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Date: 16th August 2018
I’m so excited to be offering this five week course in conjunction with Wakatipu Community Presbyterian Church. It’s an opportunity to discover the themes, and allusions, in the Hebrew Scriptures that make our faith come alive. Discover the story of Israel’s quest to know their God, and the Messiah Jesus. We delve into the cultural, MORE »
Date: 1st February 2018
Study 1/2 Mary: Called to be a Disciple Read Luke 1.26-56 In this study we continue exploring the way the gospel of Luke develops Mary’s story. Mary is characterised as one of the faithful within Israel at the beginning of Luke’s narrative. In contrast to Zechariah, it is her faith-filled response that is highlighted in MORE »
Date: 22nd December 2017
When you, or I, read we are constantly remembering what’s gone before in the narrative, although this is quite often done at a subconscious level. Therefore if we are attentive readers we will be inclined to remember what’s been happening. We are helped in this process by the author who puts subtle hints into the story that help us recall what’s already been mentioned, while at the same time adding, or foreshadowing events that are about to unfold. This is crucial for our reading of Mary, and the other women we will encounter in this series, because Luke is assuming that his audience is familiar with the scriptures of Israel. The whole story of Jesus is based on the promise of restoration God made to Israel, beginning with Abraham!
Mary stands at the beginning of Luke’s gospel as a nascent Israel ready to embrace her destiny in God’s unfolding plan of salvation. She stands at the beginning of a new line that will be better and greater than that of Israel’s predecessors.
Date: 25th November 2017
Just imagine this woman who has been married five times, only to be rejected five times. Each time hope rising that she would produce a child, only to be disappointed again. With each rejection her shame increases. Finally she settles for the only option available to her, to live as a prostitute. She is no longer eligible for marriage.
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