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Generosity marks every Christian life because every Christian is born out of God’s grace. Our life can only be established and flourish in radical generosity; born through the grace of God and built through the generosity of his people. As we are envisioned again with the preciousness of grace, let's be encouraged by the privilege and equipped with the Spirit’s power to give life!
that you may believe
There is a scandalous simplicity to the Christian faith. Only one thing is required of us to have life from God; to simply believe in Jesus Christ.
The gospel of John lays out who Jesus is and why he has come so that you may believe that Jesus is the one from God. To believe his claim that life; life anew, life to the full, life from God is only found in him. To believe is to live! And so, this gospel will ask us at every turn to believe in Christ and help us live in his fullness.
Overview diagram of John’s gospel
elect exiles
1 Peter calls us elect exiles. We are exiles because the world is not our home. Yet we are elect exiles because God has chosen us to be with Him forever.
1 Peter will be a challenging rebuke for those of us who are comfortable in the world.
1 Peter will be a reassuring comfort for those who suffer for doing good - for being a Christian.
1 Peter will be a clear reminder that we are chosen by God to be with Him forever.
gather
Why do you come to church on a Sunday?
Coming to church can easily become routine. We can easily be distracted. Coming to church can also not be easy. We can become hard hearted or disillusioned.
We want to reclaim the preciousness and power of meeting together as God’s people.This ‘Gather’ series will help us consider weekly gathered worship afresh as a vital gift from God.
promise
We have learned to be skeptical of promises and yet we live each and every day invested in some sort of promise, no matter how meagre or mighty. Genesis 12-50 is all about showing God’s great promises and his faithfulness to them. As we will find humanity far from Eden and with no promise of return, we also encounter God as he begins the long road to redemption with a promise to bless his world again.
Genesis 12-50 structure diagram
the good life
promise
made to be together
united in Christ
Ephesians is a little book with all the big ideas. It pushes our worldview and yet is personally challenging every step of the way. It commands the reader to settle for nothing less than the fullness that comes with truly living for God. Ephesians was written so that we would know God’s greatest plan to bring us home us in Christ and carry it out by the power of the Spirit in every arena of life.
a new day
If God was to visit our world today, what do you think he would do? Would it be a day of 🥂 rejoicing or a day of ☄️ reckoning for us?
The book of Joel is a collective wake up call for God’s people as the ‘Day of the Lord’ dawns on them.
building God’s family of faith
A house that’s never messy is a house with no family living in it. Families are messy in all kinds of ways and our church families are the same. As we look at our churches we might be ask ourselves: “What brings order to the house of God?” or “What builds up God’s family of faith with so many things tearing us down?”
1 Timothy was written for a church that needed the gospel afresh. This letter charges the church today to love the truth we have been entrusted with—to say and show it powerfully as God’s household.
1 Timothy structure diagram
1 Timothy Study Guide
deep roots
Most of us want to live our Christian lives with clarity and confidence…
Many of us are wrestling with how to change jobs, start relationships, move cities, grow families…
Many of us are wondering why it’s so hard? 😵💫…
Jesus calls us to a radical life. ‘Radical’ literally means ‘down to the roots’. God has planted the Christian in Christ and they must draw from their new roots to bear the fruit of the Spirit.
a game of thrones
Everyone, anywhere, at any time is playing a Game of Thrones. Young or old, rich or poor, single or married, with or without kids, men and women - we are all showing our obedience and allegiance to a King.
But which King do we serve? What Throne do we bow down before? What sort of Kingdom do we fight for?
the search for HAPPY
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands 👏 👏
We’ve all sang those words, clapped our hands and stomped out feet. Would you be able to sing, clamp and stomp today? What would it look like if you were truly happy in life and you lived like you really knew and believed it?
a game of thrones
Everyone, anywhere, at any time is playing a Game of Thrones. Young or old, rich or poor, single or married, with or without kids, men and women - we are all showing our obedience and allegiance to a King.
