The formation of “the canon,” meaning the authoritative collection of writings that now make up our New Testament, happened over the course of roughly 200 years. Some books were accepted by the early church immediately, others took more time. Highly regarded New Testament scholar Richard Bauckham once wrote: “In the process of reception by which […]
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Faith That Works – Life Lessons From The Book Of James
Mahatma Ghandi famously said: “I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” This quote captures the spirit of what many people think about the church and Christians in general; that what we believe about Jesus (doctrine) and our following of Jesus (discipleship) doesn’t have the beauty, generosity, […]
LIVE from Zambia 2017
Part 4 by Mo – 24th April Sunday (*Sing to the theme tune of the cartoon tv show, ‘The Flinstones’!*) “God’s Love is the Best Love That the World has ever, ever seen! Greater than the sun & moon & stars Farther than the Earth from planet Mars! God’s Love is the Best Love That the […]
Ecclesiastes – The Search For Meaning
Have you ever tried to catch a bubble? The moment you catch it, it’s gone! That experience, says Solomon in the book of Ecclesiastes, is what life feels like. For the most part life can feel hard, complicated, unfair and exhausting, and just when you think you’re getting some satisfaction and control…it’s gone! We feel […]
Seminar – Going Deeper: Ecclesiastes – 12 Mar
Biblical scholars have long agreed that “genre” is one of the most important factors when interpreting any book of the Bible. For example, the genre of Paul’s writings is “epistle,” or, letter, and his writings need to be interpreted as letters, as opposed to, say, apocalypses (such as Revelation, which would be interpreted very differently […]
Invest: Making the Most of 2017
A New Year affords us a moment to pause and ask ourselves: how do I invest my time, money, passions and relationships wisely in 2017 to ensure I make the most of the year? How can I change old habits, take more risks, grow as a person and ensure I don’t stagnate? With those questions in mind, […]
Christmas and New Year socials
During the Christmas and New Year season we won’t be gathering on Sunday 25th December or Sunday 1st January and our City Groups will be taking a break, but we still want to connect as a community. So we’re arranging three socials in different people’s houses – there’ll be snacks and maybe some games or a film, […]
Jesus The Revolutionary (Mark 1-8)
Throughout history people have tried to tame and belittle Jesus by saying that he is nothing more than a good moral teacher. He was simply a man that lived in Jerusalem a few thousand years ago, who said and did some interesting stuff and died a strange death on a cross under the Roman regime. It […]
Summer in the City – Aug 2016
During August we’ll be taking a break from meeting in Synge Street Secondary School and instead we’ll have a ‘house church’ style with worship and social time. Each week we’ll be meeting in a house at 4.15pm for a 4.30pm start. There’ll be refreshments, some singing and a bible study, discussion or short talk, with time to […]
No meetings in Synge Street during August
During August we’re taking a break from meeting in Synge Street Secondary School. Instead we’ll be meeting up on Sundays in different people’s houses, and on Tuesdays in Phoenix Park. Check out ‘Summer in the City‘ for all the details.