When [Jesus] came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: ‘Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!’ (Luke 19:37-38, NIV)
This passage is normally read on Palm Sunday, as we read about Jesus entering Jerusalem before his death and resurrection. As we come to the end of the current series in Luke, we see the king entering Jerusalem. We have seen who can be in his kingdom, what the king is like, and now we see the king moving towards his throne. Why not join us this Sunday as we see some more of Jesus the king?
You would be very welcome at our 10:30am service in St Andrew, Cuffley or at 9am for a service of Holy Communion in St Thomas, Northaw, this Sunday.
[Jesus] said: ‘A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return. So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. “Put this money to work,” he said, “until I come back.” (Luke 19:12-13, NIV)
While the people are looking at Zacchaeus and what happened to him, Jesus tells a parable. It's about himself as the king who will go away and then return to his people. In the meantime, he leaves his servants with work to do - the ten minas each. How will each servant act while he is away? What will they do with the money? What will Jesus find when he comes back? Why not come along on Sunday and find out more?
You would be very welcome at our 10:30am service in St Andrew, Cuffley or at 9am for a service of Holy Communion in St Thomas, Northaw, this Sunday.
Jesus said to him, 'Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.' (Luke 19:1-10, NIV)
This Sunday, we meet Zacchaeus, a tax collector. The last time Luke wrote about a tax collector, it was a parable Jesus told. In it, he was pleading to God for mercy. Now we see what happens when a tax collector meets Jesus. It's not a parable, it's a real-life encounter, what will happen to Zacchaeus? Why not join us this Sunday and see more about what it would mean to meet Jesus for yourself?
You would be very welcome at our 10:30am service in St Andrew, Cuffley or at 9am for a service of Holy Communion in St Thomas, Northaw, this Sunday.
Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they also praised God. (Luke 18:43, NIV)
When we left the disciples at the end of last week, they didn't understand. This week, Luke tells us of a blind man who does see: first that Jesus is the Messiah, and then when Jesus heals his sight. Why not join us this Sunday and see Jesus for yourself?
You would be very welcome at our 10:30am service in St Andrew, Cuffley or at 9am for a service of Holy Communion in St Thomas, Northaw, this Sunday.
Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, ‘We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.’ (Luke 18:31, NIV)
In the midst of the questions about who is in the kingdom of God, Jesus pauses and tells his friends that he is going to die and rise again, just as the prophets had written. They didn't understand what he was saying. Why is this here? Why is the death and resurrection of Jesus in the middle of the questions about who is in the kingdom of God? Because Jesus is the only way to be part of the kingdom of God. Why not come along on Sunday and find out more?
You would be very welcome at our 10:30am service in St Andrew, Cuffley or at 9am for a service of Holy Communion in St Thomas, Northaw, this Sunday.