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We are to love our Christian brothers and sisters in a wholehearted way. We are called also to serve those around us who may even be antagonistic towards us. We need to recognise that we cannot do it in our own strength. We need God’s help, we need the Holy Spirit to living within who will equip and enable us.

Luke 23: 33-43

The talk was recorded after the service because the original recording failed. It looks at the two men the Pharisee and the Tax Collector as they approach the Lord in prayer. It also considers the meaning of being Justified before God.

The talk considers reading the signs of the times, reflects briefly on the kingdom of God, and that Jesus will return, and we need to be ready.

The talk looks briefly at the difficulties Paul and Silas faced sharing the Gospel, but in the end God always has a plan. It also remembers the difficulties some missionaries faced in China at the end of the 19th Century and points to the importance of sharing our faith. But God always has a plan.

The sermon looks at Peter's betrayal of Jesus and how his failure does not mean the end as it also considers Peter as a man restored and later a man empowered. We think as well about how failure can shape us or break us, and in Jesus how we can find healing and restoration.

The talk is about identity, but more importantly it is about the cross and identity. It considers the difference between our identity in the world compared with the wonder of our identity in Christ. The background reading for this is the Graham Tomlin's book "Looking through the Cross."

The talk looks briefly at Paul's charge to Timothy, and uses it to reflect on the year that has passed and what God has in store for us in the future.