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"Darker, Closer, I Shall Not Be In Want..."
Willowburn's first Covid sermon from 22 March 2020 (when it all got real). Plus some rocks in our shoe (LAMTs - Light and Momentary Troubles), some WB conversational cameos, some prayers (which you can enter into), relief versus restoration, some cool quotes from ancient Christianity (eg when the shadow gets darker the Lord gets closer...) and even communion that you can share....
Readings: Psalm 23, I shall not be in want. John 15: Dwell... And, 2 Corinthians 4: Light and Momentary Troubles...
The world is a troubled place. The story of the road to Emmaus forms a framework we can work within as Christians; who are called to to be a passage of hope to those we walk beside in this hope-less world.
How do we see the true Jesus when our vision of him is corrupted by so many cultural lenses? Come for a journey along the road to Emmaus as Jesus helps two of his followers through the same difficulty in the days after the Resurrection.
Well Lit. That's the call for 2020. The 'unhide the light' call. But what is light in the spiritual sense from Jesus teaching? Find out why it matters and why it matters to you and yours in this session. Hope it brings light to your life :)
In the fifth part of the journey to understand the Kingdom through Matthew 13, Ben looks at the growth of a one off exquisite pearl worth giving up everything to have.
In the fourth instalment of the Matthew 13 kingdom parables, Ben take's a look at the man who buys a whole field to secure the treasure hidden within it. What is the treasure?
"Faithful. Hyphen Faith-full. Faith-fullness: Allegiance, dependence, trust…” We wondered this morning what “every act prompted by our faith” might look like as we enter our new circles rhythm… Have a listen and help us find out...
This is part 4. You might also like to listen to parts 1-3 to give you the back story. Hope it encourages you. A
In this session seven words that summarise the faith-fullness of a church of nobodies from nowhere 2000 years ago. Seven words that take faith-minus to faith-plus. Seven words that beg for connectedness to Jesus and to each other. And from these seven words we ask (actually God asks) what is lacking in our own faith? The answers are in these seven faith-full words that summarise the embodied faith-fullness of the church of nobodies from nowhere: work, word, worth, wound, warmth, want and wonder. And it's these words that set a new rhythm and rule for Willowburn in our new circles vocational pattern. Hope it encourages your own faith-fullness.
Sometimes it's just the simplest phrase in the bible that gets your attention (and your heart): 'Was With Us'. That got my attention (and my heart). This phrase 'was with us' described a nobody from nowhere who, whenever Paul the apostle turned around, 'was with us'. Beatings, plots, prison, shipwrecks, traumas, terrors... Yep, everytime Paul turned around there was a wingman, a companion, a coworker and his name was [nobody from nowhere]. Have a listen to this rethink session and see if you can guess who it was. You will be underwhelmed and yet it was nobodies from nowhere like this that saw the church thrive. Rethink what it means to be a faithful 'nobody from nowhere' in today's 'Rethinking Willowburn' session (Session 2)
Time to rethink our church. Rethink (reconsider, reassess. Re- ‘again, anew’). Rethinking Commitment. Rethinking Willowburn so we can transition to a completely new rule and rhythm for our little church. Using the lessons of Apollo 13 and Philippians 2 we hold up 'church' to scripture and ask: Can we rethink our commitment? Session 1 in our Rethink Series. Hope it encourages you to think (rethink) deeply how we see our little church.
Starting out through snot and tears because of an anxiety attack suffered by his wife Camille five minutes earlier, Ben explores the mystery of great kingdom growth coming out of small things in hidden places. This is the third part of the Matthew 13 parables of the kingdom.
I preached this sermon on mental health after many years of reflection and with at least two of those years hanging out with my Psychologist friends who I have come to love and appreciate so much. I hope this encourages, strengthens and brings hope as the Christian story often does when it is at its best and we are not. During the church service we were also blessed with a song of lament from Tim B and a little share from Kat about flying - awesome segues as you will see. If you would like prayer please contact us via our email at willowburnchurch@gmail.com. For those who are prompted to seek professional help Beyond Blue is an awesome place to start at https://www.beyondblue.org.au
In this special session Luke reminds us of the main thing and asks whether we will make it the main thing.
