This Easter Sunday I will be speaking on John 20, where Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene after he has been raised from the dead. To help me prepare for this, and to be up-to-date with the latest blockbuster, I went to see the film Mary Magdalene last night with Leanne. So what did we make of […]
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The Intro Course – 3 Reasons To Ask Questions
Last night we kicked off our Intro Course, and had a great start – lots of great conversations, laughter, questions and sharing*. The slogan to the Intro Course is ‘asking the big questions of life’, and as I have been preparing for this course I have been struck once again about the importance of asking questions in […]
The Intro Course (Rebecca’s Story)
We’re coming up to our next Intro Course, and to help you understand what it’s all about and why you might want to come, I interviewed one our previous guests, Rebecca, on her experience of Intro. (1) What is it? The Intro Course is an opportunity to discuss some of the questions we often face […]
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 […]
The Pub – Gluttons & Drunkards?
Every Sunday since we started the church we have always gone to the pub after our service (sometimes before too!) First it was Crowbar, then it was Sweetmans and now it’s The Bleeding Horse. And each Sunday we get anywhere between 10-35 people and it’s great craic. So why do we go to pub each week? […]
THE LAST SUPPER – Jesus Prepares His Church (John 13-17)
The Last Supper must be one of the most famous scenes that has come to us from history. It’s of Jesus sharing the Jewish Passover Meal with his 12 disciples before his lonely and torturous journey to the cross. The record of the supper and the discussion Jesus had with his disciples is found in John 13-17. […]
Different: Loving those you disagree with – Q&A
Loving those you disagree with sounds great. It fits with the golden rule of doing to others as you would have them do to you. However it’s hard in reality and you often need to think it through. So I was delighted to receive an email after last Sunday’s talk on Romans 14 with three excellent […]
Why Give? 5 Obvious reasons!
Financial Giving, it’s a topic no-one naturally wants to talk about and yet Jesus, in his usual way, always brings up the topics we don’t want to talk about. If it wasn’t for Jesus we wouldn’t have to talk about hell, financial giving, sexual ethics and all those other hot potatoes. I guess the reason […]
A Prostitute Gatecrashes the Banquet (#CCCTrueLove)
This Saturday we’re hosting a huge banquet for Dublin (6pm, Filmbase, Temple Bar) as part of our True Love week. Then in our Sunday Service we’ll be reflecting on the theme of true love, looking at the famous story of Jesus being invited to a banquet hosted by Simon the Pharisee recorded for us in […]
Suffering Well (lessons from the book of Job)
We all suffer. The question is how do we cope with that suffering? Do we have the capacity, framework and resources to suffer well? Is it possible to suffer well? Psalm 126:5 says it is possible when it says: Those who sow with tears, will reap with songs of joy. The Psalmist is saying that whilst tears […]