When we are faced with suffering, it can be tempting to give in to bitterness, or cynicism. But in these verses, we return to Bethlehem with Naomi and Ruth, and we are reminded of two reasons not to give up: God has an unwavering love for his people (a small part of which we can see in Ruth). And with God, there is always hope around the corner.
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In this talk, we see Naomi confronted with hesed love: an unbreakable, covenantal love. And in the face of that love, she laments. Of the two women with her, Orpah kissed Naomi goodbye, “but Ruth clung to her.” In Ruth we can see deep, selfless love for her mourning mother-in-law. But more than that, we can catch a glimpse of the unbreakable, covenantal love that God has for his people in Christ.
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Sometimes when we are in the crucible of suffering, our first instinct is to run as far from it as possible. But in this talk, the first in our series on Ruth, Sam McGeown explores another way: that it’s in this crucible that God works most powerfully in us, and that when we are faced with suffering, our ego dies, and our capacity to love sacrificially grows.
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The hour has now come. The Messiah resolutely sets his face toward his own death. In our last talk in our “John: Unveiled” series, where do we find the hearts of God’s historic people? And what does it mean for the Son of God to walk toward his own death? John 12 has a little bit of something for everyone as we work out what it means to be a disciple of Jesus who follows their saviour into death.
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Grief. Loss. Mourning. Suffering. We can’t live in this world without experiencing the tragedies of life. In this talk, we look at the new narrative Jesus gives us in the face of death. He is the resurrection. He is the life that faces death. But he’s also the life that faces death and weeps. And as such, he’s an example to us all that we do not grieve without hope, but neither do we hold to our hope without grieving.
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“How do I find fulfilment in life?” is likely a question we’ve all asked at some point. In this talk, our friend Neil Hunt takes us through John 10 as we explore what it means for Jesus to fulfil God’s promise to be our One Shepherd who leads us into an abundant life. And it all hinges on Jesus’ enigmatic phrase: the good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep.
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What’s going on in there? Sometimes we see things from an outside perspective and think we know exactly what’s going on. But in John 8, we see Jesus going to work sifting the faith of his hearers to unveil exactly what’s going on inside of them. It’s a passage about genuine faith – and how we as Christians can know whether our faith is genuine or counterfeit. Because in chapter 8, John unveils three blessings that prove to be the mark of authentic faith: light, freedom, and life.
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Jesus is confusing. His words and works have been met with confusion, division, and polarisation all the way through history including the time when he walked on earth. In chapter 7 of his Gospel, John unveils why this is. And in contrast he unveils God’s heart of love toward us despite our confusion of who Jesus is.
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All throughout his Gospel, John unveils how Jesus is the long awaited Messiah who has been sent by his Father to accomplish a specific mission at a specific time and through a specific action. In this talk, Sam McGeown unpacks the theme of “mission” in John’s Gospel and helps us understand the continuation and motivation between Jesus’ mission and our own.
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