St. Paul's Church - Willington, CT

I Cry Aloud (Psalm 77) 18.06.2024 42:03 ↓

Guest Speaker Benjamin Hall teaches on how Psalm 77 can help us to practice Jesus's teaching on worry (that we looked at least week).

The Gospel of Matthew - The Sermon on the Mount: Getting Real 21.05.2024 28:46 ↓

Jesus's teaching on giving, prayer, and fasting reveals how much God values authenticity. We considered why our motivations are so important to God.

The Gospel of Matthew - The Sermon on the Mount: Oaths 05.05.2024 25:01 ↓

This week we considered Jesus's teaching on oaths: Why did he say not to take oaths? And what did he mean when he said "let your yes be yes and your no be no"?

The Gospel of Matthew - The Sermon on the Mount: Anger 21.04.2024 27:40 ↓

We have a tendency to think of our anger as a sign of our righteousness, but Jesus challenges us to think differently.

The Gospel of Matthew - The Sermon on the Mount: Jesus and the Law 14.04.2024 29:19 ↓

Early in Jesus's Sermon on the Mount, he gives a clarification about his relationship to the Old Testament (the Law and the Prophets). He says that he hasn't come to abolish it, but to fulfill it. He also says that "every stroke of the pen of the Law" will remain "until heaven and earth pass away," and that anyone who teaches someone to break "the least of these commands" will be called "least in...

The Gospel of Matthew - The Sermon on the Mount: The Beatitudes 07.04.2024 36:03 ↓

Today we returned to our ongoing series in the Gospel of Matthew with the next major section: the Sermon on the Mount. We considered the significance of the beatitudes, Jesus's description of the kind of people who are blessed. What does it mean to be blessed, and what does it look like to be a blessed person?

Easter: Reflecting on Resurrection 01.04.2024 33:16 ↓

He is risen! This morning we reflected on the the resurrection: what it means for our own future, and how it's reality and power are revealed.

Good Friday 2024: Blood and Water 29.03.2024 22:20 ↓

The Gospel of John tells us that after Jesus died, a soldier put a spear in his side and out of the wound flowed blood and water. Tonight we considered the meaning of this moment.

On the Way to the Cross, Pt 2: Jesus on Trial 24.03.2024 32:54 ↓

This week we reflected on the significance of Jesus's trials before the Sanhedrin and Pilate: his last stops before the cross.

On the Way to the Cross, Pt 2: The Last Supper 17.03.2024 33:48 ↓

Today we considered how the meaning of the Passover should help us to appreciate the significance of the Lord's Supper.

On the Way to the Cross, Pt 2: The Raising of Lazarus 10.03.2024 33:43 ↓

This week we considered the significance of one of Jesus's most impressive miracles: the raising of Lazarus: what it reveals about God's attitude toward death, and his power over it.