What does it mean to be blessed by God? The story so far – Gen 1-11 God calls Abram – YHWH had promised to bless Abram A god forsaken place?… Abram, without any reference to YHWH, headed off … away from the land God promised him to Egypt where things were plentiful… decides it is best to pretend his wife is his…
Sermons by Rick Maude
(show picture) How does your guilt affect you? “guilt before God” the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives was to convict us of our sin and the guilt before God Romans 7:7-10. What shall we say, then? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law. For…
… when your life is filled with oppression … when you are fearful of your future? Is it OK to bring God our real heart problems? “Does our reality touch God’s reality?” An intro to Psalms … a book of praises. … the human voice as people cry out to God. … God’s word to us … each of the Psalms is…
Great church fights … So far A problem of unity. … Phil 1:27, live lives worthy of their citizenship in the gospel. Phil 2:3, “do nothing out of selfish ambition and vain conceit. Rather in humility we are to consider the needs of others above ourselves, not looking to our own interests but each of you to the interests of others” verse…
What is it that shapes your identity? How are we to live? Phil 1:27, “a life worthy of gospel” “behave as citizens worthy of the gospel of Christ” … godly behaviour is a reflection of our citizenship in Christ We should strive together… as one… for the faith of the gospel. verse 28 … this will result in opposition. verse 29 ……
What do you imagine heaven to be like? What heaven is like 1) There are new things and the former things have passed away ‘new heavens and a new earth’ … a bride who is a city dressed beautifully for her husband … God is now dwelling with humanity … no more death…or mourning …or crying .. or pain. … water without…
Notice: Unfortunately the bible reading was not recorded “What’s the take on Revelation today?”. The end of “Rome” Chapter 17 … the end of Babylon But is Rev 17 only speaking to us about Rome? …what is going to happen to all human cities of power when God calls everything to its final conclusion. Babylon … symbolic of human rebellion against God.…
… hard passage to understand. … not presented to us in chronological order … slightly different focuses. The passage today … The interlude John is presented with another scroll. … seven speaking thunders We do not know everything about God 1) What the church needs to be doing! Rev 11:4 – two witnesses as the church… as they are lamp stands. The…
… seven seals focused in on what was happening to God’s people, the Christians. … the seven trumpets, what is happening to those who do not yet follow Jesus. How do trumpets 1-4 differ to trumpets 5 & 6? …Judgement from above … remove of the things we rely on Trumpets 5 & 6 … result in things coming from the abyss…
… deeply shocking and strongly reassuring. When the seals are opened … conquest, butchering, famine and death. Seals 1-4 … what is happening on earthSeals 5 & 6 … what is happening in heaven. Seal # 1 …a rider on a white horse … given a crown and is sent out as a conqueror bent on conquest. Seal # 2 … a…