Levi was a tax-collector. Tax collectors were considered by the Jews to be traitors because they collected taxes for the enemy, the Romans, and exploited their position to their own benefit. They were not allowed in the synagogue, being regarded by the Pharisees as unclean and sinners. In this bible passage, Levi is rescued by Jesus. […]
Tertullian wrote in 197AD “the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church”. This passage in Acts 8 sees the church scattered after a great persecution breaks out. Philip finds himself in a city in Samaria where he proclaims the Messiah and meets Simon the Sorcerer. Peter and John join Philip and the […]
What do people think is important to us as a church? Do people think we try to rob people of their joy and freedom?