Finding the message in the difficult words of Jesus

There are so many times when I have been preaching and you look at the passages and think oh great what are we going to do with this one. That was pretty much my though when I saw todays gospel but… I am not going to shy away from it, as I’ve said myself from this spot, we can’t avoid what Jesus says just because it’s a bit difficult but I’m not going to start with it … More Finding the message in the difficult words of Jesus

Holy Week

Holy week, this most holy of weeks. The week that the whole of Jesus life and ministry has been leading up to. It really is a rollercoaster of a week, from the triumph of the entry into Jerusalem to Jesus’ trial and execution at the end. What a story! Jesus told us to tell his story and this is the crescendo of it, it all comes up to the final week of his life. He celebrates his final meal with his friends, he’s arrested, sentenced to death, dies and is buried in a tomb … More Holy Week