LMAP Women’s Retreat 2025

“The Joy of the Lord is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10

The three speakers for our Women’s Retreat, Kezia Barnes, Tamara Lindeback and Linda Oakley, take us through how we find the Joy of the Lord in His character, in our salvation and in our Christian fellowship.

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Talk 1 – Joy in God’s Character (Kezia Barnes)

Read the text – Psalm 33

Talk 2 – Joy in Salvation (Tamara Lindeback)

Read the text – Titus 3:5-7, John 15:3-16, Psalm 16:11, Psalm 51:12-13, 1 Thess 5:16-18

Talk 3 – The Joy of the Lord in Christian Fellowship (Linda Oakley)

Read the text – Matthew 18:20, Nehemiah 8:10, Isaiah 40:31, 1 Corinthians 12:12-20, Galatians 6:2, Revelation 7:9, Romans 15:1-2, Galatians 5:24-26, Romans 15:13

Sermon – The True Faith: lived (Titus 3)

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Does Christianity work? Do Christians offer anything of value to our modern, contemporary, progressive world today?

The answers could be offered in well-articulated arguments which aim to defend and describe the true faith established by the gospel of Jesus Christ. The answers could be influenced in the way that followers of Jesus Christ pass on their faith from generation to generation. Both are valid.

Yet there is a way that the established and passed on faith can be most clearly valued by our world today – it is when the faith is lived out and visible to the world around.

The salvation offered in the gospel should be lived out in the godly lives of those who have been saved and for the benefit of those who might be saved through the proclamation of this true faith supported by the testimony of transformed lives.

This talk is about how Christianity works, when it is seen in Christians devoted to doing good works.

Read the Bible Text – Titus 3:1-15

Talk – Titus 3 (Outline)

– Ken Noakes

Sermon – The Truth Faith: passed on (Titus 2)

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Why is it important to pass on the true faith?

This sermon looks at the importance of discipleship in the family so that no one maligns the word of God in word or deed – that is faith passed on.

Read the Bible Text – Titus 2:1-15

Talk – Titus 2 (Outline)

– Ken Noakes

Sermon -The True Faith: established (Titus 1)

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Read the Bible Text – Titus 1:1-16

Talk – Titus 1 (Outline)

– Ken Noakes

Sermon – The Whole Counsel Of God (Acts 20:1-38)

From the ‘Reaching The Ends Of The Earth’ sermon series!

Sermon on ‘The Whole Counsel Of God’ from Acts 20:1-38 by Geoff Lin – available in audio or video here.

Read the Bible text: http://bit.ly/2o5yNPB

Word Up!

Christians are word people. I don’t mean simply that ‘Christians are people of the WORD of God’, although that is true. I mean, that Christians need to listen, read, think and speak words with great intention and purpose.

Let me see if I can explain, starting with some background.

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Imagine a World Without Purpose

Imagine a world without purpose? The book of Proverbs makes this observation:

“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” (19:21).

How do we know God’s purpose for our lives?

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What is Peer Discipleship?

Peer Discipleship is when two or more Christians encourage one another toward Christlikeness with Bible in hand.

That is another way of saying – be intentional as a godly friend!

But let us retrace some steps and see how it is that we get to this definition!

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The Sorting Hat Dilemma!

In J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter the new students at Hogwarts are sorted into houses by a talking ‘Sorting Hat’. Clever! If anyone has an issue, then don’t blame it on the faculty, blame it on the ‘Sorting Hat’!

On Sunday I received this anonymous question: ‘Can we please keep the same Home Group next year?’

Sure! Easy for me (Can’t believe we are already thinking about next year!). I love that you have enjoyed your Home Group so much this year that you would like more of that next year.

But before we lock that down, it may be helpful to consider some factors.

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