Bible Academy Podcast: Recent Episodes

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John’s First Epistle (Season 3・Module 9・Lesson 4) Philip Edwards will repeat again the inexhaustible subject of love and how through it we overcome the world.

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John’s First Epistle (Season 3・Module 9・Lesson 3) Philip Edwards will emphasise what a glorious future we have and the preparations we should be making for it.

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John’s First Epistle (Season 3・Module 9・Lesson 2) The world to come is revealed to us in the Messiah. Philip Edwards will encourage us to receive him in his entirety.

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John’s First Epistle (Season 3・Module 9・Lesson 1) Philip Edwards will explain how meeting Jesus brings us into the light and true life God intended.

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The Ten Commandments (Season 3・Module 8・Lesson 4) The honour of God and not to misuse the Lord’s name will be explained by Daphne Edwards and Julia Swaby will explain why we aren't to worship any other idols.

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The Ten Commandments (Season 3・Module 8・Lesson 3) Gilly Reville and Rob Worthing will tackle the ugly commands to not steal from or murder our fellow man.

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The Ten Commandments (Season 3・Module 8・Lesson 2) Denise Fairbrother and Edward Gosnell will speak on adultery and explaining the principles of the Sabbath respectively.

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The Ten Commandments (Season 3・Module 8・Lesson 1) Ann Wallace and Simon Hobden will deal in turn with honouring our parents and respecting others not coveting what they have.

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Triumphs Of Faith (Season 3・Module 7・Lesson 4) In our final study Philip Edwards will reflect on the faith of one of Scriptures most colourful and exciting characters Moses, then he will turn us away from all our Hebrew heroes to fix our attention on Jesus.

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Triumphs Of Faith (Season 3・Module 7・Lesson 3) Philip Edwards will consider God’s dear friend Abraham “the father of faith,” whom the writer of Hebrews has more to record about this than any other and then in contrast two nameless slaves.

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Triumphs Of Faith (Season 3・Module 7・Lesson 2) Philip Edwards will explore the faith of two ancients Enoch and Noah. Two men of incredible faith who as a result endured a life of separation.

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Triumphs Of Faith (Season 3・Module 7・Lesson 1) In his opening talk Philip Edwards will introduce the nature of faith and make a start on his illustrations of faith with Abel in his worship to God.

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Jonah (Season 3・Module 6・Lesson 4) Philip Edwards will consider the relevance of the book of Jonah in the believers life and the important lessons we can learn from it.

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Jonah (Season 3・Module 6・Lesson 3) Philip Edwards will examine Jonah’s reluctance to obey his God even after being given a second chance to express God’s mercy.

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Jonah (Season 3・Module 6・Lesson 3) Philip Edwards will examine Jonah’s reluctance to obey his God even after being given a second chance to express God’s mercy.

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Jonah (Season 3・Module 6・Lesson 2) Philip Edwards will explore Jonah’s prayer from the bowels of the earth and examine the debate whether or not he was raised from the dead.

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Jonah (Season 3・Module 6・Lesson 1) Philip Edwards will describe how Jonah is sent on an impossible mission. We learn from Jonah about disobedience and its consequences.

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Parables Of Jesus (Season 3・Module 5・Lesson 4) Daphne Edwards will make clear to us the value of “The Kingdom of Heaven” and the importance of possessing it. Then Rob Worthing in great detail will explore this vital parable of “The Sower” we must all understand.

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Parables Of Jesus (Season 3・Module 5・Lesson 3) Simon Hobden will open up the parable Jesus shared with Simon the Pharisee when he was invited for dinner and a sinful woman came in and washed and anointed his feet. Then Edward Gosnell will explain verse by verse the Parable of The Wedding Banquet with the emphasis it will be open to everyone.

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Parables Of Jesus (Season 3・Module 5・Lesson 2) Gill Reville will open the eyes of our heart to understand the compassion of the Shepherd as he seeks out the lost. Then Vics Goldring will tackle the sensitive subject of making money with two stops and a start.

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Parables Of Jesus (Season 3・Module 5・Lesson 1) In the first talk Ann Wallace points out from The Parable of the Weeds how God patiently lets the weeds grow alongside the wheat until the time of harvest. In the following talk Denise Fairbrother clearly explains the difference between The Wise and the Foolish and the consequences of their choices.

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Financial Freedom (Season 3・Module 4・Lesson 4) Freedom in Christ is for all who surrender themselves wholly to God. Giving him the reins of their life and trusting fully in his supply.