Pastor Fidele (and his daughter) bring a distinctly fresh perspective from the scriptures on stress, worry and our commitment to Jesus.
Why is there evil in this place where Jesus says his kingdom is? Discover Jesus' teaching on this and how are we as Jesus' followers are to live in light of the coming weeding and wheat harvest.
A look at the four soil types of Matthew 13 and how they relate to our lives and expose our hearing posture of whether we are willing to lean in and listen to Jesus' teaching.
Why do you think you would remain faithful? And how long? A year? Ten? What about a few hundred? Session 44 in our Meet God Almighty (MeGA) Series: "A long faithfulness in the same direction" I pray it directs your heart to the love of God, the fellowship of the Spirit and the grace of the Lord Jesus. Grace and Peace as we end our kingdom phase and meet a slightly weird bunch called the Recabites. Adrian P takes us through MeGA 44; that is, session 44 in the 'Burn's Meet God Almighty Series.
Merv W takes us through MeGA 43; that is, session 43 in the 'Burn's Meet God Almighty Series and the cracks in the beautiful kingdom are wedged still further apart by a new king called Jeroboam. All seems well in the new divided arrangement but is it? Nope.
Ben M takes us through MeGA 42; that is, session 42 in the 'Burn's Meet God Almighty Series and the cracks in the beautiful kingdom widen into irrevocable chasms. Rehoboam why oh why wouldn't you listen?
Luke A takes us through MeGA 41; that is, session 41 in the 'Burn's Meet God Almighty Series and introduces us to the beautiful kingdom. But is it really? After all is said and done what happened to turn beautiful into futile and meaningless?
While King David's military is away conquering foreign cities, his own heart walls are crumbling to temptation and sin. Come follow his journey and look into the mystery of how it is still possible that he can be called a man after God's heart.
Luke A takes us through MeGA 42; that is, session 42 in the 'Burn's Meet God Almighty Series and here we meet David the Brave, the Pursued, the Chosen.
Remembrances, conceptions, understandings, that's what our realities are made of. That's what our relationship with God could be shaped by. So what on earth (or in heaven) would the remembrances, conceptions, understandings of Notre Dame have to do with a Galilean breakfast 2000 years ago. This Resurrection Sunday, dive in, go deeper... Hope this little sermonic effort of mine encourages and blesses you. A
Ben M takes us through MeGA 38; that is, session 38 in the 'Burn's Meet God Almighty Series and Saul goes from zero to hero to hero with a bad attitude, a really bad attitude....
In this sermon I was really astounded by how it was a little baby called Samuel could turn out the way he did when he was born and bred in such a vile time. I was even more astounded to see not only how he turned out but how the world around him was changed because of him and the work God did through him. And then, to notice something else, something we all need so badly and something which has been promised. Hope my efforts encourage you in your experience of abiding, walking, living, presencing with the Living God. A
What would you be willing to get to give? Hannah shows us, big time, what a 'get to give' sacrifice looks like. Another meGA series special this time with our own LA.
Imagine if Jesus said to you 'Come away with me for a while, get some rest...' Would you then expect to spend the first day 'away getting some rest' in intense service to 15,000 people, the first night rowing for nine hours and not getting anywhere (as well as a nearly drowning) and then the day after that in more intense ministry and service? Seems Jesus' idea of rest is quite different to ours. Seems his idea of how to 'recharge' is radically different to ours. I wonder why? I really do...
Sometimes a bible passage is just so vile all you can do is call it for what it is. So here it is, MeGA 35: Vile. Can anything good come from the vileness of Judges 17-21?
Ben M takes us through MeGA 34; that is, session 34 in the 'Burn's Meet God Almighty Series and here we see Samson the chosen go rogue in all the wrong kind of ways. And yet God...
Faith isn’t just mental assent, or a profession. Of course it’s never less than this, but it’s also way more. Faith and faithfulness are exactly the same word in scriptures which has massive implications. The question of faith in a Deepwater Storm, like the one in today’s passage (Matthew 8:23-27), isn’t just will you doubt. It’s will you follow?
