The King Is Buried Devotion written by Phil Clarke Read: Matthew 27:57-66 Friday draws to a close, Sabbath beginning at sunset. Jesus’ foes have done their worst, and He did nothing to prevent them. Strange and perplexing signs have been seen, but dots are yet to be connected. Now is the time of darkness and […]
The King Is Killed
The King Is Killed Devotion written by Simon Clay Read: Matthew 27:27-54 Events have been leading inexorably to this point and today we stop and pause at the cross as the King is killed. Matthew’s account of the crucifixion is full of irony. Various people in the story say things which are true but not […]
The King In Anguish
The King In Anguish Devotion written by Simon Clay Read: Matthew 26:36-46 Today we stand on holy ground. The path of the king leads to the cross. The crucified king will transpire to be ‘a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles’ (1 Corinthians 1:23). Now that the Supper has been shared, only the […]
The King’s Feast
The King’s Feast Devotion written by Beccy Clay Read: Matthew 26:20-30 The Last Supper was a meal characterised by intimacy, friendship & betrayal. This meal celebrated the first Passover which recalled the deliverance of Israel from slavery in Egypt into freedom. As Jesus reclined with his closest friends, they would have remembered God’s intervention in […]
The King Is Anointed
The King Is Anointed Devotion written by Becky Floy Read: Matthew 26:6-16 Imagine the scene. In a house in Bethany belonging to Simon the Leper, Jesus is reclining at a table with friends. Although gathered together to eat and talk, He knows the sense of destiny surrounding Him. He is a wanted man. But His […]
The King Cleans
The King Cleans Devotion written by Joe Williams Read: Matthew 21:12-17 What do we make of the Jesus we see in these verses? Many struggle with this event, seeing the otherwise peaceful Jesus get direct and violent – John’s account of the same incident speaks of Jesus making a ‘whip of cords’ in order to […]
The King Arrives
The King Arrives Devotion written by Simon Clay: Read: Matthew 21:1-11 It was not the first time Jesus had visited Jerusalem. He had attended Feasts at other times but He knew that this time was different. The time was right to make a statement. Jesus asked a couple of His disciples to get a donkey […]
Following the King
Following the King The events of the final week of Jesus’ life, between Palm Sunday and Easter Day, are arguably the most significant events ever to have taken place. In his account of the gospel, Matthew spends chapters 21-28 describing these events. Matthew’s intention in writing about Jesus’ time on earth is to show that […]
Doing What Disciples Do part 1
Doing What Disciples Do part 1 Our final full series of 2019 started at the church weekend away. Saved The series is introduced with the conviction that ‘every believer should know how to do what all disciples are commanded to do: preach the gospel, heal the sick and cast out demons. To be on mission […]
Introducing the Jubilee Team: Tom
Introducing the Jubilee Team: Tom In our mini-series about people taking up new roles within the church we have already introduced Wendy. Today it’s Tom’s turn. Tom has been appointed as our first ever Worship and Youth Pastor. How did you become a Christian? I grew up in a Christian home and went to a […]
Radical Divine Reversal
Rev Dr Canon Andrew White Radical Divine Reversal Have you, like me, ever wondered what it might have been like to listen to Peter talk about how he escaped prison? (Acts 12:16-17) … or … Considered how exciting and awe-inspiring it would have been to have heard the report given by Paul and Barnabas in […]
Celebrating New Life
Celebrating New Life Recently Jubilee Church was able to celebrate with 10 children and young people who had asked Jesus to be their friend. Each of them had decided to be baptised and it was quite a party! So what is baptism? Becky Floy spoke about baptism using Romans 6:1-4. These verses tell us that […]