The Resurrection is not a happy ending. It doesn't depend on you or need your permission. The resurrection sees Christ standing in the garden alive speaking your name and a word of possibility laced with grace, love and hope.
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Stephanie Wilson speaks on the encounter between the disciple Thomas and the resurrected Jesus. Part of our series ‘Liberated by Love’.
David Armstrong speaks on the encounter between Simon Peter and Jesus found in John 21 where we discover disappointment is never the final word when grace is present. Part of our series ‘Liberated by Love’.
John Herron shows how the small and, at first, seemingly insignificant story of Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch from Acts 8 demonstrates just how vast and inclusive the Kingdom of God is. Part of our series ‘Liberated by Love’
With a message on Easter Sunday Stephanie Wilson looks at the story of the two disciples travelling away from Jerusalem on the road to Emmaus who are joined on the journey by a stranger who helps them process all that has happened in the week that has been.
Our friend and guest Jason Miller explores this simple yet profound paradox — the closer we move to the centre of faith the more elusive and mysterious it seems. God cannot be put in a box or category yet has been revealed in a very particular way in time and place... in the person of Christ. The invitation is to embrace the mystery.
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Jason Miller is a pastor, an artist, and a gifted teacher from South Bend, Indiana. He leads South Bend City Church, a community that seeks to practice the way of Jesus as they wrestles with the tensions of ancient faith in a modern world. You can follow his work at http://jasonadammiller.com.
Stephanie continues our series "Road to Easter" by exploring women as the first witnesses to the resurrection. Stephanie invites us to consider how we live resurrected lives.
This Easter Sunday, Ryan explores John 20:1-18, using the imagery of a black hole to help us understand the Resurrection. He then presents us with a fresh challenge, "Why don't we look more resurrected?" and seeks to answer, "How can we become more resurrected?"
Easter Sunday: The focus of our faith, the joy of resurrection life! David Armstrong brings us a one-off on moving through the periods of our life which reflect the feelings of Good Friday and Easter Saturday, to the celebration of Easter Sunday.