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Practical: Faith, Hope and Love
Acts 17 tells of a church that Paul and his companions started in Thessalonica as the gospel of Jesus Christ went out from Jerusalem. However Paul was forced to leave Thessalonica because of persecution. This historical background positions the first letter to the Thessalonians as Paul’s pastoral concern to these new believers in Jesus Christ…
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The heart
What is the Christian life? Getting better at following a bunch of rules by trying harder? Just doing stuff the church says you should? For the period of Lent we are going to look at what the bible says about the human heart. Traditionally Lent is the period when Christians reflect on the Cross of…
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Formed in our frailties
It’s the beginning of a new year, it’s “shiny and new – so going well” someone told me yesterday as I sold them a sausage at Bunnings! It was January the 2nd. New things start with promise and with anticipation that something good will come. Yet I’ve noticed many social commentators get to the end…
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Subversive Baby Jesus
Christmas is coming again! How do you feel about that announcement? There are mixed feelings: some people look forward to Christmas, others are glad for it to be done. Often overlooked is the subversive nature of the original announcement of Jesus’ birth. See, news of Jesus birth brought change to how the world was understood,…