Seeking the face of Jesus in the face of God and our MeGA (meet God Almighty) series brings us to the atrocity of a man who, in the name of God, fulfils a foolish vow by killing his daughter. Can anything good come from this? Can anything good come when we insist on living in 'my truth' rather than The Truth. See the consequences of an unchallenged confrontation with our greatest enemy. And if you remember nothing else remember this: "Guide us in your truth and teach us for you are God our Saviour and our hope is in you all day long," Psalm 25:5
Seeking the face of Jesus in the face of God and our MeGA (meet God Almighty) series brings us to the mixed bag that is the hero Gideon. There's more to this dude than a fleece... there's a rolling barley loaf. And of course, some important lessons and trajectories towards the Lord Jesus. Hope it encourages...
Seeking the face of God, finding the face of Jesus in number 31 of our MeGA (Meet God Almighty) series. In this session we meet the the Honey Bee and the Thunderbolt… and we also meet the pretensions and the assumptions bloating our so-called solutions. Oh, and along the way we also meet a mother-warrior, a mother-tactician, a mother-judge and a mother-poet. And then we pop out the other side with a pretty terrific encounter with Jesus. Hope it encourages you. Seek His face… And if you remember nothing else remember this: "March on my soul, Be Strong!" Judges 5:21
When is weakness a strength? Find out with a look into the biblical account of the left-handed assassin Ehud. Through Ehud, be drawn into a realisation about the God who himself became weak, to enable his perfect strength to blast out of our weakness.
Luke 5:1-11. This sermon is the first in a series of seven answering a call to go into deepwater. I've been gripped by Peter's deepwater experiences with Jesus - both literal and metaphorical - so I've created this series as a a means of putting that same deepwater call to us as a church. I hope it encourages you to follow Jesus even (especially) into deepwater. In this first sermon a carpenter's son tells a fisherman to put out into deepwater. What happens next changes the world - literally. I hope this story and this sermon encourages you to follow Jesus even (especially) into deepwater. It's in the deepwater where true realisation and true transformation occurs. Blessings. A.
1600 years ago a series of seven latin hymns emerged - one for each day starting on the 17th December and finishing on the 23 December. The O Antiphons. Today, they take us deeper into Christmas. Today they prepare us for the deepest year of the decade. Today the prepare us for the deepwater of 2019.
Explore the strange habit of Joshua building stone memorials that lead us into greater faithfulness toward God.
Caleb was courageous, persistent, didn't hesitate and chose to follow God wholeheartedly, what will you choose?
A meandering epic tale of how Moses entered the promised land... Huh? Moses made it to the promised land? Yes he did...
Who may ascend the hill of the Lord? Who may enter into His presence? You? Me? On what basis? What does it take to climb that mountain, to enter in... The answer is better and worse than you could ever imagine...
Today at the 'Burn Meet Moses meet God Almighty. Moses, a man born and raised into an oppressive divide between nations, meets God Almighty, and his life is given sure-footed purpose to navigate the in-between. Today, this same God through the person of Jesus gives us the ultimate example to walk in between our ever-polarising social and political landscapes.
G’day all. I have a message which I believe will serve you really well for future-pain (and current pain), I hope you’ll take the time to hear it. All the best A
Whatever. It. Is. There is grace for that... You know what we noticed as we were driving up the range the other day? The tree’s dying in Redwood Park. Same same around Prince Henry Heights. Trees dying from the drought. From dryness, aridness, barrenness... This drought is death. We’re being told by experts that we may see ever increasing droughts in our part of the world. If our lives are like nature then what are our lives like? Are they like lush green pastures or are they like ever-increasing drought? If ever increasing age is causing ever increasing suffering and ever-increasing loss then our lives are certainly more like ever-increasing droughts. What then is the need? Rain. Soaking Rain. And thankfully there is such rain. Such grace. Whatever drought you face, whatever drought you face...there is grace for that. Just as there’s always been.
A special sermon from our favourite QB Church Planting lead. Thanks for the encouragement Colin!
Joseph. Privileged. Favoured. A hero without portfolio to his dad; but to his brothers a dirty snitch headed for the ditch. And yet, through it all... Immanuel.
Ever rejected someone? Ever been rejected? See what happens when one woman is rejected for seven years... and then a whole heap more
Ever played favourites? Ever been played as the favourite? See what happens when one woman gets played as a favourite - a baby arms race is just the beginning...
