INTRODUCTION The God of the Bible is the God who redeems and restores everyone who repents and turns to Jesus in trust. Now you may ask, can that really be true? Can there truly be hope for everyone? I mean, for example, is there a place for someone who knows that the choices they’ve made […]
ESAU: THE GOD OF SECOND CHANCES INTRODUCTION These next two times that I preach, I want to look at one of my favourite themes in Scriptures. It’s the wonderful theme of ‘second chances’. The God of the Bible doesn’t write us off even when we muck things up badly. He is willing to redeems us […]
Slide 1 title Slide 2 You may be in a bad situation you never expected: the year 2020, divorce, family break up, unemployment, sickness or disability, ashamed that you’ve failed in some way. We’re going to look at ancient Israel in a place they never expected to be: in exile in Babylon. Some of those […]
Have you ever run out of fuel while driving your car? This has happened to James and me and it’s a most frustrating experience! However, we could have avoided this if we’d checked the fuel gauge and then filled up the tank before setting out. We’d then have been able to enjoy the journey because […]
Intro: Bible Reading is Hard The first thing I want to say is that Bible reading/study is hard. I’m not sure in church circles we’re always ready to admit that, but its true! Bible reading and study – quiet times – daily devotions… might seem quite common-place for Christians, and maybe you’ve thought you […]
CONFESSION: KNOWING FORGIVENESS AND HEALING INTRO This morning I want to look at the spiritual discipline of confession. What do we mean by confession? Confession is the admission of our deepest failures to God. It is the admission of our weaknesses and sins to God. Now most us who follow Christ, do confess our sins […]