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(Season 3・Module 4・Lesson 3) The grace of generosity is the terms of the New Covenant all believers must embrace to live in financial freedom.

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(Season 3・Module 4・Lesson 2) This principle of putting God first runs throughout Scripture. What better way can we express this than by bringing our material wealth to him.

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(Season 3・Module 4・Lesson 1) God's plan involves the whole of our lives spirit, soul and body. Philip Edwards will explain how our money plays a big part in the plans God has for each one of us.

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Prayer (Season 3・Module 3・Lesson 4) Philip Edwards will make a case for stating our case and how prayer is part of our armoury.

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Prayer (Season 3・Module 3・Lesson 3) Philip Edwards will underscore the importance of hearing the voice of God and the part repentance plays in the prayer process.

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Prayer (Season 3・Module 3・Lesson 2) Philip Edwards will explain why Jesus cursed a fig tree and why we must listen to God.

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Prayer (Season 3・Module 3・Lesson 1) Philip Edwards will open up this topic asking why the apostles wanted Jesus to teach them how to pray and why corporate prayer is so effective.

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Bible Characters (Season 3・Module 2・Lesson 4) Gill Reville will explain how Saul the persecutor became Paul the preacher through a dramatic conversion. Then Daphne Edwards will lead us through the Book of Acts to Lydia, a seller of purple from Thyatira who supported Paul in his ministry.

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Bible Characters (Season 3 · Module 2 · Lesson 3) Edwards Gosnell will present all the scriptural references to Melchizedek and skilfully unravel the mystery behind him. Then Philip Edwards will look at just one episode in the life of David and wonder how this young lad had such faith.

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Bible Characters (Season 3・Module 2・Lesson 2) Simon Hobden will describe the emotional unfolding story of the bridegroom and his bride from the Song of Songs. How the lover without any embarrassment portray his love. Then Denise Fairbrother reveals the moving story of a mother who appeals to God for the gift of a child and then sacrificially dedicates him to God’s work.

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Bible Characters (Season 3・Module 2・Lesson 1) Ann Wallace will present Mary Magdalene not as the fallen woman but one of Christ’s greatest followers and the first evangelist. Then Philip Edwards will conclude with Joseph, the guardian of Jesus, whose life changed forever after he was presented with the responsibility for raising the Christ child.

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Traditions Of The Christian Faith (Season 3・Module 1・Lesson 4) Philip Edwards will finish with the incarnational tradition and an overview of the critical turning points in church history.

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Traditions Of The Christian Faith (Season 3・Module 1・Lesson 3) Philip Edwards will consider the social justice and the evangelical tradition in this weeks study.

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Traditions Of The Christian Faith (Season 3・Module 1・Lesson 2) Philip Edwards will add two more traditions this week. The holiness and charismatic tradition.

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Traditions Of The Christian Faith (Season 3・Module 1・Lesson 1) Philip Edwards will explain how traditions have been neglected and revived over the years, opening with the contemplative tradition.

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Preaching (Season 2・Module 9・Lesson 4) Poor delivery can take so much away from a good sermon. Philip Edwards will share what he has learnt over the years.

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Preaching (Season 2・Module 9・Lesson 3) Interpretation is key. Philip Edwards will teach how to keep the sermon in harmony with the Bible.

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Daniel (Season 2・Module 9・Lesson 2) Getting down to the mechanics of preaching in week two Philip Edwards will explore the basic rules all preachers should observe.

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Daniel (Season 2・Module 9・Lesson 1) Philip Edwards will present why preaching is like no other discourse and what shapes a preachers intention.

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Daniel (Season 2・Module 8・Lesson 4) Prayer will always be a mystery to the people of God but it is a mystery we are committed to. It brings revival, overcomes the forces of evil and ushers in God’s eternal kingdom.

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Daniel (Season 2・Module 8・Lesson 3) The book comes together. The people of God will suffer through godless forces but God’s kingdom will rule over the whole world and his people will be vindicated.

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Daniel (Season 2・Module 8・Lesson 2) Man’s pride opens the door to wilful ignorance. Chapters 4 & 5 reveal the judgement of God followed by chapter 6 the delivering mercy of God.

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Daniel (Season 2・Module 8・Lesson 1) In the opening week of our study into the book of Daniel. Philip Edwards will set the scene for this exciting book revealed in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream.

