Deuteronomy 7-11 – The Unavoidable Reality of God How could a loving God ever command Israel to completely destroy the Canaanites? Deut 7:2, “and when the Lord your God has delivered them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy them totally. Make no treaty with them, and show them no mercy.” Deut 9:3, “Be assured today that…
Sermons by Rick Maude (Page 23)
Deuteronomy 5-6 – When Godliness is Too Hard Are we tempted to abandon God when life gets hard? Deuteronomy – Moses addresses Israel on the doorstep of the promised land What does obedience look like? A response to God’s power and majesty Deut 5:29, “Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and to keep my commands always, so that…
God and Greed Do you wish you had more money? What does God think of greed? How should we seek to live as his people in our society? What is Greed? … the DESIRE for more wealth. Greed is a heart problem. So is it only excessive Greed that is bad for us? Greed and God Luke 12:15, “watch out, be on…
Deuteronomy 4 – The God Who Speaks God’s good rules Deuteronomy so far Keep God’s rules (v1-4) …respond to ALL of God’s commands with obedience. Baal Peor – Numbers 25:1-9 Why keep God’s rules? (v 5-8) Verse 5 – a condition of entry into the land Verse 6 – other nations will see God’s wisdom Verse 7 – a display to other…
Deuteronomy 1-3 – Stop Trusting Yourself Over confident in our own ability The Story So Far God creating… … ‘Very Good’ … rejected God’s right to rule his creation. … God promised that one would come who would reverse the effects of the fall. … Gen 4 onwards there is the search Abraham … a great nation … a land … blessing…
Matthew 7:1-12 – The Judgements of Jesus The critical spirit 1) “Don’t be Judgemental” – Mt 7:1 Bizarre interpretations Jesus says don’t have a “judgemental attitude” towards your fellow Christians. See 1 Cor 5:12-13 and Mt 7:3-4 2) Towards gracious godliness We notice the speck in another’s eye but fail to notice the plank in our own eye! Eg: King David ……
Service Outline Welcome Song – “Come Praise And Glorify” John 13:1-17 Confession Song – “10,000 Reasons” John 14:1-14 Song – “Sooner Count The Stars” John 17:20-26 Prayers John 18:1-11 Song – “Glorious Christ” John 19:16-27 John 19:28-42 Song – “How deep the Father’s Love” Our CCLI license does not authorise us to publish recordings of the songs, so they have been removed…
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…
Warns God’s people not to drift away from Jesus … who Jesus is and what he has done Heb 12:29 “Our God is a consuming fire” 5 Commands 1) Keep loving each other as brothers and sisters Question for discussion: What are way we can show love to each other? 2) Show Hospitality Question: Are we showing hospitality both to those…
When the going gets tough! What is going to happen to your relationship with God when hardship strikes? Do not to drift away from Jesus. 1) Toughen up together – v 12-17 “Toughen up” – v 12-14. “together” – support one another in following Jesus. (Hebrews 3:13, 4:1, 4:11, 6:11, 10:25) Verse 14 – “make every effort to live at peace with…