by Brendan McLaughlin | Oct 15, 2023 | Weekly News
One of the more basic, but often hidden facts of life is that humans need hope. People in POW camps or gulags will often just lay down and die if they feel they have nothing good waiting for them on the outside, whereas those who desire to see their family again...
by Brendan McLaughlin | Oct 8, 2023 | Weekly News
Each year we dedicate the month of October to outreach, where we hand out flyers, put on exciting events and cater our Sunday services to seekers. Simply turning up like every other Sunday won’t make an impact for the kingdom. Now is the time to Pray, Invite and...
by Brendan McLaughlin | Sep 24, 2023 | Weekly News
Jesus reserves his harshest attacks for the Pharisees, beginning about a year before his crucifixion (Matt 15). Just days from his death, Jesus launches his most scathing attack, focussed on the Pharisees overweening pride (Matt 23:1-12), which is best described as...
by Brendan McLaughlin | Sep 17, 2023 | Weekly News
In Matthew 22:46 we’re told that ‘from that day on, no one dared to ask [Jesus] any more questions’. So what did Jesus say that so terrified his listeners? It must have been how he answered the last question asked him, which was ‘which is the greatest commandment?’...
by Brendan McLaughlin | Sep 10, 2023 | Weekly News
In one of his run-ins with the Jewish leadership, Jesus is asked about the afterlife (Matt 22:23-33). The question comes in the form of a trap from the Sadducees, who want to show the superiority of their theology (that there is no afterlife), as well as alienate...
