"They did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death" (Revelation 12:11) It will be twenty years next January since the tragic deaths of Graham Staines and his two young sons in India. Believers around the world and especially the BST (then BCQ) community were rocked by...
At the recent wedding service of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Bishop Michael Curry preached a sermon about love from Song of Solomon 8:6-7 (NRSV): 6 Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death, passion fierce as the...
Wally continues our Chapel series, "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world", preaching from John 21:1-23 on the theme "Restoring". In this passage we see an obvious connection between John 18:1-27, where Jesus was willing to sacrifice himself to protect the life of his...
In my New Testament class a few weeks ago, we reached chapter 9 of Mark's Gospel, where Jesus gave an indication of the importance and value he placed on children. It was counter-cultural in his day and confronting for us today. 36 He took a little child whom he placed...
In this week's sermon series, Rev Dr Andrew Prince, Director of Centre for Asian Christianity, Lecturer in Ministry and Mission, looks at the passage from John 19:1-11. In this chapter, we see Jesus progessively mocked and how he responds to his treatment and provocation. It also raises questions as to...
Wally continues our Chapel series, "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world", preaching from John 18:15-27 on the theme "Denied", and looks at the comparison and contrast between Jesus and Peter in this story. We see the hope that Jesus provides in the midst...