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Practising The Presence Of God (Season 2・Module 7・Lesson 4) It is in the trials of life, and there are many, that we learn to depend on God. Philip Edwards will explain how God’s closeness at those times make it all worthwhile.

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Practising The Presence Of God (Season 2・Module 7・Lesson 3) Losing site of God in the busyness of life is easy. Philip Edwards will remind us of the disciplines we must practice to keep him in view.

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Practising The Presence Of God (Season 2・Module 7・Lesson 2) Philip Edwards will explore the reality of living with God and how we can continually enjoy his presence.

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Practising The Presence Of God (Season 2・Module 7・Lesson 1) God promised never to leave us, Philip Edwards will examine what God meant when he said that and how he wants us to work with him.

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Spiritual Conflict (Season 2・Module 6・Lesson 4) In this final lesson Philip Edwards will outline Satan’s strategic plan to destroy the people of God.

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Spiritual Conflict (Season 2・Module 6・Lesson 3) Philip Edwards will describe Lucifer’s downfall and with his new identity, Satan, his attack on God’s recreated world.

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Spiritual Conflict (Season 2・Module 6・Lesson 2) Philip Edwards will expose the rebellious nature of our enemy Lucifer.

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Spiritual Conflict (Season 2・Module 6・Lesson 1) Philip Edwards will describe that we have been born into a war zone a problem that dates back before Adam’s race.

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Rejection (Season 2・Module 5・Lesson 4) Philip Edwards will explain the part we have to play to appropriate what Christ has done to set us free from rejection and walk in his footsteps.

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Rejection (Season 2・Module 5・Lesson 3) Philip Edwards will examine the many causes of rejection and how Jesus bore the pain of it in his body so that we might enjoy a life of love.

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Rejection (Season 2・Module 5・Lesson 2) Philip Edwards will take us to the book of beginnings to reveal the roots of rejection and the fruit it bears in our life.

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Rejection (Season 2・Module 5・Lesson 1) Philip Edwards will define what rejection is and expose Satan’s strategy in seeking to rob the Church of the glorious freedom it has in Christ.

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Covenants Part 2 (Season 2・Module 4・Lesson 4) Philip Edwards will teach on how the most intimate of human personal relationship, marriage, takes the form of a covenant.

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Covenants Part 2 (Season 2・Module 4・Lesson 3) Philip Edwards will teach to what extent the previous covenants are still in force today. Which, if any, of the covenant obligations do we still have to fulfil in order to enjoy the benefits.

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Covenants Part 2 (Season 2・Module 4・Lesson 2) Philip Edwards will teach on how the lost relationship with God is at last restored and how the critical issues that stood in God’s way of personal intimacy with man were removed.

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Covenants Part 2 (Season 2・Module 4・Lesson 1) Philip Edwards will teach on the importance of the Davidic Covenant. How all the promises offered to the patriarchs and Israel is now offered to David’s dynasty.

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Covenants Part 1 (Season 2・Module 3・Lesson 4) Philip Edwards will teach on God’s covenant with Israel an expansion of his covenant with Abraham. The promises made to a chosen family are now extended to a chosen nation.

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Covenants Part 1 (Season 2・Module 3・Lesson 3) In this the first of the four redemptive covenants Philip Edwards will examine the covenant of faith God presented to Abraham.

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Covenants Part 1 (Season 2・Module 3・Lesson 2) Three major steps are taken to make a covenant: a promise, an oath, and a sacrifice. Philip Edwards will examine how these apply to our relationship with God today.

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Covenants Part 1 (Season 2・Module 3・Lesson 1) Philip Edwards will teach on man’s broken covenant relationship with God and how through the ages he has painstakingly restored it.

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Prophecy (Season 2・Module 2・Lesson 4) Philip Edwards will teach on what it means to be a spokesperson for the Lord and the responsibility it carries.

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Prophecy (Season 2・Module 2・Lesson 3) Philip Edwards will teach on the ‘how to’ and the necessary safeguards.

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Prophecy (Season 2・Module 2・Lesson 2) In spite of some teaching the gifts of the Spirit are no longer necessary Philip Edwards will give us a dozen good reasons why this gifts will remain in the church until Jesus returns.

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Prophecy (Season 2・Module 2・Lesson 1) Philip Edwards will define the gift of prophecy and distinguish the true from the false.

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Hebrew’s Warnings (Season 2・Module 1・Lesson 4) In our final lesson Philip Edwards will look at some of the passages of scripture that support and deny eternal security.

