Messiah: with Cate Vose
Throughout Advent, we have been reflecting on the different titles of Jesus, and one that most of us are familiar with is Jesus The Messiah. In Abrahamic faiths; the Messiah is understood to be a saviour of a people group. In the …
Cornerstone: with Cate Vose
Throughout Advent, we have been reflecting on the different titles of Jesus. The prophet Isaiah called Jesus ‘a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation.’ In the ancient world, and still today, the cornerstone of a building was structurally critical, and came to …
King of Kings and Lord of Lords: with Brian Harris
As Christmas approaches we’re looking at some of the titles given to Jesus. Rev 19:16 tells us that he is “King of Kings and Lord of Lords.” It would have been pretty hard to believe it, that first Christmas. The baby lying …
The Good Shepherd: with Justine Humphreys
As we know from our studies of Scripture, there are many names for Jesus. I find it interesting that Jesus chose to call Himself different things. The good shepherd is a particularly meaningful and widely quoted one. Christmas is just around the …
The Great Reconciler: with Justine Humphreys
The word “reconcile” means to make something right, or bring it into agreement or harmony. It comes from the Latin word “conciliare” which means “bring together.” Separation occurred on the day man moved away from God and a reconciler was required to …
The Way, The Truth and the Life: with Jon Bergmann
This Advent, we have been reflecting each day on a different name used to describe Jesus. One of the more puzzling things Jesus calls himself is the Way, the Truth and the Life. I’ve been a Christian for a little while now, …
Man of Sorrows: with Justine Humphreys
The word “Advent”, means the arrival of something we hoped for, something we anticipated. God brought about the Advent of his son in a way that was different from how we expected it to be. We expected a warrior. We expected someone …
Author of Salvation: with Monica O’Neil
This year, I’ve been reflecting during Advent on how Jesus is called the Author of Salvation. I love a good story where something goes terribly awry for a hero or heroine I’ve become attached to. But I only love it if the …
Firstborn of all creation: with Cate Vose
Throughout Advent, we have been reflecting on the different titles of Jesus. In Paul’s letter to the Colossians, he tells us that Jesus was the firstborn of all creation and goes on to say; “for by him, all things were created – …
Son of God: with Monica O’Neil
Throughout Advent, I’ve been thinking about who Jesus is. The Christmas story is not about a good person, a great prophet, an unusual guy who lived 2000 years ago and attracted quite a following. It’s really not. Christmas is the story of …