Parable of the Talents – Matthew 25:14-36 – Ben Jones

Ben Jones from East West College

HOW GREAT THOU ART

How Great Thou Art My heart quickens, for I know that when I fling back the kitchen curtains, I will see a riot of colour under the old kowhai tree in the corner of the back garden. The cinerarias are in full bloom. Initially there were a dozen or so plants and in two years […]

LIVING WITH GOD’S MORAL LAW – Romans 7:7-24

Romans 7:7-24 December 2009 LIVING WITH GOD’S MORAL LAW Remember last week we saw that in the eyes of God’s moral law we believers are dead, because Jesus served our death sentence and paid the penalty for us. We are free from the unrealistic demands and the condemnation of the law. Although the law is […]

FORGIVENESS IN RELATIONSHIPS – Matthew 18:21-35

Matthew 18:21-35 July 2009 FORGIVENESS IN RELATIONSHIPS One of the reasons so many of us have difficulty in relating to people in the present is because the pain and disappointment from the past continues to affect us. When we are hurt, betrayed, abused, offended or disappointed by those close to us, we feel resentful and […]

THE USE OF POWER IN RELATIONSHIPS – John 13:1-17

John 13:1-17 June 2009 THE USE OF POWER IN RELATIONSHIPS Ill. When Robert Magabe became the prime minister of Zimbabwe in 1980 after Ian Smith’s Apartheid government was overthrown, his aim was to make Zimbabwe a better place for the African people but as time has gone by his main concern has been to hold […]

THE BURIAL OF JESUS – Matthew 27:57-66

Matthew 27:57-66 May 2009 THE BURIAL OF JESUS The burial of Jesus is a very important part of the death and resurrection of Jesus because the burial is the final process in death. Time and time again I have found during funerals that it’s not until the body is lowered into the ground that the […]

THE RESURRECTION – Matthew 28:1-15

Matthew 28:1-15 May 2009 THE RESURRECTION What makes Christianity unique? 2 important things among others: The Christian message is that God offers us His forgiveness and eternal life as a gift. We cannot earn it or work for it – it is a gift from God because Jesus has paid the penalty for our sins […]

THE GREAT COMMISSION – Matthew 28:16-20

Matthew 28:16-20 May 2009 THE GREAT COMMISSION During Jesus ministry there were quite a number of people who believed in Him and became His followers. When they saw that He had been arrested and sentenced to death they probably thought that was the finish, until they heard the news that Jesus had risen from the […]

THE DEATH OF JESUS – Matthew 27:45-56

Matthew 27:45-56 April 2009 THE DEATH OF JESUS Because it was resurrection Sunday last week I took a break from Matthew and looked at the resurrection of Jesus. Today we return to Matthew and continue looking at the events that surrounded the crucifixion of Jesus. When Jesus was crucified, God the Father was very much […]

ARRESTED AND TRIED – Matthew 26:47-67

Matthew 26:47-67 March 2009 ARRESTED AND TRIED The Religious leaders had tried everything they could to get rid of Jesus because He had become so popular that they saw Him as a threat to their positions of power and wealth. They tried to disprove His miracles but couldn’t, they tried to blacken His character but […]