The Vicars Blog

Last Sunday we explored the parable of the Rich Fool; Jesus teaching there that preoccupation with the storing up of material wealth, together with the belief that our lives are entirely our own, is ‘foolish’. Yes, that was the word he used, ‘foolish’; a word used...

1.      Jesus targets this parable at those who are confident in their own righteousness and who look down on other people. Do you think this problem of self-righteous people is as much a problem today as back then?...

Study: The Parable of the Persistent Widow - Luke 18 verses 1 to 8This parable portrays an uncaring Judge. How do you view God? Don’t try and give a correct answer. Give an honest answer. Why do you pray? How and when do you pray? Does God listen to your prayers do...

The Parable of the Persistent Widow - Luke 18 verses 1 to 8 Jesus tells this parable to show his disciples that they should always pray and not give up. So the parable is intended to illustrate the theme of being persistent in prayer. But let’s briefly sketch out the...

QUESTIONS FOR BIBLE STUDY OF LUKE CH 9: 57 - 62 1. Is there anything – any words, phrases, or concepts in the passage that you do not understand or find unclear?2. From the information given us in the passage, how do you picture the scene? Who might be there with...

We continue this morning our exploration of some of Jesus’ parables with a passage from Luke Chapter 9. Now some of you may be asking, ‘Why this passage? It doesn’t look much like a parable to me.’ Well, in the Middle East of Jesus’ day, the term actually covered...

BIBLE STUDY QUESTIONS - 14 SEPTEMBERTHE PARABLE OF THE TWO DEBTORS – Luke Ch 7: 36 – 50This deceptively simple, yet artistically and theologically complex, parable/dialogue Luke has given a special structure of seven symmetrical ‘scenes’ in order to help his...

This morning we begin a short series exploring some of the parables of Jesus. But there is only so much I can cover in a Sunday morning sermon, which is why each of these talks will be followed by an opportunity here on Wednesday evenings to explore further and ask...

There is much confusion about the identity of Jesus. The Pharisees and Sadducees seem to think he is a false prophet. They’ve just said to him at the start of this chapter, if you really are from God as you claim to be, give us a sign from heaven. They probably have...

Lord Jesus Christ open our eyes this morning to recognise that you are the creator of the universe and the bread of life, the only one who can feed our spiritual hunger. Amen First of all let’s try and set the scene for this miracle. Matthew and Mark tell us that...

When I was a child I really wanted an Action Man. Some of my friends had one and I wanted one too, so I saved up all my pocket money until I had a pound which is what they cost back then in the late 1960’s. I remember being really excited the day I was going to get...

Today is Trinity Sunday so firstly I’d like to say a few words about the Trinity and what it means. I’d then like to look at the Trinity in the Old and New Testaments, particularly focusing on the ministry of Jesus and finally look at how we can come to know the...