If someone says you really went 'above and beyond' they're saying you went to extraordinary heights, to great efforts… As I look into the fantastic stories of God and of Jesus and of His followers in the bible, I see over and over again that they go above and beyond…And I can't help but dream of what it would be like, in my life, in our lives… if we were an ‘above and beyond’ church. Why 'Lealtad'? Its Spanish for allegiance, it literally means 'to the heights or to 'the highest altitude' Maybe this little sermon will help us go 'above and beyond'... high altitude allegiance to Christ. That would be grand...
If you're struggling then meet Jacob the Struggling Man. And while you're at it, meet Jesus the Struggling God. What else do you need as an intro? It's as provocative as it sounds... Get into it.
Esau, fanging for a feed, goes the baked beans and toast option instead of the promise of God option. Which is really no option at all. Time gives things perspective, but so do the promises. Why we need to go the promise not the baked beans (and the bitcoin). Yep, they do go together which you'll hear in this MeGA session...
Rebekah the Brave. How much teaching does it take to grow? How much does it take to be brave? How much to stop shrinking back? In this MeGA session we meet Rebekah the Brave - brave because of faith and trust and dependence in the God she barely knows….
Ishmael the Rejected. You rejected? Us rejected? In this MeGA session we grapple with the question of the rejected and of the reprobate. And find the God who Himself suffered the ultimate rejection FOR the rejected.
In this sermon we meet Hagar, swept up in Abraham and Sarah's self-focussed scheming and eventually caught down-stream by the grace of God.
Our brand new preacher-in training introduces us to the enigmatic Melchizedek as Melchizedek meets Abraham.
Number 13 of our Meet God Almighty (MeGA) series and we get uncomfortable wth our own inconsistencies as we meet Sarah meet God.
Your life's work. Is it worth your life's energy? Is it worth your life's efforts? In this MeGA session we meet a great ship, a great chalice of wine and we meet Abraham meet the Great Eastern. How do they all come together? And why does it really matter to you? Find out in this session. Hope it blesses and encourages you to see and understand your own great eastern's.
Tim takes us even deeper into the practicalities of love in action. How can we love each other better? How can we love each other in ways that are real? Find out here.
In part 2 of our church camp sessions Tim burrows down into the practicalities of a church looking to love. Join us here and wonder together what 'They Shall Know You Are My Disciples by Your Love' looks like on Monday Morning...
When Love Grows Cold. This is a pretty raw one. Part confession, part exhortation, part tears. Listen as TB leads us through a year of love growing cold and what happens next. If you think Jesus word's 'All people will know you are my disciples by your love for one another' are worth obeying please listen.
Out of Ur and into the will of God, meet Abraham meet God in our Meet God Almighty (MeGA) series.
Meet God Almighty at the city of Babel. What's your love language? Everybody has one. Even God. Today the lost love language of God (and some love-language excerpts in Afrikaans, Spanish and Pidgeon.
A question: What does true devotion look like? In tactics, normally at Brigade level and above, 'the Commanders Reserve' is the the Commander's personal fighting force used for unexpected and dangerous turns in the battle. Sudden arrival of more enemy troops? In goes the Commander’s reserve. Sudden turn of the battle towards a weak area in the defences? In goes the Commander’s reserve. Troops flagging in one area? In goes the Commander’s reserve.
What does this all have to do with Easter Sunday? What does all this have to do with an old school study in devotion? Find out here, the surprising identities of some of the Commander's Reserve from biblical times and the most surprising from the cross of Jesus and the tomb of Jesus. And here, find out what true devotion looks like...
Noah and the end. What would prompt a divine judgment? it's easy to judge God but is it possible there was something else going on? Is it possible things really were so bad as to be unrecoverable and irredeemable - all except for one man and his family. Sad, ugly and yet with a twinge of hope. Noah and the end.
What grips your heart? What really grips it? What drives you? What compels you?
Is it worth it?
Today, we trace out whether whatever it is that drives you is really worth it. We do it by tracing out what gripped the hearts of the families of Cain and of Seth and seeing whether it was worth it in them. And finally we trace out what grips the heart of God...
