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Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David Wright
Delve into the Scriptures, understand their messages, explore their relevance today, draw closer to Christ and more with Rev Dr David Wright.
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Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightWhen The Saints Go Marching In
When we think of saints, we might imagine people from long ago, depicted in stained-glass windows, their heads surrounded by golden halos. We might think of…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightWe have each other. We Have Christ.
Loving God can sometimes seem relatively easy. We can come together, sing hymns, say prayers, read the Bible, to sermons, about our faith etc. But Jesus…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightWhat belongs to God?
Money has a remarkable ability to raise questions about who owns what, who has authority, and what we owe to others … and that brings us directly into the…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightMore than this!
If what we hear in today’s gospel (Matthew 22:1-14) is really what the kingdom of heaven is like, then I’m not interested. Who needs God’s kingdom – at least…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightWhat's mine is my own!
"What's yours is mine and what's mine is my own" is a literary line used to describe selfishness. It comes from James Joyce’s 1922 novel “Ulysses” but it is…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightMore than just words!
Okay, we hear God’s call and say, “Yes, Lord.” We come to worship. We say our prayers. We sing the hymns. We read the Bible. We know the right words … and YES…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightThat's NOT fair !
“That’s not fair!” How many times have you heard people say that? I think we can all understand a reaction like that because somewhere deep inside most of us…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightLet Go! Let God!
An anthem about forgiveness will not get a party started - it may even spoil one. Revenge, for example, is much more apt to get fists pumping. There’s a…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightIt's not about numbers !
Jesus says to us: Do not measure my presence by your numbers. Do not measure my presence by the size of your congregation. Do not measure my presence by the…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightI AM YOURS !
We read, in Matthew's gospel, that Jesus said to Peter, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah … I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightWho is Jesus?
Somewhere in the middle of ordinary life, Jesus asks each of US, “Who do you say that I am?” HOW WE ANSWER CHANGES HOW WE LIVE !! Our confession of Jesus as…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightA clean heart?
Many of our modern cultures are fascinated with appearances. Worldwide, people spend billions on clothes, cosmetics, fitness programmes, diets, and social…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightTake Courage! Take Heart!
Matthew 14:22-33 - reminds us that the greatest miracle is not simply that Jesus walked on the water! It is that He came to His frightened people in the middle…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightIn Jesus' Hands
In Matthew 14:13-21, the disciples want Jesus to send the crowd away. It is late. The people are hungry. There is not enough food. The disciples see a problem…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightThe Greatest Treasure
Parables have a remarkable power because they stay with us. We may forget a sermon, but we remember a story. We remember the father welcoming his lost son, the…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightThe Man in the Iron Mask
Written in 1850 by Alexandre Dumas, “The Man in the Iron Mask” follows the story of a good man, named Philippe, who is the twin brother of the evil King Louis…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightThe 'soil' of the heart.
When God sees our lives, He does not merely see what we are today. He sees what His Word can produce in us. He sees kindness where there is anger. Hope where…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightListening to the right tune
In Matthew 11:16-19, Jesus challenges us to consider whether our hearts are truly open to God’s voice, even when He speaks in unexpected ways. May we learn to…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightEncountering Christ Through Others
Sometimes the greatest acts of faith are not dramatic miracles or grand achievements. Sometimes they are simple acts of welcome, hospitality, and kindness…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightFaithfulness NOT Fear
We humans are social animals. For the most past - we want to belong, we want to avoid conflict, we don’t want to be seen as different. Yet Jesus calls us to a…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightPeople are waiting!
Many people see the needs of others. Far fewer are moved to respond. In Matthew 9:35-10:8, Jesus not only sees the crowds; He is deeply moved by them, and then…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightMercy NOT sacrifice
Matthew was not the sort of person people expected Jesus to call. Yet Jesus walks past Matthew’s tax booth, looks directly at him, and says just two words…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightLIFE not just doctrine
The Holy Trinity, perhaps the invitation is not to try to explain the mystery but rather to accept the relationship and to live within it. To receive the love…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightUnity in Diversity
We read, in Acts 2, tongues of fire descend, the great wind comes, and the disciples receive the Holy Spirit. At this sound, each one of the gathered crowd…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightConnection changes everything !
In John 17:1–11 we overhear Jesus praying. Not preaching. Not teaching the crowds. Not debating opponents … He prays. What makes this prayer remarkable is that…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightNot Alone !
Last week a young lady posted a simple online message : “I have hundreds of followers online, but tonight I have never felt more alone.” Within hours…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightThe Only Way
That moment - between confusion and trust - is exactly where we meet the disciples in John 14:1–14. Jesus speaks on the night before His crucifixion. The room…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightWhich Voice ?
