“Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.” (Matthew 18:21-22) Ahoy Church, As we begin our weekly gatherings for 2025, we are exploring one...
“And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.” (Acts 16:13) Ahoy Church, As you’re enjoying time to rest and open up...
“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14) Ahoy Church, When introducing Jesus, the Gospel of Matthew quotes Isaiah 7:14 to affirm that Jesus is the fulfilment of the ancient...
“Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:1-4) Ahoy Church, When I think of “following Jesus” and “becoming like him” I think of quite an aspirational future state! However, when he says, “become like children”...
“This people honours me with their lips, but their heart is far from me” (Matthew 15:8) Ahoy Church, This Christmas I want to encourage you to draw close to God in a new, meaningful way. While we “close down” for a couple of weeks (see below), there may be...
“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. 2 For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.” (Matthew 7:1-2 NLT) Ahoy Church, It was great to worship God with so many...
