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It is not just what we say that counts it’s also what people hear. In this series we look at times Jesus or one of the apostles spoke to people and then we will think through what they said and why. What did people hear and what was the outcome. In doing so helping us learn some principles as to how we can talk as Jesus would talk to people today.

Part 1: The Boy Jesus at the Temple

by Chick Yuill September 9, 2018 6:30pm

Luke 2: 41-52

Here we find Jesus in two types of conversations at the age of Twelve; the first with the teachers in the Temple and the second with His parents. He speaks to both with an amazing depth of wisdom.

Part 2: Jesus and Nicodemus

by Tom Ward September 16, 2018 6:30pm

John 3:1-21

Nicodemus was a member of the Jewish ruling council, a highly educated man. How does Jesus open up the Gospel to him? What can we learn from Jesus’s approach?

Part 3: Jesus and the Samaritan Lady

by Matt Pierce September 23, 2018 6:30pm

John 4:1-42

Here we see Jesus strike up a conversation with a lady many others did not want to talk to. We see how he develops the conversation and the effect it has on the lady and also on her community.

Part 4: Jesus Speaks to the Paralysed Man

by Chris Mellor September 30, 2018 6:30pm

Luke 5:17-26

Jesus response to faith people show. Here faith is shown by the man who is paralysed and by his friends but not by the Pharisees and the teachers. Here we see how faith causes Jesus to speak out and the consequences of that.

Part 5: Jesus, Mary and Martha

by Marijke Hoek October 7, 2018 6:30pm

Luke 10:38-42

When you are welcomed into a home how do you speak into the life of the people there? Here we see we see Jesus speaking into the heart of what is important in the home.