Jesus

iving in the New, not the Old: Here is a challenge to grasp the implications of what the Bible says about our radical new status and see two huge ways in which being in the New Creation changes everything.

The preaching of Jesus came down to one thing, ‘Follow me!’ Understanding what this means is key to both becoming a Christian and growing as a Christian

The greatest joy in the Christian life is to feel and know the intensity of the love of Jesus, that surpasses knowledge.

We already knew that God is a God of power yet compassion, purity yet forgiveness, high above all but utterly faithful as a friend. But Jesus revealed something new, something shocking, something almost unbelievable, at the very core of the supreme being.

The truth behind baptism is deeply empowering and encouraging, and can explain some of the tensions we experience as we try to live the Christian life.

The resurrection of Jesus was not simply coming back to life, but the start of a new kind of humanity. It gives us access to a new kind of life within us—empowered for victory.

Let us read the last three chapters, and feel what it was like for Jesus, the one who paid our ransom, and be filled with love and adoration for him.

The center of Mark holds the core of Jesus' teachings, but it is not what anyone was expecting. Even today there are many who think they are followers of Jesus but don’t understand this idea. First and foremost the challenge is to us, to follow Jesus in this surprising way.

Jesus became a man, in part, so that we could have a deep relationship with him. The challenge today is, how can we deepen that relationship?

Most of us have an inner voice that is constantly telling us that we should be doing better. This has been called ‘the inner bully’. There is an answer in Matthew 11.