded”. Being a Christian is not a mindless activity – God has designed us to engage our minds creatively towards the well-being and flourishing of our fellow image-bearers. So what could it look like for us to partner with God towards the physical, emotional and … Read more January 11, 2026
What’s so significant about Jesus? Why would the world take notice of his birth in obscurity? In the story of the Magi’s visit, Matthew wants us to understand who Jesus is by answering three questions: Is Jesus the Messiah? Whose Messiah is he? And if Jesus is the Messiah, what is our response? Like the … Read more January 4, 2026
Christmastime is here – happiness and cheer? Christmas does not negate the darkness, violence and suffering of our world but it does reframe it, as we see Matthew the Evangelist do in the massacre of the Holy Innocents. In the face of real suffering, the Gospel’s answer is not sentimentality but hope: God is at work rescuing … Read more December 30, 2025
What’s the most important thing about Christmas? Presents? Cheer? Joy? The Apostle Paul would have us consider: God’s kindness, his favour, his goodwill towards us – in a word, God’s grace. The grace of God has definitively appeared in Jesus Christ, saving us, sanctifying us, and sustaining us toward our blessed hope. This is the most … Read more December 24, 2025
Over nine bible readings our Lessons & Carols service explores humanity’s deepest problem—estrangement—and God’s gracious answer in Jesus Christ, who comes to reconcile sinners and restore what was lost. Listen and consider the Good News and find assurance that God’s love in Christ is for you.
Why does the world still long for a king? The biblical hope for a faithful ruler is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the King of Kings—humble yet victorious, reigning not by force but by self-giving love. As the risen Lord who rules over all creation, Jesus calls for our allegiance now and offers unshakeable hope for … Read more December 14, 2025