- Aim:
- To share the good news of Christmas; that Jesus, the Saviour of the world has come and to encourage people to take a look for themselves at Jesus, the baby in the crib.
- Theme
- Christmas, Jesus, Good News, Gospel
- Biblical References:
- Luke 2:1-14 [15-20]
Author Archive | Jane Hulme
Let’s Celebrate! – Lectionary Year C – The 4th Sunday of Advent (Short Talk SHT129)
- Aim:
- To encourage people to celebrate who God is and what He has done for them.
- Theme
- Advent, Mary, Celebration, Joy, Magnificat
- Biblical References:
- Luke 1:39-45 [46-55]
Your actions need to match what you believe – Lectionary Year C – The 3rd Sunday of Advent (Short Talk SHT128)
- Aim:
- To teach that John the Baptist said to the people in Palestine that their actions needed to match what they claimed to believe, and his words are still relevant today!
- Theme
- Advent, John the Baptist, Actions, Repentance
- Biblical References:
- Luke 3:7-18
A Very Important Message – Lectionary Year C – The 2nd Sunday of Advent (Short Talk SHT127)
- Aim:
- To teach that some messages we receive need acting upon immediately, like the message that John the Baptist gave to the Jewish people living in Palestine.
- Theme
- Advent, John the Baptist, Messages
- Biblical References:
- Luke 3:1-6
We will all meet Jesus – Lectionary Year C – The 1st Sunday of Advent (Short Talk SHT126)
- Aim:
- To encourage people that one day we will all meet Jesus at the end of the age when He returns to earth as Judge, and that we need to be ready for that day.
- Theme
- Advent, Jesus, Judge, Second coming, Be ready
- Biblical References:
- Luke 21:25-36
Does He look like a King? – Lectionary Year B – Christ the King. The Sunday next before Advent (Short Talk SHT125)
- Aim:
- To teach people that even though Jesus didn't look like a King when He lived on earth, the truth is that He is in fact the King of Kings.
- Theme
- Jesus, King
- Biblical References:
- John 18:33-37
Warnings! – Lectionary Year B – The 2nd Sunday before Advent (Short Talk SHT124)
- Aim:
- To encourage people to take notice of and act upon warnings; especially those given by Jesus.
- Theme
- Warnings, Deception
- Biblical References:
- Mark 13:1-8
Call, Commitment and Cost – Lectionary Year B – The 3rd Sunday before Advent, Remembrance Sunday (Short Talk SHT123)
- Aim:
- To honour those who have fought for their country; following the call to fight against evil, committing to seeing the job through and bearing the cost. To challenge people today to follow Jesus' call to love and fight against evil, committing to sticking at it and being willing to bear the cost.
- Theme
- Remembrance, Call, Commitment, Cost
- Biblical References:
- Mark 1:14-20
Learning to Love – Lectionary Year B – The 4th Sunday before Advent (Short Talk SHT122)
- Aim:
- To teach that according to Jesus, the most important thing that we need to do in life is learn to love
- Theme
- Love
- Biblical References:
- Mark 12:28-34
“What do you want me to do for you?” – Lectionary Year B – The Last Sunday after Trinity (Short Talk SHT121)
- Aim:
- To encourage people to come to Jesus and respond to His question: "What do you want me to do for you?"
- Theme
- Jesus, Faith, Asking
- Biblical References:
- Mark 10:46-52