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Stand By Me (Part Two): Jesus heals the leper, and Ethiopia

Stand By Me is a charity that we as a church have supported for many years. This Sunday we were priveliged to have Ahmad Ayoubi, Director of Stand By Me joining us to share his story and bring us news on the projects that the charity is currently involved with.

In the second part, Ahmad looks at the story of Jesus healing a leper and once the leper was healed how he couldn’t keep the news to himself. Ahmad also tells us of his travels to Ethiopia and how Stand By Me works in the towns and villages there.

Less is More

Jane Batten from Tearfund visits us, telling us the story of Ruth in Nigeria and how Tearfund partners are able to empower communities to lift themselves out of poverty.

Mark 12

What does loving God with everything you are and have look like in your life? What does loving your neighbour as yourself look like? In Mark 12 Jesus contrasts the behaviour of those who have rejected God with His summary of the commandments and calls those who would follow Him to love God with everything we are and have and to love our neighbour as ourselves. We can’t do this in our strength but by grace the Spirit enables us to fulfil the law through His love at work in us.

Mark 10

In Mark 10 Jesus focuses on how we can enter the Kingdom of God. His teaching calls for a radical reversal of all we might think.  We can not be good enough.  Our hearts are hard.  Our leadership aspirations are deeply flawed.  Jesus is our ransom to set us free.  Only when we recognise that it is impossible for us to change ourselves can we be saved by faith in the God of the impossible.  What needs to change in our lives in the light of this revelation?

Mark 9

The Kingdom of Heaven is brought into the suffering and brokenness of the world through Jesus. In this passage we see a revelation of the heavenly reality breaking in. Jesus then teaches about the implications of His coming kingdom for personal holiness and our relationships with each other. We are called to join Him in bringing the Kingdom of heaven to a suffering world.

Mark 8

Jesus asked great questions and challenged His followers to enter into deeper covenant with Him. Chris invites us to renew our discipleship covenant with Jesus.

Mark 7

We all know the Pharisees got it wrong but how did they do so and do we do the same? Where does evil come from and what can we do about it? More challenging teaching on how to develop a closer relationship with God.

Mark 6 Part II

Jesus does amazing miracles: healing, feeding and walking on water. In the midst of this display of divine power is the story of the beheading of John the Baptist. Jesus does not set this prisoner free, He does not prevent John’s death nor does He raise John from the dead as He raised Lazarus. Chris helps us to explore the characters in this dramatic passage of history and to think about the implications for our own lives.