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The Example of Jotham

Understanding the Last Days

Motives of Unbelief

In this section Jesus tells the religious leaders about His Father's Testimony. That testimony comes in three parts---- They Sent to John the Baptist -v33-35--- They Saw the Miracles of Jesus -v36--- They Search the Scriptures -v37-47---Jesus then tells them why, despite all the evidence, they don't believe---- God's Word Isn't in Them -v37-38--- They Don't Want to Come -v39-40--- They Don't Love God -v41-42--- They Love the Praise of Men -v43-44--- They Don't Believe Scripture -v46-47-

Psalm 23

In God's Service

The Servant of the Lord

Salvation from Christ's Perspective

Why Christ Will be Rewarded

Is The Resurrection Important?

Paul argues that if the resurrection isn't true then the whole of Christianity is false and Christians have an empty faith and worthless hope.

Jesus is God

This section of John's Gospel is an undiluted declaration of the deity of Jesus.--We see what Jesus shares with the Father -v19-23-, what Jesus gives with the Father -v24- and what Jesus receives from the Father -v25-29-.--We see here the equality and harmony of the Father and Son.

What is Ours in Christ

Guest speaker, Chris Waye, takes us through Paul's prayer in Ephesians, showing us how Paul prays for faithful, loving, mature believers, that they would continue to grow in their understanding of the gospel.

The Victory of the Cross

Healer and Sabbath Breaker

At an unnamed feast, and unnamed man is healed by the unnamed Messiah.--Here Jesus gives a sign to the Jews and here we see their response. Instead of asking who the healer was, they ask who the Sabbath breaker was.--They are so lawish that they cannot see the Lord in their midst.

Take Him at His Word

As we come to the nobleman with the dying son the author contrasts the Jewish audience with the Samaritans and Herodians and forces the readers to ask this question---Will we demand signs before we believe or will we believe Jesus at His word----We see in this passage a fickle faith, a fragile faith and a full faith.

The Broken Restored

We continue with the story of the woman of Samaria and we see how Jesus restored her.--He gave her back her dignity, he gave her back her community, he gave her back her life.

The Ukraine Crisis from a Biblical Perspective

Calvary's Turnaround

True Christians are Rock Steady

Mistakes to Avoid Concerning God

The Forgiveness of Sins

Despised and Thirsty

A woman at a well, despised and exiled, will meet the Angel of God-Anointed of God who will give her water and make her his bride.

The Happy Best Man

John the Baptist's famous words -He must increase and I must decrease-.--John was the final Old Testament prophet, a man from the earth, temporarily filled by the Spirit, pointing to the Messiah.--Jesus is the fulfilment of the prophets, a man from heaven, filled completely by the Spirit, the true Messiah.

The True Dichotomy

Jesus, the One who has come down from heaven, is the one who has the authority and wisdom to categorise humanity into two parts.--In this section of John we see why Jesus came and the two kinds of humanity - those who are rescued and those who are perishing.

Earth Perturbed

The Unknown God

Born of Water and Wind

In the darkness Jesus seeks to bring light to Nicodemus, a teacher and leader of Israel.--The Need for Rebirth v1-8-The Means of Rebirth v9-15

A Clash of Temples

The first public act Jesus performs in John's Gospel is to clear out the temple and declare Himself to be the Temple.--2v13-22 - The Sign at the Temple-2v23-25 - The Signs in the City

The First Signs of Spring

Spring has come because the Spring Bringer has come. The Lion of the Tribe of Judah has shaken his mane and has risen from the dead. Every life he touches blossoms and flowers into abundant life. --Death is defeated. Sin is dealt with. We are never going to go back to that winter of death again. More spring is coming. The fulness of spring is on its way. --The Eternal Spring of King Jesus will never pass away-

We Have Found the King!

The ancient prophets, watching how sin crushed and destroyed humanity, how instead of peace and love, there was hatred and selfishness, how instead of a world of blessing and abundance, there was a world of violence and oppression, wrote of One who could come to set it right, who would come to be king, to rule over the world with goodness and justice, and who would crush evil.--Jesus is that King.--1v35-42 - Unnamed, Andrew and Simon-1v43-51 - Philip and Nathanael

Gripped by the Gospel

Alan spoke on how the prophets, Holy Spirit, early church and angels are all focused on the gospel message and challenged us on what we are focused on.

Destiny Determined by Belief

Our brother and deacon Dave Beazer preaches on the---Private Commitment - he who believes-Public Confession - and is baptised-Personal Confidence - will be saved-Perilous Condition - but he who does not believe will be condemned

Behold the Lamb

One of the themes of the Gospel of John is the idea of a court case. The author brings different witnesses to the stand for questioning as to who they think Jesus of Nazareth is.--The first witness is John the Baptist.--1. Who is John--a. 1v19-23 - who are you--b. 1v24-28 - why are you baptising---2. Who is Jesus--a. 1v29-31 The Lamb of God-b. 1v32-34 The Son of God

Christianity and Other Religions

God Became Flesh

v1-2 God and the Word-v3-13 God and the Light-v14-17 God and the Tabernacle-v18 God and the Son

Three Women on a Journey

Naomi Returns -v6-7--Orpah Reverses -v8-15--Ruth Resolves -v16-17-

The One We've Waited For

As we begin the Gospel of John we start with introducing what it's all about and why it was written. We look at how all the prophets have been looking forward to and anticipating the arrival of the Messiah, who will come amongst us and bring us back to God again.

We Are Family

As we finish Colossians, we look at the last words of Paul in the letter. He reminds the believers that they are part of a global family of scripture reading, mutually encouraging, grace filled new humanity.

Overcoming Spiritual Weakness

A Threefold Christmas Meeting

The News of the Saviours Birth

You Matter, You Belong

We matter individually and we belong corporately.--As Paul finishes his letter, he names some of the men who are with him. Through listing these men we see---1. The Beauty of Unity-2. The Beauty of Forgiveness-3. The Beauty of Normal

A Gift Undeserved

The Greatest Gift

Salt and Light

The new humanity in Christ is transformed by Christ to treat those who are not in Christ with wisdom, grace and kindness.--As we demonstrate the transforming power of the gospel through our changed lives, we win the opportunity to declare the transforming messages of the gospel that can change their lives.

A Christ Centred Home

The new humanity in Christ is transformed by Christ to submit and rule in a way that reflects Christ.--The Graeco Roman world is very different to the world we are living in today. It was a world was dominated and controlled by men and every member of a household was subject to the patriarch, that is the man, of that home. This included his wife, his children and his servants. --Paul takes these relationships of household submission and places Christ at the very centre of that submission But ...

Things Changed When Jesus Came

The Hardest Place to be a Christian

Life as a Congregation

The new humanity in Christ has been called and empowered to treat each other as restored and transformed humans in Christ.--Paul is going to tell the Colossians what it looks like to live new creation out in different scenarios. He begins here with life as a congregation.

Psalm 42

Guest Speaker Clover Todman speaks from Psalm 42.

A New Vision of Jesus