ecclēsia ecclesia lewisham

If we could see Jesus on the cross with our own eyes, we would not perceive we were witnessing anything other than the death of a religious fanatic. But the truth beyond what is visible is that in his death Jesus is everything our hopeless world needs. Hidden in Jesus' death is God revealed, God's true King who gives life and the way to God opened up for us.

Have you ever felt the anger and frustration of injustice at the hands of those who abused their power? Whilst our news stories of disgusting injustices listen in and learn of the greatest miscarriage of justice in human history.

As Jesus submits to the will of the father his disciples also have to come to the realisation that the revolution will not be as they envisioned.

What would you do if you knew the exact date the world will end? Jesus calls us to be alert to 2 things because signs of the end have been declared. Listen in for the signs and the 2 things we must pay attention to.

Who is the bible's target audience? Todays text shows that its sloppy to think we in the 21 CE are primary and not the secondary focus, yet God's word powerfully speaks to everyone.

The temple in Jerusalem was beyond help. It was filled with corruption, hypocrisy and evil. Although it was a place to be near God, all its leaders were far from Him. Jesus (rightly) predicts that God is calling time on the Temple, but behind his predication is the hope that God is constructing a new one.