St Peter's, Mowbray: Recent Episodes
David Meldrum
Everyone wants to have the right priorities, but a subversive little story Jesus tells about people making excuses not to come to a party suggests that maybe we shouldn't have any priorities. Luke 14:15-35
A Sabbath dinner party in the first half of Luke 14 provokes Jesus to a different sort of parable that continues to challenge our sense of entitlement and deeper motivations.
The parable of the rich fool in Luke 12:13-34 is about a man who decides to extend his property portfolio only to die the night the work is complete. It’s a powerful, shocking story that exposes an addiction we all fall prey to, even without knowing.
The famous parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) is about the mercy we show to others - but it also helps us reflect on the extraordinary mercy we have received.
The familiar parable of the sower and the seeds (Luke 8:1-15) means that it's not all up to us.
The nameless woman who disturbs a dinner party between Jesus and some religious teachers has a lot to tell us about how we our worshipping life can be renewed.
Starting a series in some of the parables in Luke, we look at Luke 5:33-39, and the way Jesus renews our experience of religion.
Jesus refers to himself as the Son of Man many times, but what's it all about. The answers lie in Daniel Chapter 7.