Who is Jesus?
A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said wouldn't be a great moral teacher. He'd be either a lunatic on a level with a man who says he's a poached egg or else he'd be the devil of hell. You must make your choice: either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon; or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.
C. S. Lewis
2000 years ago, Jesus appeared in human history, forever changing it. No other person is more recognisable, no other person more controversial, no other person more life-changing.
His mission on earth was to reveal who God is, to demonstrate his reign as king, and to reconcile all things to himself.
After a public ministry of preaching and performing miracles, Jesus was arrested, sentenced to death and crucified on a Roman cross. He died a brutal death, was buried in the ground, and then rose again from the grave, victorious over Satan, sin, and death itself.
In living, dying and rising again Jesus made a way of salvation for all who believe. His crucifixion paid the punishment that we deserved for the way we have treated God. He died so that we don’t have to. And he rose so that we who would see new life.
Jesus offers eternal life, abundant joy, the gift of the Holy Spirit and reconciliation with God to anyone who would entrust themselves to him.
Those who believe in Jesus are freed from sin, guilt, and shame. They’re invited into God’s family, freely given a living hope and inheritance that will never perish, spoil or fade. They’re commissioned to continue his mission throughout the world, telling others about Jesus and inviting them to follow him.
One day Jesus will return. The Bible tells us that on that day, every knee will bow, and every tongue confess that he is the Lord. But for now he wants us to live for him, to declare the praises of his glory through our works and words.
Alpha Night coming up on April 16 at 7pm
Alpha is a space where people are excited to bring their friends for a conversation about faith, life, and God.
Alpha helps people come and discuss life’s big questions. Come to one night and see what it's all about.
We believe that everyone should have the chance to explore faith, to meet Jesus, to ask life's big questions and share their point of view.
Alpha is a series of sessions exploring the Christian faith. Each talk looks at a different question around faith and is designed to create conversation. Each session has a time to connect with others, watch a video presentation, and discuss what it all means. And there is always food!
Christianity Explored is an informal and relaxed seven-week course for anyone who wants to think about the meaning of life. It's run by ordinary people local to you and is completely free. You don't need to know anything about the Bible just come with all of your questions or you can just sit and listen. Did I mention that there's food!
Maybe you already know and follow Jesus?
The Bible tells us that the gospel of Jesus is God's promise. It's the promise that the death and resurrection of Jesus have dealt with the problem of sin and judgement if we put our faith in Jesus. Baptism is that promise in physical form where we receive God's life-giving promises by faith, make a declaration of our hope in Christ alone, taking on Jesus' baptism, and committing with God's church to obey Jesus forever, dying to our former life of sin, being made clean and resurrected to a new life in Jesus Christ.
