Martin Poole was the speaker on the Sunday before Lent which seemed very appropriate given the anti-commercialism embedded in this chapter of Isaiah. Isaiah urges his readers to focus on the things of true value in life and then you will...
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Lay Reader Mike Hudson did the talk this Sunday on this iconic passage which speaks of the suffering servant. This was part of some work Mike has been doing with us to explore how we interpret the Bible. He asked us to consider: What this meant...
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The second of the servant songs in Isaiah focusses on the calling of the servant and Martin Poole pointed out three aspects to this which also apply to us: We are all made and called to be God’s children. He knows us before we’re...
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Lay Reader Vanessa Vollebregt gave the talk entitled ‘You are Precious’. God loves us so much that he pays an enormous price for us through his Son. You can hear the talk here Isaiah 43
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Deutero-Isaiah (chapters 40-55) contain all the servant songs for which Isaiah is renowned. These four poems speak of a messianic servant who is to come and save God’s people. We view these in the light of Jesus’ life and ministry...
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Epiphany Sunday we spent some time hunting for stars around the church and thinking about what it means to seek God and follow him. The Magi were transformed through their experience of seeking Jesus. Initially they assumed that the king would...
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Mike Hudson was our preacher this Sunday as Martin Poole was unable to speak due to a bad throat infection. The theme was the Annunciation. God says to Mary (through the angel) that she is his special one, and he says this to each of us. What...
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It’s appropriate as we approach Christmas to be thinking about Joy as this passage is calling the people of Israel to joy, and that calling is also for us today. Isaiah 61 begins with the anointing of the Spirit and is the passage read by...
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Advent Sunday marks the beginning of the church year and a new phase in the lectionary and during this Advent season Isaiah is the featured Old Testament book. So our series on Isaiah continues in Advent but using the lectionary readings rather...
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Peter Woodhead was our speaker this Sunday and his theme was ‘Is our view of God big enough?’ This is especially true when we’re finding life difficult and was true for the people of Israel at the time of the writing of this...
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We began with a quick look at the overall structure of Isaiah as we have now reached the end of the section described by scholars as proto-Isaiah. Chapters 38 and 39 tell the story of King Hezekiah’s prayer in response to the news from...
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Rodney Shotter was our preacher this Sunday and his theme was ‘Battling Mistrust and Unbelief’. Despite being let down by King Hezekiah, Isaiah wanted to reassure the people of Israel that God was trustworthy and that they needed to...
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