-
What I’ve been reading …
-
Recent Posts
- Sermon: We have no reason to ever feel insecure
- Sermon: The futility of war and the peace of Christ
- Sermon: The God of Israel? The God of the USA? The Father of Jesus Christ is the God of the whole world and all creation.
- Sermon: Jesus’ advantage over Genghis Khan
- Sermon: Was Jesus a violent or a peaceful protester?
Recent Comments
-
Join 274 other subscribers
Tag Archives: Victor Gollancz
Sermon: The God of Israel? The God of the USA? The Father of Jesus Christ is the God of the whole world and all creation.
We do know that Jesus’ interpretation to them of the things that had been written about himself in all the scriptures would show them that he was the one to redeem Israel, but in another way entirely. Jesus was not merely ‘a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,’ although he was that. He is the Messiah who suffers and enters his glory. The crucifixion was not a tragic mistake, but a sign of God’s love. God’s power is not shown in violence against the nations; in the crucifixion God does not redeem Israel alone but the whole creation. Continue reading
Sermon: Choose to believe – at the core of the cosmos is love
… why not make the choice to believe that the Creator of the cosmos loves us, that love is at the core of the universe, and that God has come as close to us as a next-of-kin, as this psalm tells us? If we hold on to this, then we can look up at heavens and the firmament and believe that we are just as important to God as they are. Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged covid19, creation, lockdown, Lockdown 6, Psalm 19, Psalms, Torah, Victor Gollancz
Leave a comment