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Hebrew’s Warnings (Season 2・Module 1・Lesson 3) In lesson 3 Philip Edwards will be teaching on God’s reaction to deliberate sin and the consequences of defying Him.

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Hebrew’s Warnings (Season 2・Module 1・Lesson 2) In this weeks second lesson Philip Edwards will be looking at the dangers of unbelief and falling back in the Christian faith.

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Hebrew’s Warnings (Season 2・Module 1・Lesson 1) In this first of four lessons Philip Edwards will introduce the warnings of Hebrews and examine the danger of drifting.

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Ruth (Season 1・Module 9・Lesson 4)

In this teaching Philip Edwards will explain the meaning of marriage and the blessing of children.

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Ruth (Season 1・Module 9・Lesson 3) Philip Edwards will be teaching about our amazing kinsman-redeemer illustrated in Ruth.

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Ruth (Season 1・Module 9・Lesson 2) Philip Edwards will explore God’s providence working behind the scene arranging a divine encounter for Ruth.

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Ruth (Season 1・Module 9・Lesson 1) Philip Edwards will see how God involves himself in our ordinary lives, working behind the scene to fulfil his purposes.

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Healing (Season 1・Module 8・Lesson 4) Philip Edwards will look at healing in the context of the Body of Christ as we minister to one another.

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Healing (Season 1・Module 8・Lesson 3) Philip Edwards will teach on the activity of faith and the importance of speaking the truth and not the facts.

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Healing (Season 1・Module 8・Lesson 2) Philip Edwards will be examining the need for faith to be healed and the power contained in God’s Word.

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Healing (Season 1・Module 8・Lesson 1) Philip Edwards will look at the very nature of God to heal and the importance of the cross not only to save us but to heal us.

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Revival (Season 1・Module 7・Lesson 4) Philip Edwards will look at the threats to Revival and can we expect more Revivals before Jesus comes.

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Revival (Season 1・Module 7・Lesson 3) Philip Edwards will examine the main characteristics of revival obvious at Pentecost and the results of revival.

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Revival (Season 1・Module 7・Lesson 2) Philip Edwards will be looking at the Christian’s preparedness for Revival and the telltale signs of its requirements.

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Revival (Season 1・Module 7・Lesson 1) Philip Edwards opens the module by defining what Revival is and it's necessity in God's strategy.

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Easter Special - A legacy is a gift left in a will. A legacy is also something handed down by a predecessor. Jesus not only left us something when he died he rose from the dead to be that living legacy in our lives.

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Handling Stress (Season 1・Module 6・Lesson 4) Philip Edwards concludes the module teaching on the application of goodness and love in our lives.

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Handling Stress (Season 1・Module 6・Lesson 3) Philip Edwards will explain despite the challenges we face on a daily basis a table is always prepared for us in the presence of our enemies.

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Handling Stress (Season 1・Module 6・Lesson 2) In this teaching Philip Edwards will explore the presence of God in our lives and his use of the rod and the staff.

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Handling Stress (Season 1・Module 6・Lesson 1) Philip Edwards will highlight the importance of stepping beyond the words of God to personally relate to the one who wants to shepherd us.

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Foundations (Season 1・Module 5・Lesson 4) In our final lesson of the Foundations module Philip Edwards will teach on the two appointments we will all have to keep before we transition into the next world. Resurrection of the dead and eternal judgement.

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Foundations (Season 1・Module 5・Lesson 3) This week Philip Edwards will teach on Baptism. Entering into a deeper experience with God enveloped in his life and power.

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Foundations (Season 1・Module 5・Lesson 2) With the first foundation in place “Repentance from acts that lead to death.” Philip Edwards will continue this week to explain the foundations of “Faith towards God” and “The laying on of hands.”

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Foundations (Season 1・Module 5・Lesson 1) Philip Edwards introduces this subject by stressing the importance of laying a solid foundation to the Christian life starting with the first of six teachings - repentance from acts that lead to death.

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Deliverance (Season 1・Module 4・Lesson 4) Philip Edwards completes this teaching by instructing us how to keep free. Scripture instructs us above all else we must guard our heart for it is from there life flows.

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Deliverance (Season 1・Module 4・Lesson 3) Philip Edwards considers how demons enter the body and how to expel them. A very practical teaching to both defend ourselves and advance against the enemy.

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Deliverance (Season 1・Module 4・Lesson 2) In our second lesson of the Deliverance module Philip Edwards will examine what demons are and what they seek to do.

