Mark Woods
Mark is a Baptist minister and sometime journalist, who now heads up Bible Society's comms team.
Appears in 39 Episodes
Lessons from the Christ hymn – Philippians E2
How do we live like Jesus today? What does the Christ hymn teach us?Today we discuss the link between Philippians 1 and 2, especially the importance of unity and selfl...
Advancing the gospel – Philippians E1
How can the gospel advance despite bad circumstances and our limitations? What did Paul mean when he wrote, ‘to live is Christ and to die is gain’ and how can we adopt...
Did Jesus contradict himself? Q&A – Sermon on the Mount E7
Did Jesus contradict himself or do both his teachings and actions emphasise the importance of grace? How do we interpret Jesus' teaching on worry in light of the cost ...
The narrow gate and false prophets – Sermon on the Mount E6
What is meant by the image of the narrow gate? How can we tell that someone is a false prophet? How do we discern good fruit?In this episode we discuss how these teach...
Should Christians judge? – Sermon on the Mount E5
Should Christians judge? How does Jesus say we should treat others? In this episode Noël, Esther and Mark discuss Jesus’ countercultural teaching on judging others, wi...
How should Christians pray and fast? – Sermon on the Mount E4
How should Christians pray and fast? How important is the heart behind these spiritual disciplines? Where should our priorities be? In this episode Noël, Esther and Ma...
Swearing oaths and loving enemies – Sermon on the Mount E3
How does Jesus teach us to live? Should Christians take oaths? In this episode Noël, Esther and Mark look at Matthew 5.33–48 and discuss Jesus' countercultural teachin...
Jesus: provocative, hyperbolic and radical – Sermon on the Mount E2
What does Jesus say about anger and lust? Was Jesus intentionally provocative? What's the importance of reconciliation? Join us as we look at Matthew 5.21–30, discussi...
The Beatitudes: Who are the blessed? – Sermon on the Mount E1
What does it mean to be blessed and who does Jesus say is blessed? In this episode we take a look at the Beatitudes in the Matthew 5.1–12. Your hosts, Noël, Esther and...
