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…
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Exposing Our Blind Spots – Suffering Is Bad A choice to suffer Jesus and suffering Mark 8:31 … must suffer many things Mark 8:34 “…deny yourself, take up your cross and follow him. For us in the west verse 38 … he will be ashamed of us when he returns to judge us. So, how have we ended up with such a…
Exposing Our Blind Spots – Male = Female Genesis 2:15-25 Galatians 3:26-4:7 (Not Recorded) Climbing a cliff with an overhang Our potential blind spot – male = female. Background Definitions Male = someone with an X and a Y chromosome Female = someone with two X chromosomes Are both genders equal? Gen 1:27, “So God created mankind in his own image, in…
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…
Exposing Our Blind Spots – The Model Family Blind spots … adopt unhelpful and unbiblical thinking that impacts how people understand what it means to be a follower of Jesus. The average family! Old & New Testament changes OT … family and children are tied to covenant blessings. NT … getting married and having a large family is still good but it…
Exposing Our Blind Spots – Misplaced Identity 3 questions Do you want more people to know Jesus as their Lord and Saviour? Do you want your family and friends to know Jesus as their Lord and Saviour? Do you want the next generation of church people to remain faithfully following Jesus as their Lord and Saviour? If we take authentic Christian living…
Dealing With Discouragement What will 2018 bring … ? … BOTH times of good and times of hardship. What is discouragement? = “the loss of confidence or enthusiasm”. … different reasons …with different levels of intensity… for different lengths of time … at different times throughout the year. What causes discouragement? Endless difficulties Fatigue and overwork Loneliness in life Past failures and…
Christmas Eve 2017 – The Gift Of Jesus Bursting forth in song? What caused Mary to sing… a) Mary is excited – v 46-47 “My soul glorifies the Lord, and my Spirit rejoices in God my Saviour”. “Blessed are you Mary among women, and blessed is the child you bear” … a spirit inspired exclamation b) Mary is blessed – v 48-49…
Ephesians 6:10-24 – Good Works God Prepared – How To Beat The Devil 5 ways to walk Eph 4:1 … walk or live life worthy of the calling we have received Eph 4:17 … not to walk in the ways of non Christians Eph 5:2 … walk in the way of love following Christ’s example Eph 5:8 … walk as children of…
Ephesians 6:1-9 – How to Honour Your Parents How has Ephesians been shaping you? Example 2 – Walking carefully within your family Eph 6:1, “Children obey your parents in the Lord for this is right”. …a commonly held world view. … directly linked to the commands God gave his people Two radical things Firstly, this command is addressed to the children. Secondly…