Its a short journey from forbidden fruit to murder. One generation and one jealous brother kills another. 'Am I my brother's keeper?' No, but you shouldn't be his murderer either. The sad reality of the fall. Murdered and Murderer meet God Almighty and so do we in today's session. If this is what's happened in one generation what will happen in a multitude of generations?
Session 4 in our Meet God Almighty MeGA Series. Where did the talking snake of Genesis 3 come from? Listen in for a journey through the backstory of Satan the serpent as he meets God almighty. The fallout of which blasts hope for all humanity through history as the ultimate showdown hurtles toward the cross.
*Trigger Warning and PG rated. Part 2 of 'Bring back the Wonder Women...' A sermon inspired by Eve the first Wonder Woman (and the four wonder women in my everyday journey and all the other wonder women I've been privileged to meet in my life...) Session 3a in our 'Meet God Almighty (MeGA)' Series. Especially inspired by Rachael Denhollander http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2018/january-web-only/rachael-denhollander-larry-nassar-forgiveness-gospel.html
*Trigger Warning and PG rated. Part 1 of 'Bring back the Wonder Women...' A sermon inspired by Eve the first Wonder Woman (and the four wonder women in my everyday journey and all the other wonder women I've been privileged to meet in my life...) Session 3a in our 'Meet God Almighty (MeGA)' Series. Especially inspired by Rachael Denhollander http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2018/january-web-only/rachael-denhollander-larry-nassar-forgiveness-gospel.html
Imagine living in Eden and then, 900 years later seeing the murder of your son, the creation in crisis and every heart inclined to evil. And imagine wondering what God would do about it. If you want to have the oxygen knocked out of your lungs by the goodness and love of God in Christ in creation listen to 'What Adam Saw first...' The second in our 'Meet God Almighty' Sermon Series.
Today, on a dusty road in Luke 24, two hearts are inspired by Jesus. This is the first of the 'Meet God Almighty MeGA' Sermons: 'the Fellowship of the Burning Hearts'. As we kick off our multi-year sermon series tracing the meetings of humanity with God Almighty in the bible our burning desire is to seek the Face of God and find the Face of Jesus. Two hearts burning on a dusty road. Why not us? May it be so. Amen.
Our sixth New Year's sermon as a church! And again, at the dawn of the year, say hello to God, the God of more and more. If we were to look back at the end of 2018 will our love have been genuine? Will we have shared our lives? Hello 2018, Hello to the God of grace who will give more and more in 2018...
Our fifth sermon in the Burn's epic 'Who am I?' quest. Today, your needs, His name and what it means to truly thirst and hunger and yearn. Yahweh, the Name of God and the name of your deepest need. You are because I AM.
From the beginning you were not your own. From the beginning you were given God himself. To the church at Corinth, 2000 years ago Paul has some shockingly beautiful things to say about their lives, their sexuality their selfhood and their future (1 Corinthians 6:12-20). Parental Guidance recommended with strong Adult themes (true story).
From the beginning you are so much more than you think. From the beginning, male and female, in His image, He created us. Session 1 of our identity series 'You are Imago Dei'
In the moment when there is extreme sorrow, extreme injustice, extreme evil... what would be really good?" I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war..."
Continuing our Revelation series and today Mr Donkey meets Revelation 14. What happens when Mr donkey meets the events of Revelation 14? Choose this day who you will serve... the beast or the Lamb. Shocking, in your face truth that we may need to hear now more than ever before.
Today in session 22 of our Revelation series we calculate the number of the beast: 666. True Story...(sort of). And we show why this will be the most important calculation you will ever make. Revelation 13: Broken Branches and Brutal Beasts...
What would you do if someone had a hit put out on your life? What if I told you there that while there isn't a hit on your physical life there is one who has a hit out on your eternal life? To whom would you turn? Hear about this hitman and what to do about it today from Revelation 12:7-17 "Hold to the Testimony of Jesus".
"Deliver us from the evil one". If you've never taken this part of the Lord's prayer seriously then Revelation 12 has something to say about that. In Revelation 12 a dragon, a woman and a man-child cast their light on the gospel story in vividly unique way.
Its far worse than you think. And its far better than you think. Find out why today...
