Jesus calls us to examine our hearts to test what we are working for, dreaming of and where our ultimate loyalty lies. But ‘self-assessment’ is difficult. Our hearts are deceitful. But by looking at what we pray for we get a good idea where our hearts really are.
Fasting is an almost-forgotten aspect of Christian discipleship, but there seems to be an expectation from Jesus’ teaching that his’ disciples will sometimes fast. But what is fasting? Why would we fast? How would we fast? And what might stop us?
A talk explaining how the Lord’s Prayer can itself teach us to pray. [Bible passage=2 Matthew 6:5-15“]
Praying and giving are good- and required of Christian disciples – but doing them for the praise of others, so we are well thought of, is BAD! how do we stop falling into this trap? Listen and hear some helpful advice. Sermon preached by Philip Walker on 11th August, 2019.
Revenge, retaliation and defending our rights: That’s the world in which we live and the way our hearts work (even if we don’t always act on it!) But Jesus has another way- a way of turning the other cheek, loving our enemies and praying for those who persecute us. Hard? Yes! But it’s a must-do…