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Why - Easter 2023

WHY? | Why was Jesus raised to life?

WHY? | Why was Jesus raised to life?

Jesus' death was enough to satisfy God's wrath, but the Bible tells us that the Easter story doesn't finish at Good Friday!

Rachel Noyce looks at why Jesus came back to life, and what impact his resurrection has on how we live.

(Bible reference for this talk - Matthew 28:1-10)

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WHY? | Why did Jesus have to die?

WHY? | Why did Jesus have to die?

Deborah Marsh asks a question central to Christian faith - why did Jesus have to die?

(Bible reference for this talk - Matthew 27:32-56)

WHY? | Why did Jesus pray three times?

WHY? | Why did Jesus pray three times?

In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayed three times, seemingly without answer.

Peter Hatton continues our Easter series by looking at the reality of prayer.

(Bible reference for this talk - Matthew 26:36-46)

WHY? | Why was Jesus anointed with perfume?

WHY? | Why was Jesus anointed with perfume?

The woman who anointed Jesus gave up a valuable asset to bless him and prepare him for what was to come, yet the disciples didn’t “get” it.

Tom Carter looks at why Jesus commended her and used her actions as a lesson for his disciples, and asks how we can follow her example of costly worship.

(Bible reference for this talk - Matthew 26:6-13)

WHY? | Why did Jesus choose to ride on a donkey?

WHY? | Why did Jesus choose to ride on a donkey?

We can so easily take the events of Easter for granted. In this series we'll dig into why these events happened, what they achieved and how they affect us nowadays.

In this talk, Rob Scott-Cook asks why Jesus chose to ride on a donkey, and what it means to us now.

(Bible reference for this talk - Matthew 21:1-11)