1 Peter 1:13-25 – Where is your hope? … founded on the reality of past events. … that looks forward to being with God in heaven for all eternity. Because of the hope that you have Verse 13 … how we should live because of the hope that we have. …four big differences that following Jesus should make to the way we…
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1 Peter 1:1-12 – Living Hope What defines you? What is it that gives you your identity? Our better identity 1 Peter 1:1 … God’s elect people. Qu: If you follow Jesus, is your primary identity found in the fact you have been chosen by God to be his? Qu: What would your life begin to look like if you found your…
Summer Series – Exposing Our Blind Spots – Intimacy = Sex How many friends do you have? … who are your friends who know you intimately? The problem is … Our society has linked intimacy and sex as the same thing. – 2 Samuel 1, “I grieve you Jonathan my brother, you were very dear to me. You love for me was…
Ephesians 5:3-20 – Good works God prepared – How to be Pure A culture saturated with smut. Getting our bearings Ephesians 4:1 to Ephesians 6:9. … all about how to walk as a follower of Jesus 1) Walking in love … not lust or smut. (v3-7) … there should not even be a hint of sexual immorality of any kind. … not…
Who was it who first spoke to you about Jesus? Jesus redefined “Jesus was a communist, pacifist, tax and spend liberal hippy”. “Jesus was a right wing socialist revolutionary” verse 7, “to remember their leaders who spoke God’s word to them”. “consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith”. Jesus is unchanging – v 8 “Jesus is the…
My finest hour! God’s finest hour v 31-32 Jesus immanent departure – v 33 An incredible command v 34-35 “A new commandment I give you. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this will all men know that you are my disciples, if you love one another”. > a command > deeply practical > Jesus set the…
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. John 20:30-31 – Why John has recorded what he has recorded Jesus knew John 13:18 Jesus loved 1) Jesus washes 2) Jesus let Judas know 3) Jesus offers friendship For us today Firstly, have confidence in who Jesus is. Secondly, accept those Jesus sends Verse 20, “I tell you the truth, whoever accepts anyone I send, accepts…
The hour has come John 2:4, “Dear Woman, why do you involve me. My time has not yet come”. John 4:21, 23, “A time is coming” John 7:30, John 8:20 John 12:23, “the hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.” OT expectations Firstly, – Gen 3 “crush the serpent’s head”. John 12:31 – the prince of this world…
Who is Jesus? John 20:30-31, “Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples which are not recorded in this book. But these are written so that you many believe the Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name”. Jesus was at Bethany (show picture x2) “Is Jesus…
The world of Romans is very much like the world of Adelaide is becoming So what do they say? The Gospel is… Rom 1:1-8 – Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and he took on human form and died in our place for our sin on the cross. He rose again from the dead and it is through Jesus we…