We cannot escape being an example to other people; our only choice is what kind of example will we be?
The Bible is full of exhortations for Christians to become mature in Christ and live as a good example for others to imitate.
Category Archives: New Testament
Sermon: Social Column (Mark 2:13-3:6)
Sunday evening’s sermon ‘Social Column’ (Mark 2:13-3:6) by Darren Russ is now available: http://bit.ly/1MTX6Xk
‘Jesus rewrites religion.’ – Darren Russ
Testimony
Ken
‘I came to Christ kicking and screaming! Well, I put up a fight.
‘By the time I was 20 I had been told what “sin” was numerous times, but I hadn’t yet realised I was guilty of it!
‘“Sin”, my mate said, “is when you think you are better than God.”
Sermon: Made Alive (Ephesians 2:1-10)
Sunday’s 9am sermon ‘Made Alive’ (Ephesians 2:1-10) by Ken Noakes is now available: http://bit.ly/1LK3g6X
‘It is to this world; dead, enslaved, condemned and ignorant that God shows his love, mercy, grace and kindness.’ – Ken Noakes
Belong or Believe?
Why is it that we belong?
There is a tension often in Christian communities – the tension of wanting more and more people to feel comfortable and welcome so that they may enjoy a sense of belonging to a body which likes to be together. Yet on the other hand, being a people who believe and respond to the Word of God – when at times that Word challenges, or confronts, or asks something of the person which is not that comfortable.
Which comes first? Belonging or Belief?
Sermon: Gospel Pages (Mark 1:14-2:12)
Sunday evening’s sermon ‘Gossip Pages’ (Mark 1:14-2:12) by Bernie Leo is now available: http://bit.ly/1k3eugZ
A Thankful Thanks
It is a helpful to stop every so often and think about what God has been doing around us and for us. There is much to celebrate. Yet, I think I am often thankfully challenged! In other words, I often fail to be thankful for much.
Question: ‘What do you think is the biggest misconception unbelievers have about Jesus?’
How would you answer ?
Humbly, I am not sure I am the one to determine what the biggest misconception may be, but let me offer this thought. I wonder if a key misconception that unbelievers have about Jesus is that he is dead!
Sermon: Headline Act (Mark 1:1-15)
Sunday’s sermon ‘Headline Act’ by Conrad Cabral is now available: http://bit.ly/1L5g6xt
Christian Marriage (Part 5)
To be a Christian is to be someone who recognizes, more sharply and clearly than our world, that the creation story is not the end.
As early as Genesis 4 we are introduced to Lamech who took more than one wife, even the great Abraham had more than one wife and also had concubines.The Old Testament accounts report polygamy but they never hold it up as an example to be imitated. By the end of Genesis we’ve seen adultery, incest, rape, homosexual rape, prostitution – quite a bit more than we really were bargaining on.
The fall has damaged all of our relationships, especially and profoundly the marriage relationship.
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