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Deliverance (Season 1・Module 4・Lesson 1) In this first lesson Philip Edwards is outlining the importance of deliverance to meet the needs of this generation. Examining the examples of Jesus we can go forward with confidence as we engage in the battle for souls.

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Last year we seemed to be drifting without clear direction in our lives due to the pandemic. Let’s believe in the year ahead the wind will fill our sails again and the direction for our lives will have great purpose.

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Christmas Stories (Story 5) A young Artiban wants to bring three precious jewels to the Baby Messiah but misses the caravan of the three other Wise Men.

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Christmas Stories (Story 4) Baboushka which means grandmother in Russian - is also a famous story about an old woman who met the Three Wise Men on their way to Jesus.

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Christmas Stories (Story 3) Deep in the forest, there lived a beautiful little fir tree who longed to see the world. When the tree is taken to town at Christmas it discovers that renown is accomplished by risks of which the humble are free.

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Christmas Stories (Story 2) One winter day the widows McDowell and her son Thomas knock at the sad woodcarvers door to ask if he will make them a set of nativity figures. When, gruffly, he agrees, the heartwarming Christmas miracle of Jonathan Toomey begins.

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Christmas Stories (Story 1) A lonely old shoemaker is expecting a special visitor. Things do not turn out as he thought …. But by the end of the day the sparkle is back behind his little round spectacles.

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The Holy Spirit (Season 1・Module 3・Lesson 4) In this final lesson on The Holy Spirit Philip Edwards concludes his teaching with you will receive power to witness to others and through the Holy Spirit living within you reproduce the fruit of God’s love in your life.

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The Holy Spirit (Season 1・Module 3・Lesson 3) Philip Edwards explains God is a giver and in giving us the Holy Spirit we receive a heavenly language to fellowship with our Father and nine wonderful gifts to empower us for Christian service.

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The Holy Spirit (Season 1・Module 3・Lesson 2) Philip Edwards helps us discover how the Holy Spirit wants to aid us in our prayers and the implications of being baptised with fire.

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The Holy Spirit (Season 1・Module 3・Lesson 1) Philip Edwards introduces us to the third person of the Trinity whom God has sent to be in us and with us. A counsellor, teacher and friend who comes with power to gift us and energise us to live the Christian life to the full.

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Receiving God’s Best (Season 1・Module 2・Lesson 4) In this final lesson of the module Philip Edwards will emphasise the importance of choosing the eternal over the temporal and what God has ordained for you that no person or power can take from you.

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Receiving Gods Best (Season 1・Module 2・Lesson 3) Philip Edwards consider principles 4,5 & 6. Firstly, “friendship with the Holy Spirit” - what kind of person he is and how we are to befriend him. Then, “hearing and obeying God’s voice” - something that must be learnt and cultivated with care. Finally, the importance of considering “what we hear” and “who we listen to” separating God’s voice from all other voices.

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Receiving God’s Best (Season 1・Module 2・Lesson 2) Philip Edwards will look at principles 2 and 3 how Jesus must be our focus and how we must meditate on God’s Word, we shall look at the importance of fixing our eyes on Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith and not being diverted onto secondary aspects of the Gospel. Followed by key principle 3 the importance of meditating on God’s Word that is thinking God’s Word, speaking God’s Word and acting God’s Word.

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Receiving God's Best (Season 1・Module 2・Lesson 1) Philip Edwards teaches on the parable of the sower where Jesus teaches the principle of the hundredfold return.  He then establishes the first principle of 8 to be taught on this course.  “You must want God’s best,” based on the story of Jacob and Esau.

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The Tabernacle (Season 1・Module 1・Lesson 4) In our final lesson on the Tabernacle Philip Edwards teaches us how to live continually in the presence of God.

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The Tabernacle (Season 1・Module 1・Lesson 3) Philip Edwards explains the symbolism of the furniture in the holy place and how it represents the mind, the will and the emotions of mankind.

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The Tabernacle (Season 1・Module 1・Lesson 2) Philip Edwards explains the importance of the symbolism of the tabernacle and that when we understand it we will recognise the plan that God has for our lives.

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The Tabernacle (Season 1・Module 1・Lesson 1) Philip Edwards begins the Tabernacle module with Laying The Foundations of how the Christian goes onto maturity living in the presence of God. We hope you enjoy the teaching and please don’t forget subscribe.

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