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The primary series we’re currently exploring are:
Romans – God’s New Way
Sunday evenings just now has us working our way through Romans – Paul’s careful explanation, directed first to the church in Rome, that he hoped to visit on his way to Spain, of the gospel that drove all his travelling and teaching. Paul talks about the Gospel, which is God’s new way of putting people…
Stories with a Purpose
We’re taking time on Sunday mornings to look at Jesus’ parables. Parables are simply stories that Jesus told that have a distinct purpose: to open our eyes so that we can think or act differently. We’ve looked at the story of the light under a jar, and learnt a lot about what it means to…
Psalm 6 “The Lord has heard my weeping” Another of the Psalms that talks about the Psalmist asking God for help in tough times. I don’t want to repeat myself, so I’m not going to work through this Psalm bit by bit. Although I do want to say this. Of the 150 Psalms, 68 can…
1 Peter 5:1-14 “Shouldering Responsibility” Some keys to the continued faithfulness of the church as the days continue – individual christians, gathered churches and networked believers. Shepherd with integrity. Leadership that has at its heart a desire to bless, not to profit, exploit or dominate. Leadership that understands that in the church, whatever is true…
Suffering for Christ 1 Peter 4:12-19 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. If…
[7/10/2012] Structure Two ways of looking at sexuality: It is our human nature. This is how we are. Morally neutral; an expression of our physicality. Just exactly the same as our ‘handedness’ or the colour of our hair – nothing other than a consequence of our genetic nature. Morality relates to sexuality then through: Convention…
Basix 9: ‘Walking the Talk’ Jesus once preached a long sermon – he taught the people lots of things about God, and he taught them how they should live. Some hard things: Love your enemies and pray for those who do awful things Don’t judge other people – look honestly at yourself first Give generously…
Chris Benbow preaches on the problem of sin.
I need to start with an explanation. This is the first of an occasional series – just a break from the ‘Basix’ series we are currently working our way through, and to which we will return next week. We’re going to tackle some of the ‘hot button’ issues that always come up. In the future…
Books (real ones, not downloaded) are undergoing a bit of a revival, it seems. Apart from the Bible, what is your favourite book? (make a list). My favourite? Lord of the Rings. A great adventure story. What did I expect? Romance – love stories. Adventure – the battle of good and evil. Information – telling…