The Commands of Jesus: Do not Judge. 12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” 13 The Pharisees therefore said to Him, “You bear witness of Yourself; Your witness is not true.” 14 […]

The Commands of Jesus: Forgive. Continuing the journey, we look at Matthew 18:15-35, and John 8:1-11. Recorded on Sunday 16th August 2020. Watch on YouTube: An article from Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-blame-game/201510/forgive-me-forgive-me-not Martin Luther King’s sermon on Forgiveness: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/draft-chapter-iv-love-action Swedenborg’s discussion of forgiveness, reading from here and continuing to paragraph 9454: https://newchristianbiblestudy.org/exposition/translation/arcana-coelestia-elliott/ex-25/94430?translation=arcana-coelestia-elliott&fromSection=0&section=9443 Rev Howard Thompson’s series […]

Is it more important to make a public confession of faith and to take a firm stand for the truth, or to live a private religion? Continuing our series on the Commands of Jesus. Recorded on Sunday 2 August 2020. “when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites […]

Loving your enemies is one of the most challenging of commands ever given. But this has hidden benefits. Today, we read from Matthew chapter 5 and unpack everything that Jesus means when he teaches the true nature of love. Recorded on Sunday 5th July 2020. Matthew 5:43-48 [NKJV] “You have heard that it was said, […]

Many people find Biblical culture primitive and barbaric, but in one way it is far in advance of our own: treatment of the poor. Recorded on Sunday 16th March 2020. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘You shall be holy, […]