Dryden Full Gospel Church: Recent Episodes
Dryden Full Gospel Church
Rev 10:1-11:19. Though the church will be persecuted, God has given us his Word, his Mission, and the promise that his kingdom will stand forever.
Rev 8:1-9:21. God will vindicate the righteous, and carry out judgment on unrepentant humanity.
Rev 6:1-7:17. Believers are called to faithful perseverence even unto death; and we have hope knowing that the Lord will deal justly with those who do evil.
Rev 4:1-5:14. Despite present circumstances, God alone reigns and is worthy of all worship. Jesus stands victorious over sin and death as the Lamb who was slain, the Saviour of the world and worthy of worship alongside the Father.
Rev 3:7-22. Philadeliphia is commended for patient endurance and recevies no rebuke. By contrast, Laodicea receives no commendation and only a rebuke of being spiritually blind, bankrupt and lukewarm or apathetic.
Revelation 2:18-3:6. The Church is commended for loving service and loyalty, rebuked for heresy and dead works, challenged to hold fast, keep the Word, and repent.
Revelation 2:1-17. The Church is commended for sound teaching, endurance and perseverance, and challenged to remember, repent and be faithful even unto death.
Revelation 1:1-20 Jesus is the Risen Lord and King who is powerful over the forces of evil and gentle and caring to his followers in their struggles to live faithfully in difficult times. Jesus won his victory through suffering, and so will his people.
Reading 1: 33:1-4, 12-19; Reading 2: 40:1-16, 34-35. We reflect on how Israel’s redemption story through Exodus parallels our own lives: God calling us out of sin and slavery, redeeming us through the blood of the Lamb, and calling us into new life and relationship with Him.
Reading: Exo 32:1-20, 30 & 34:1-2, 5-9 Israel’s fall into idolatry is a stark warning of our own propensity to idol-making, and the need we have for a mediator in Jesus Christ.
Reading: Exo 25:1-11, 17-22 [Covers Exodus 25-27, 35-40] God desires to make his dwelling with us. We explore this life-changing theme which begins in Genesis, culminates in Jesus (Jn 1, 2) , and comes to consummation in the new heavens and new earth (Rev. 21 & 22).
Reading 1: Ex 20:22-24 (worship); 21:1-6 (slavery); 21:22-27 (sanctity of life); Reading 2: 22:1-4, 21-23, (compassion for the poor); 24:3-4, 7-11 (the people respond). The giving of the Law demonstrates God’s care for how his people relate to one another in everyday ordinary life and relationships.
Reading 1: Ex. 19:1-12; Reading 2: Ex. 20:1-17 On Mt. Sinai God reveals his missional purpose, majestic presence, and his marriage proposal to Israel as their God and husband.
Exodus 17:8-12; 18:5, 7-23 The four marks of healthy biblical community are a reliance on God’s power, Gospel witness, hospitality, and shared ministry.
Exodus 15:22-27, 16:1-15; 17:1-7 - God forms us to be people of faith and gratitude through the sanctifying life lessons of the wilderness university.
We turn our attention to Israel crossing the Red Sea, and the biblical pattern of God moving his people through and out of watery chaos into new life. We also explore what it means to fear not, stand firm and see God's salvation at work when we feel surrounded by difficulty and danger in our lives.
Exodus 12 & 13 - Freedom at last! We discuss the 'mixed multitude' leaving Egypt, what it means to be a community of the Lamb, how God reassures his people, and how fencing his backyard helped Pastor Nik think about living for Jesus.
Exodus 11&12 - We explore the meaning of the Passover Lamb for Israel’s rescue from Egypt, and the ways that Jesus is the ultimate Passover Lamb for all of human sin for our salvation and deliverance.