What does it mean to BE a Christian? God’s good gifts of A new life, a new identity, in Christ A promise of a hope for the future Partnership with and in the Church • Looking inward … what should a Christian community look like? Be like minded Be sympathetic Love one another … with compassion & humility • Looking outward ……
Sermons on Psalms
The God who protects 1. What Ps 131 says about God 2. How Ps 131 points us to Jesus Mt 11:27-30 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. “Come to me, all…
Amos 7:1-9 – Judgement And Justice Locusts Fire Plumbline
Psalm 8 – What Is Humanity? Humanity on its own is nothing V3-4 “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?” V1 “Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the…
Exposing Our Blind Spots – Do What Comes Naturally Born that way? What the bible says 2 Sam 11 … King David followed his natural desires 2 Sam 12 … confronted with his gross sin His response to the whole situation in Psalm 51 Ps 51:5, “Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me”. Should they…
If It Makes Me Happy “If it makes you happy…” What shape should the Christian life take? – Doesn’t God want me to be happy? – Where’s the line between caring for ourselves and indulging ourselves? – Jesus’ approach: Hebrews 12:2 Loving God, loving God’s law – Psalm 19:7-9… God’s law reveals his heart – Psalm 19:10-11… Joy is not in whatever…
Ephesians 4:1-16 – Good Works God Prepared – How To Be United A life worthy of your calling… – Paul finally gets unto the ‘practical stuff’. – Connecting the two halves of Ephesians… the letter helps us understand why Christians do what we do. – Not ‘first God forgave, and now we work’, but ‘God gave us a new identity… so let’s…
Ephesians 1:1-14 – Every Spiritual Blessing In Christ Welcome to Ephesians… To the saints in Ephesus… Theory and practice Praise be… This is an invitation to praise (but not a command) What is praise? Why is he doing it? Three reasons for praise: Reason 1: We’re chosen Reason 2: We’re redeemed Reason 3: We know where things are going How should we…
1) The Church and England in the early 16th century 2) Tyndale’s life and vision 3) The work of translating scripture 4) Tyndale’s legacy: What it means to access scripture – God’s voice is for all to hear – Who do we listen to? – Scripture is for all of life – We’re called to submit to a higher authority
Who has shaped your life as a Christian? Martin Luther July 1505 “Help me St Anne; I will become a monk”. … a misguided and sinful act. Firstly, wrong way to bring security to your eternity, Secondly, he had disobeyed his Father in doing so. … but the comfort never came. … captivated by the holiness and majesty of the living God…