But which King do we serve? What Throne do we bow down before? What sort of Kingdom do we fight for?
the last word
The book of Revelation, perhaps like no other, has generated everything from fascination to frustration to fanaticism. The book is often misconstrued as a roadmap to the future but it has a more important purpose at hand—Revelation is here to guard our hearts in the gospel til the very end for God’s glory. We pray that the book will present afresh the need for the gospel and the challenge of courageous faith in our world.
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good news at work
Our work takes up a lot of our time and energy. We need to get our work right if not simply because of the sheer volume of life it takes up. We need to get our work right because it appears to be an expression of who we are. Unsurprisingly God has plenty to say about our life’s work in the Bible. The question God will pose to us time and time again is: What are you working towards?
the last word
The book of Revelation, perhaps like no other, has generated everything from fascination to frustration to fanaticism. The book is often misconstrued as a roadmap to the future but it has a more important purpose at hand—Revelation is here to guard our hearts in the gospel til the very end for God’s glory. We pray that the book will present afresh the need for the gospel and the challenge of courageous faith in our world.
sermons on Revelation
redeeming kindness
Ruth tells an earthy story of heavenly providence. Ruth stands out as a gentle and heartwarming story but it does more. Ruth shows us the long story of God’s powerful and gracious providence. It offers its readers the opportunity and challenge to see God when he appears distant.
sing of his glorious grace (book V)
The Book of Psalms has been dearly loved by the people of God because it powerfully captures how low our hearts can sink and how high our hearts can sing. We pray that it will bring deeper joy and sweeter praise to our personal and corporate Christian life. In learning to love the Psalms, we are learning to love God.
coming out of lockdown. coming back together.
Our end of lockdown special on how to come back together as people captivated by God!
he will surely do it
life after lockdown
There are global events that define an entire generation. From the Spanish Flu and WWII to the internet and Tik Tok, we are deeply formed if not forever changed by them. Coronavirus continues to ripple (if not rip) through our lives but what exactly is its impact on you?
Open House 2021 is our chance to reflect on what we have learnt in lockdown. Life has changed. You have changed.
Who will you be after lockdown?
sing of his glorious grace (book IV)
The Book of Psalms has been dearly loved by the people of God because it powerfully captures how low our hearts can sink and how high our hearts can sing. We pray that it will bring deeper joy and sweeter praise to our personal and corporate Christian life. In learning to love the Psalms, we are learning to love God.
sing of his glorious grace (book III)
The Book of Psalms has been dearly loved by the people of God because it powerfully captures how low our hearts can sink and how high our hearts can sing. We pray that it will bring deeper joy and sweeter praise to our personal and corporate Christian life. In learning to love the Psalms, we are learning to love God.
in the beginning
The first eleven chapters of Genesis are about our beginning. It shapes how we see the world and our lives in it. It gives to us a big story from which we can derive meaning, purpose, and value Most importantly, Genesis tells us that it all begins with God. We can only begin to answer life’s biggest questions—what are you? who are you? why are you here?—if we begin with God.
sing of this glorious grace (book II)
The Book of Psalms has been dearly loved by the people of God because it powerfully captures how low our hearts can sink and how high our hearts can sing. We pray that it will bring deeper joy and sweeter praise to our personal and corporate Christian life. In learning to love the Psalms, we are learning to love God.
captivated
If there is one thing we want to be crystal clear on, it has to be what the Christian life is all about.
Our vision + values are about being everyday disciples of Jesus. It’s not about fancy plans or lofty words. We want to present the core of the Christian faith and life. This is what everyone should trust and love, what everyone should live and breathe.
sing of this glorious grace (book I)
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The Book of Psalms has been dearly loved by the people of God because it powerfully captures how low our hearts can sink and how high our hearts can sing. We pray that it will bring deeper joy and sweeter praise to our personal and corporate Christian life. In learning to love the Psalms, we are learning to love God.
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