Why Jesus is the Better Mediator
Ultimately the whole story of Esther, the whole Bible, in fact, is all about Jesus. This story is a small story, which is part of a much bigger story. Here 15 million Jews are going to be saved. But with more »
How Jesus Died A Better Death
The book of Exodus, in chapter 12, tells the story of Passover. It was in a different nation to Persia. Then it was Egypt. It was a different ruler; rather than Xerxes it was Pharaoh. But it was the same more »
Reflections from A.W. Tozer
NOT READY FOR HEAVEN? May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord. [Psalms 104:34] I can safely say on the authority of all that is revealed in the Word of God, that any man or more »
Why Jesus is a Better Saviour
Was Esther always a Godly woman? This a question that has caused much debate, but from what we can read in the story, she seems to be, largely, very normal. She’s your typical young lady at this stage, complicated, layered, more »
Being a Part of Jesus’ Better Kingdom
For the Men | Xerxes knew his wife was hot, so he wanted to parade her in front of ‘the guys’, to be ogled at, so he, through her, could become the object of envy as the guys began to more »
This segment, which will become a semi-regular part of our services at five30, will provide an opportunity to learn about the heroes of the Christian faith, from all generations of church history. We do not honour them in this way more »
Why Jesus is the Better King
Above Xerxes is another king. This [Esther] is not the only book of the Bible. Above Xerxes there is another throne and the King on that throne didn’t invite us to just come and sit around and adore him. No, more »
Bitesize Theology: Adoption
One of the great failures of todays Christian message is that we often don’t recognise or communicate the great barrier sin has erected between us and God. And so we begin thinking that God is the father of all men more »
Tough Questions
Throughout the year at five30, we’ll be exploring a range of tough questions. These nights aren’t services where we’ll be ‘giving the solution’ or ‘finding the answer’. They will be opportunities to explore relevant, complex, deep-seeded and far reaching issues more »