Messages warning us about “scams” seem to be everywhere these days. Scam websites. Scam emails. Scam text messages. Scam phone calls. Unfortunately people are…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightStay With Me!
If you are walking through a season of confusion or disappointment, if the world seems full of threats and bluster, violence and confrontation, if life has not…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightHope Returns !
It is evening. The doors are locked. Fear fills the room. These are not bold, confident followers of Christ. These are frightened people, hiding, unsure what…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightDO NOT BE AFRAID !
That moment - when hope breaks through despair, when life emerges where death seemed certain - that is the heartbeat of Easter morning. Send me a text if you…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightWhen darkness seems to win!
Jesus knew who He was. That’s why betrayal didn’t break Him. That’s why accusations didn’t shake Him. That’s why the cross didn’t defeat Him. Send me a text if…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightA King comes gently!
Matthew tells us that Jesus sends two disciples ahead to find a donkey and a colt. This is no accident, no improvisation. Jesus is intentionally fulfilling the…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightWhen Jesus is late!
Lazarus is dead ! Divine love is not always hurried love ! Sometimes Jesus delays not because He does not care — but because He intends something far greater…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightWho's Blind Now ?
I have my own thoughts about Christianity. Rightly or wrongly, I have in my mind what constitutes Christianity. I do NOT, however, know the mind of God. No one…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightSurprises Surprises !
SURPRISES … SURPRISES … The story revealed to us in John 4:5-42, of Jesus, a Jew, talking with a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well is a story full of them. The…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightBorn Again ?
In both Hebrew and Greek, the same word is used for wind, breath, and spirit. You can’t see the wind, you can’t control it, but you CAN see its effects. Faith…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightTested NOT Abandoned
Matthew tells us something important and unsettling: Jesus, the beloved Son of God, is led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be TEMPTED. This is not a…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightLISTEN to Him
God's voice from heaven spoke. That voice from heaven does NOT say, “This is my Son - understand him fully.” It says, “Listen to him.” Faith is not about…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightTAKE IT PERSONALLY !
22 years before his death, Fr. Rene Robert wrote a letter in front of his lawyer and had it notarised to make it a legal document. Fr. Rene appeared to…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightBlessed ??
We often talk about ourselves or others as being blessed. “I’m blessed.” “She’s blessed.” “We’re really blessed.” Here’s what I wonder: what does it mean to be…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightLife's a drag ?
Have you ever had times when life is "a drag"? One day merges into another and they are all the same, boring routine. Yes? Well, you are not alone! That's the…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightMagnificent Encounter
John 1:29-42 begins with one of the greatest encounters of all time - John the Baptist, meeting Jesus. As John sees Jesus his THIRTEEN words, yes - just 13…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightWhy baptise Jesus ?
That word, “righteousness,” is absolutely full of meaning. Matthew uses it seven times in his Gospel, and each use signals a slightly different understanding…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightGrowing Up !
In Luke 2:41-52, Mary and Jospeh are in a panic, they cannot find Jesus! With great anxiety they search for him and, three days later, they find him. Mary’s…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightHope for the long road ahead.
As we read Matthew 2:13-23 we realise that the Christmas story takes a dark turn. Christmas cards never show this scene. No angels singing. No wise men…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightDid God Lose The Plot ?
Did God take leave of his senses? If God is the almighty creator of the universe, what would possess Him to to be born as a helpless baby, to put himself in a…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightLessons from Joseph
The final Sunday in Advent marks the beginning of the transition from Advent to Christmas. It is at this time that Christmas narratives often shine the…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightChrist Can Set You Free
Matthew 11:2-11 offers a very different picture of John The Baptiser. He is a prisoner with a question, “Are you the one, or are we to wait for another?” So…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightThe Revolution Is Coming
You brood of vipers !!! The wrath of God is coming. It doesn’t matter who you are. The axe is out and ready. Right now the blade is against the tree. The…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightBe Ready !
Life is filled with periods of waiting. Some of us wait patiently. Some of us do not. Advent is a time of waiting. Waiting for Jesus as a babe in a manger and…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightNot What You Expect (Luke 23:33-43)
Here we are on the last Sunday in Ordinary Time for 2025. It is “The Feast of Christ The King”. It is the last Sunday before Advent begins, BUT but before we…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightSeeing The Invisible
The gospel, Luke 16:19-31, puts a gate between a rich man and a beggar named Lazarus, but it’s more of a barrier than a way to connect them. While the rich man…
Exploring The Holy Scriptures with Rev Dr David WrightI came to bring fire to the earth !
Jesus had been teaching with stories, parables and miracles about the way the Kingdom of God works, and people still didn’t get it. Once in a while, there…