Revelation rolls on with a mighty Angel, seven thunders and a bitter sweet scroll. Why so much evil unchecked in the world? Revelation has the answer. There's a day coming soon, the day a mighty Angel makes an oath, reveals a mystery, guards another, gifts a scroll and takes us all closer the spectacular majesty of the King and His Kingdom coming... All this today in our session from Revelation 10.
What's the most expensive house in the world worth? Your life efforts? All your money? All your time? The Book of Revelation values things in a different way. Today a reality check about how things really are...
John's magnificent vision in Revelation bursts from the throne room of heaven to the living room of earth with the question 'Who can stand?' And that's a great question, who can stand in that terrible day? Revelation Chapter 7 tells us in rather surprising ways as the 144,000 - sealed, clean and passionate for their God and wearing their team colours (incandescent white) - become the multitudes with a million plus anthem on their lips. Awesome. Grand. Glorious. The only thing that remains is... Will we stand with them?
The parable of the wrecking ball... The parable of un-mercy, un-grace and un-love. Today a hard look at ourselves in the reflection of the wrecking ball, a localised, contextualised parable from Matthew 5:7 'Blessed are the merciful for they will receive mercy'. How we need mercy. How the world needs it. How our little church needs it. Today the God of mercy who took up his cross to secure our own mercy and grace calls us to 'with all our heart' kingdom mercy. Today seek the King and His Kingdom Mercy. Also, click here for a Willowburn blog article by Willowburn's senior kingdom statesman Alan D. http://willowburnchurch.blogspot.com.au/2017/02/forgiveness-and-christian-life.html
The answer to unanswered prayer: all of 'em. The answer to sobbing in Heaven... and every other sob, ever. The answer to abuse, greed, and war. In the presence of God and His holy angels, in the presence of the Lion who has conquered and the Lamb who was slain, final redemption and final answers. Session 11 in the 'Burn's Revelation Series: Revelation 5:1-14
New Years Day and is it possible in 2017 that we could be whole hearted? Is it possible we could be capital 'C' Convicted? Is it possible we could seek the King and His Kingdom Heart with all our heart this year? A brief tour of 3 Hacksaw Ridges and 'with all their heart' conviction. Hope it encourages you to go heart and soul with the Kings Son this year... wherever He goes.
We all want growth but what does Kingdom growth look like? Today at the 'Burn, Ben takes us through a parable of the Kingdom and shows us what kingdom growth looks like (and what stops it).
What would Jesus' values look like on the job site, in the kitchen, in office etc..? In the famous sermon on the mount Jesus outlines Kingdom Culture. What would that culture look like in your workplace, homeplace and anywhere else? Session 2 of the Kingdom sessions.
Does your work vocationally count for anything in the Kingdom of God? What would it mean to 'Seek first the Kingdom' vocationally and at home? Why bother at all with work - we just need to get through to the weekend... right? Nope, there's a grand plan for work, a grand Kingdom plan... What does it mean to 'rule with God' in Revelation? Have a listen...
Today at the 'Burn, two questions: What is the greatest threat to faith and what is the greatest hope FOR faith? 2000 years ago a little house church in a city called Laodicea knew the answer to both. Today we do too... listen in for the biggest threat and the biggest hope to their faith and to yours... Hope it encourages you...
Today Benny M directs our attention to an open door and the obstacles between us and entrance. Listen in for a poignant reminder of what it means for a door to be opened and what fear, anxiety and discouragement do to block the entrance.
Today at the Burn a word share life share from a veteran listener. Ears open, heart open and see what it means to listen well for Jesus...
Session 7, Revelation 3:1-6 and an ancient church called Sardis. Something Horrific, Something Magnificent. 'You have a reputation of being alive but you are a corpse' Don't forget your kingdom call Sardis. Don't forget your kingdom call Willowburn.
Have we stopped reaching for greater things? Whatever happened to a passion I could live for? The King divides the veneer from the authentic. What does He find in Pergamum? What will He find in us? The simple fact is that to not be fully committed is to be fully compromised... May it not be so here...
How does it happen? A man and his busyness, a man and his doctrines, a man and his forsaken first love. Session 3 in Revelation with Rev 2:1-7 and the call to Alpha (first) Love. Gritty, earthy, carry-a-cross-up-Golgotha Alpha Love. But how does it happen. How is it lost? How can it be revealed. Willowburn here is your first love...
