Phil Thompson - December 8, 2024
Warning the wayward
There is a cost to discipleship, a price for following Jesus. But we must be those that accept that, we must walk with him and (like Paul) “cast off all that would hinder” in our pursuit of Jesus. He is the centre of our lives, the ‘pearl of great price’ and one who has become more valuable and wonderful than anything else. There is a cost, but as we look to him, we see that he is worth it all.
From Series: "Matthew - Your Kingdom Come"
In January 2021 we spent time reading through The Sermon on the Mount in our series called “The New Normal”. As we worked through Matthew 5, 6 and 7 we looked at what God’s Kingdom looks like, what it means to be truly blessed and how we can know and love God more. Now, Jesus goes out, into the crowds, traveling round demonstrating the coming Kingdom. We see Him heal, call people to repentance, forgive, raise the dead, cast out demons, calm the storm and eventually calls his disciples to do the same. We want to see His Kingdom come in this city, we want to see Jesus move and we want to do the things we see Him do. In Portsmouth we want to see the light shine in the darkness; that’s who Jesus is, a light in the darkness and the darkness cannot over come.
