Jesus is speaking to His disciples. These disciples have spent the past three years with Jesus. Seeing Him teach. Seeing Him perform signs and wonders. Seeing Him even raise people to life. But now, in John 13-14, it is just them. Just Jesus and His true disciples. And Jesus has told them that He’ll soon be […]

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See Jesus, see God (John 14:8-21)

Jesus says He is the way to God (John 14:5-7)

See Jesus for who He is (John 13:31-14:4)

Do you ever wonder if you have done something to cancel your future? Israel in Isaiah’s day may be thinking that. They are about to go off into exile. Yet, God still has a plan. Listen in as we look at the amazing promises God still makes to His sinful people. Any questions or comments […]

Sin does not cancel God’s plan (Isaiah 44:1-8)

When we think of sin, what do we think it is? Do we even think about it? Sin is the big issue that prevents man being with God. And yet, is it just ‘naughty things we do’? If so, isn’t it harsh for God to judge sin? Isaiah wants Israel, and us, to realise how […]

Sin is personal (Isaiah 43:22-28)

This year has been strange, with a global pandemic causing us to rethink a lot of things. The world around us has sought comfort in family, in medicine, and in having more stuff. This year has been strange, with a global pandemic causing us to rethink a lot of things. The world around us has […]

Can you see it? (Isaiah 43:16-21)

Witnesses to the one true God (Isaiah 43:8-15)

This year has been strange, with a global pandemic causing us to rethink a lot of things. The world around us has sought comfort in family, in medicine, and in having more stuff. But where are Christians to find comfort? Isaiah writes to Israel, looking forward to events that have not happened yet. And he […]

The surprising hope of God’s love (Isaiah 43:1-7)

Would the real servant please stand up? (Isaiah 42:18-25)

Sing of a New Exodus (Isaiah 42:10-17)

Meet the servant (Isaiah 42:1-9)

Enter the courtroom (Isaiah 41)

Where do you find comfort? This year has been strange, with a global pandemic causing us to rethink a lot of things. The world around us has sought comfort in family, in medicine, and in having more stuff. But where are Christians to find comfort? Isaiah writes to Israel, looking forward to events that have […]

Behold your God! (Isaiah 40)

Where do you find comfort? (Isaiah 40:1-2)

How can we know what God is like? Is God like an online order where we don’t know what we’re getting, until the knock at the door?We can read our Bibles, but is that like reading a product description? Could the information be wrong? The disciples in John 13, they’ve spent 3 years with Jesus. […]

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