[Audio for this sermon available here.] How do we relate the Old Testament to the New?  Because things are so much better in the NT, it can be tempting to downplay the importance of the OT or disregard it altogether.  A close reading of the NT, however, reveals that itContinue Reading

[Sermon audio available here.] The scandal of Christianity is that central to its message is suffering and death.  Suffering and death are the two things that the world tries to avoid at all costs.  What our society values is in many respects the opposite of what Christianity holds dear.  PopularContinue Reading

What does your baptism mean to you?  In the early church, baptism was taken very seriously.  It was not uncommon for new converts to Christianity – known as “Catechumens” – to spend up to three years learning the fundamentals of the faith before being baptised into God’s covenant community.  Unfortunately,Continue Reading

Where does the Holy Spirit fit into the Christian life?  Sadly, there is much confusion when it comes to the answers to this question in the broader church today.  Some people are so focused on the Holy Spirit that Jesus Christ is pushed into the background, or even forgotten.  TheContinue Reading