A portrait of faith
What is faith? Some people would assert that they don’t have a faith—at all, none—faith is only for religious people they say. Others say they do have faith specifically in Jesus, but to what extent does their ‘faith’ play out in the things of everyday life? How do they connect this faith to how they […]
Glittering Vices and Gospel Remedies
The comprehension of personal vices can be the catalyst for spiritual growth when done using the spotlight of grace. The pursuit of righteousness is critical goal for followers of Jesus (1 Tim. 6:11), and one productive method that can be used is a deeper grasp of the sinful vices that so often entangle us and […]
A meal with Jesus
Food is important! We cannot go without it. Food engages all the senses with taste, ascetics, smell, hearing (as we crunch), and touch (with the mouth and hands depending if you use both!). Meals are important across societies, cultures and time. Luke’s gospel is full of stories of Jesus at meals, and these meals represent […]
The Resurrection Project
In a debate between Richard Dawkins and John Lennox, Dawkins was clear what he thinks of Jesus’ resurrection: Well, there you have it. Just when you think Professor Lennox is making a case for an intelligent designer, he brings up the resurrection of Jesus. It’s so petty; it’s so parochial; it’s so beneath the universe. […]
Holy Week 2016
This week can be traditionally known as “Holy Week”. This year, though a play on words, our bible talks will have the following titles. Wholly King. Palm Sunday. Luke 19:11-48. Maundy Thursday. Various readings. We are joining with Croydon at 6:30pm. Their website is here. Wholly Dead. Good Friday. Luke 23:13-25; 23:32-43; 23:44-49. Wholly Alive. […]
Malachi: Love that cures apathy
Brief announcement… After our current sermon series from Psalms, we will look at the book of Malachi. The six week series will start on February the 7th. Below is the break up. Malachi1:1-5, God loves us? Really?! Malachi 1:6-2:9, Sacrifice matters? Really?! Malachi 2:10-16, Faithfulness matters? Really?! Malachi 2:17-3:5, Justice matters? Really?! Malachi 3:6-12, Generosity […]
January Psalms 2016: A song about …
During January we will look at some Psalms and how in them the authors felt free to bring to God, actually in song, a wide range of feelings, emotions and observations about life. Each week we will see how these psalms are an encouragement for our faith and can be used to build our trust […]
Christmas 2015
On Christmas eve and Christmas day we will be exploring how Jesus answers our fears, anxieties and worries. At the first Christmas Luke’s account tells us that the shepherds were in great fear when a bunch of angles appeared before them (Luke 2:9). Seems reasonable right? And yet they shepherds were told: “Do not be afraid” […]
Advent 2015
For the season of Advent this year we are looking at what came to earth at the first Christmas. Each week we will explore how the world needs Love, Joy, Peace, and Hope – and how we can intentionally participate in the mission of God to be part of bringing Love, Joy, Peace and Hope […]
Hebrews chapters 4-8
From October 18, until Advent, we return to our sermon series in Hebrews. Here are the titles and passages. I love Hebrews! 18/10/2015 Hebrews 4:1-13 Rest in Jesus renews 25/10/2015 Hebrews 4:14-5:10 Confidence though Jesus 1/11/2015 Hebrews 5:11-6:12 Warning: Our only hope is Jesus 8/11/2015 Hebrews 6:13-20 It’s a ‘dead cert’ as Jesus went before […]
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