Mark 3:20-35: Teaching a Markan sandwich
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Introducing Mark: slides
I have led an evening for our preaching team at Emmanuel Church, Loughborough, introducing Mark’s Gospel, since we’re doing a preaching series in Mark at our morning services over the coming months. Here are the slides from my input—thoughts and comments welcome!
Reading Lukewise: an overview of Luke’s Gospel—slides
I spoke to our students at Emmanuel Church, Loughborough this week, introducing Luke’s Gospel to them: they’re studying it this academic year with our student worker, James. Here are the slides: thoughts and comments welcome!
A fine opportunity to learn about Jesus’ parables
My good friend (and former student) Dr Philip Richardson is teaching a four-week online course on the parables of Jesus with the overall title ‘Waiting on the Eternal King: Jesus’ Parables about Life, Death, Judgement and the Second Coming’, and it’s available to anyone in the world! The course is for students at Emmaus University, Haiti (where Philip is interim Vice President of Academic Affairs), and you can join in through Zoom here or YouTube (or @PhilipRichardson-ws5ls from YouTube) later. Philip is inviting donations to Continue reading →
Slides and a video on Jesus’ meeting with the Canaanite woman (Matthew 15:21-28)
I had the privilege of preaching on this passage last Sunday. It’s interesting because it’s sometimes claimed (wrongly) as showing Jesus being racist and sexist—Ian Paul tackles that well on his blog, here. The video of my sermon is and here are my slides—thoughts and comments most welcome.