MBM Parramatta / Bible Talks

The human heart loves to decide for itself rules and regulations that will help us feel good about ourselves. Jesus exposes this system of religion and says: “I’ve come not to reform religion but to end it by replacing it with myself!”

If you put aside Jesus' death and resurrection, this event, in the life of Jesus might the most impactful and significant. Here we see Jesus solve a problem no other person can fix.

After having heard the declaration of who Jesus is, the rest of Mark 1 fills out the demonstration of Jesus’ authority. It’s all in a day’s work for the Messiah, the Son of God.

It’s the most important question that will ever be asked of you, or that you could ask someone else. Mark wants you to know the answer to this question that he answers it in Chapter 1, sentence 1. 

Life so often seems so unfair because bad things happen to good people. Jesus flips that kinda thinking on it's head by offering three things in response. First, we're not as good as we think we are. Second, Jesus does good to bad people like us. And third, Jesus as the perfect person, endured the worst thing possible on our behalf.

What will happen to me when I die? In this story, Jesus confronts us with the reality that death brings immediate, irreversible, eternal comfort or agony.

My purpose in life is to love God and love others. I cannot do that unless I follow Jesus. Ultimate purpose requires a creator The creator has revealed our ultimate purpose Fulfilling our ultimate purpose requires a relationship with the creator

We’re all on the hunt for contentment. In Ecclesiastes 4-6 the Teacher presents life lived under three different masters but there’s only one master who provides everlasting contentment.

When God took on flesh on that very first Christmas, it marked a turning point in history. He came so that there would be a turning point in your life.

God’s heart for us is that we would live for him. That looks like honouring our church leaders, praying continually and listening to the Holy Spirit. But all of this is impossible unless God is the one who makes it happen.

Jesus’ return is the believer’s hope, that reaches into our present day, giving us direction and purpose. It simplifies out lives.

How will we find courage in the face of death? The Stoics say “Toughen up, keep it together, there’s no point in grieving”. The modern rationalists say “There’s nothing bad about death! It’s natural and neutral!”. Our passage exposes these approaches as deeply flawed and deceptive. We will see how Jesus offers us a tangible, plausible and incredible hope, that gives us courage to look death straig...

1 Thess 4:1-12 answers the questions how can I have the best sex and what my career ambitions ought to be. These are two areas where believers can demonstrate holiness to a watching world.

Ever had the desire to be reunited with that close family member or friend? That’s exactly how Paul felt about these Thessalonians. In the process our pouring his heart out, we also get challenged about the richness of our relationships with one another.

In 1 Thessalonians Paul shows how he not only shared the gospel of God with them but his very life. We learn that we are to 1) Speak the gospel to please God, but also 2) Love People and Share our Lives with them, and 3) Live lives worthy of God our Saviour

There's plenty of things we can be thankful for in life. In 1 Thessalonians, Paul kicks off with not only piling on reason after reason of why he is thankful. But more importantly, who he directs his thanks to.

Jesus said ‘Life does not consist in an abundance of possessions’. So what’s the alternative? Jesus provides it by giving us the instruction to seek his kingdom

Jesus return is a matter of when not if. In light of his return and the task of making disciples, Jesus lays out what faithful generosity looks like

The amazing thing about the God of the Bible is that the one who owns it all, gives it all away.

Central to the Christian faith is the death and resurrection of Jesus. Knowing the centrality of his work on the cross, Jesus established the practice of the Lord’s supper as a perpetual reminder of God’s love for us. In the Lord’s supper we celebrate, remember, affirm, and reflect on God’s kindness to us. In 1 Cor 11 the apostle Paul helps us focus on the significance of this sacred meal in the l...

Whether we like to admit it or not, we all need leaders to follow. But so often, these leaders let us down in different ways, whether they’re consumed by power or are weak and innefective. In Mark 6 we see that Jesus is God’s perfect leader, a shepherd who’s power and compassion reveal who he is and why he’s worth following.

Have you ever wondered that there’s two Gods on view in the Bible? That the God of the Old Testament is one of hate or anger but the New Testament is one of love. The book of Jeremiah ends by affirming that we worship one God who is simple.

Jeremiah 36-39 paints the grim reality of dismissing God’s voice and playing games with God’s word. God’s word will prevail and better still, those who rightly respond to it, will be assured of life forever.

We live in an age where the cultural mantras are “Follow your heart”, “Be true to yourself”. Jeremiah 31 paints a vision of how God will bring this new self, this new heart, these new passions about.