Weekly Talks Rev Charlie Lacey

By Rev Mike Uptin |  Acts 28: 11-31
 Acts 28: 11-31 (NIV)

Today we saw how Paul was able to take the Gospel to the Gentiles – even when he was under house arrest in Rome. It seems that nothing could prevent the Gospel from going out. 

By Rev Charlie Lacey |  Acts 27: 13-32
 Acts 27: 13-32 (NIV)

Life is good, but it’s not easy – and all of us will face seriously difficult situations at various points in our lives. Sometimes we refer to these as life’s storms. Whilst none of us will have a ‘storm free’ life, it is certainly true that rejecting Jesus will take us into storms – and trusting Jesus will bring us through them. 

By Rev Charlie Lacey  |  John 20: 19-31
 John 20: 19-31 (NIV)
A lot of people are under the misapprehension that believing in Jesus requires a blind leap of faith, when in reality it’s more of an informed step of faith. Today we looked at some of the evidence from John’s Gospel that assures us of Jesus’ literal, bodily resurrection. 

By Rev Charlie Lacey | Matthew 28: 10
Matthew 28: 1-10 (NIV)

Easter is the celebration of a seismic event.  An event that is profoundly important to every person who has ever lived.  Jesus' resurrection changes everything!

By Rev Bev Bell | Isaiah 53: 1-7,Matthew 26: 57-58 and 63b-68,Matthew 27: 11-31,Luke 23: 26-27 and 32-43,Matthew 27: 45-52a, 54, 57-60
Isaiah 53: 1-7,Matthew 26: 57-58 and 63b-68,Matthew 27: 11-31,Luke 23: 26-27 and 32-43,Matthew 27: 45-52a, 54, 57-60 (NIV)

We call this day Good Friday. Why good? When it seems so awful. It has been said that it may have been called God’s Friday, and changed over time, just as God’s Heaven, has become Good Heavens – God be with you has become Goodbye. Today is God’s Friday, and it is Good Friday, and the goodness of this day lies in the complete fulfillment of God’s saving work in Jesus death on the Cross. The sacrificial offering made once for all – a life given in love for the people of the world.

By Rev Trevor Adams | Matthew 26: 17-19,Mark 14: 17-25,John 13: 3-17,Mark 14: 32-42,Luke 22: 47b - 53
Matthew 26: 17-19,Mark 14: 17-25,John 13: 3-17,Mark 14: 32-42,Luke 22: 47b - 53 (NIV)

Peter starts a short but sharp retort with Jesus. He doesn't accept Jesus' prediction of  Jesus's violent arrest and hanging! Then three days later rise again? Just as sharply, Jesus says to Peter his thinking is typically human without any regard for the things of God.