Session 1 in Revelation and an intro to the last book of the bible. Apocalyptic, Frightening, Dreadful and joyfully awe-inspiring. Find here the 'Burns sermon series from John's awesome vision of the end... and get ready: get ready, as the book says, to DO these words...
Today a special 'word share life share' from our own D. Rudge. Through some trials old and new Daniel shares in an impacting session of what it means to reach out in our workplaces, school places and home places...
Session 3 of 3 in the 'burn's 'Know your Enemy' Series and the 'armour up' finale. Know your enemy, Know your vulnerabilities, know the real strength of your armour... in Him.
Scheming, schemes and the master scheme...Part 1 and 2 of 3 in the 'burn's 'Know your enemy' sessions.
Ever wonder about the Eternal God in relation to Un-eternal existence? A preaching muse on eternity, smallness and the time-less God who cares...
Session 7 of 7 in our '1st Love 1st, God the Spirit Series'' and for the last time we're asked to go deeper. If we want to trust more deeply, hope more deeply and love more deeply then we need to know we have not been given a spirit of fear. We need to know fear is a slave-master which means, in turn, if it is allowed to rule it will make us a slave not a son, a dogsbody not a daughter. In this last session: the nature of fear, the cost of fear and conquest of fear...and the beautiful freedom from fear in God the Spirit - who is the Spirit of adoption not the spirit of slavery so that we fear again. Romans 8:14-16.
If you really want to go deeper this is the second last call to do so. Well at least the second last call in the second last session of our '1st Love 1st, God the Spirit Series'. Imagine if there was a before and after in your faith walk, the before is now, the after is in a few years. See and hear here a before and after with Peter and another, fully inspiring before and after. Before the fullness of the Spirit / After the fullness of the Spirit. And lets go deeper. little church...
Do you want to go deeper? Then you need to know there are three complaints. The complaint of the windmill, the complaint of the hearth and the complaint of the boat. And you need to know there are three metaphors of the Spirit. In this session make a 000 call: Orientate, Open Up, Obey (000).
Our Dwell Richly Session for Session 4 in our '1st Love 1st Series; God the Holy Spirit'
Grief of the Spirit
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Our Dwell Richly Session for Session 3 in our '1st Love 1st Series; God the Holy Spirit'
Seven Responsibilities of the Spirit Part 2.
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Our Dwell Richly Session for Session 2 in our '1st Love 1st Series; God the Holy Spirit'
Seven Responsibilities of the Spirit Part 1. Q and A
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Brothers and sisters if you want to go deeper you need to know you grieve Him... Session four in our '1st Love 1st, God the Holy Spirit Series' Also see our dwell richly session Q&A session after the sermon where the saints share...
Brothers and Sisters, Session 3 of our Holy Spirit series and part 2 of our response-abilities before God the Holy Spirit. Go deeper... Also see our dwell richly session Q&A session after the sermon where the saints share...
Session 2 of the series where we go deeper by reintroducing ourselves to God the Holy Spirit. Do you want to go deeper? Then you need to know your God-given response-abilities. Session 2, Part 1 the responsibilities of the Holy Spirit. Brothers and Sisters we have an obligation... We have a responsibility.
Do you want to go deeper? Do you want to trust more deeply? Do you want to hope more deeply? Do you want to love more deeply? Then ask, seek and knock... and know God more deeply through His Spirit.
Little Church: introducing and re-introducing God the Holy Spirit....Session 1
A fresh look at an old, old story - the story of the open tomb (John 20:1-18). You've probably never seen it this way, so listen and fall in love again with the heart of Christianity as the question is asked 'who is the most devoted of them all' and the thought is expressed 'what did they last see of Jesus'.
Enjoy, and devote yourself again to the only one who deserves such devotion...
Truth seeking? See the world's truth systems put truth on trial. How can He who is Truth triumph? John 18:28-40
In a moonlit olive orchard, a figure cloaked in shadows prays...how will we see Him, how does the crowd see Him, how do His friends see Him? How does God see Him? Well pleased... Listen and Look and see...What a God! What a Saviour! What a Christ!