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The Bible reveals God's heart. We explore how the ancient audience understood His message. Then, through stories, quotes and teaching, we discover what we should feel and do in our everyday, ordinary lives. God is filling us to overflow with his Deep Life & Wide Love.
Jesus warns supposed insiders to watch their lives and gives them strong warnings if they exclude others or disqualify themselves from Jesus and His Kingdom. What is hell, actually? Is it real, and who goes there?
Jesus invites Peter, John and James up the mountain for a big revelation - he transforms and shows the glory of God. What did this mean to them and for disciples today?
Jesus turns ideas of Kingship and Kingdom upside down, telling followers he has a cross rather than a throne. The way of self-sacrifice is the true-life he brings for his followers.
Jesus people can't shut up about how they have experienced Him alive! Your experience of the risen Lord may be the only message your friends and family know about who God is.
It isn't the external observance of religion that makes a person pure - It is in being with Jesus and following his invitations in your life.
Jesus sends his disciples into storms. Jesus appears in the storms. Jesus calms the storms. The problem is, we disciples sometimes don't get it but Jesus is still with us and opening our eyes to who he is and where he is taking us.
What is the answer to our busy, hurried and restless lives? 1) Jesus calls us away to teach us. 2) Jesus calls us away to nourish us. 3) Jesus calls us away to himself.
John the Baptist followed his call to the point of death. What can we learn about following Jesus from this scripture?
Jesus is rejected in Nazareth and then sends his disciples out in his ministry with a teaching on how to deal with rejection.
An exploration of God's call to community. We are called by Jesus, we are called to Jesus and we are called to be apart of God's Family.
Two women from two different ends of the spectrum encounter the power of Jesus because Faith is Greater than Fear
The power of Jesus over demonic and all powers sets us free. He has power for humanity over the powers over humanity.
Mark 1:40-42 may be an unusual Christmas scripture but it packs the movement of God to us, our invitation to him to heal us and having our desires met.
Isaiah 61 reads like an inauguration speech. God's agenda is to revolutionize public life in favour of the poor, oppressed and vulnerable. His coming will institute a reversal of fortune for God's people with him as their King and they, his loyal subjects, will bring peace and justice to the world.
You may think of the advent about the coming of baby Jesus. Yes, but it also includes his coming in the future and to the world today. Mark record's the incredible day of the Lord and Carla unpacks it for us.
How many parables can you find in Mark 4? Each of these points to how we interact and receive God's word.
Jesus redefines identity and our place in the world around who we say Jesus is and whether we follow him. His offer of a new life requires a full surrender in who he is and what he is doing.
Jesus disrupts religious thinking and assembles sinners around him. He came to heal the sick and set sinners free, not form a social club for the self-righteous. And Jesus' new people are following a new way of living. One that breaks all the stuffy religious expectations in favour of the fullness of life.
There are three responses to Jesus' power and authority to heal and forgive. Which will you choose?
An introductory exploration of what the call to be a Christian Disciple entails. (Hint: Called to follow Jesus)
Jesus immediately comes into the world to undo the work of the devil through his mighty deeds and amazing teaching.
If we feel a calling there must be a caller. When God calls people to Himself, he gives meaning and it is costly. However, Jesus paid the cost to follow him and make something worthwhile of your life.
Mark's prologue sounds like a ring announcer coded within Israel's ancient prophecies. He introduces us to the Messianic Warrior who will show a NEW WAY of BELOVEDNESS as God's adopted Children.
Galatians speaks to our time by speaking to the difficult situations we face and how the gospel frees us from them
We sometimes think that the way to grow and improve ourselves is some rigorous spiritual program but we need to keep the gospel not just as the way we start but continue and finish the race of faith.
The pitfalls of a spiritual journey are false teaching, flawed leaders and fears. Galatians 2 tells us that clinging to the real gospel keeps us from these life failings.
Paul discovered who he really was when he met Jesus. His new identity changed three vital aspects of his life: 1) Paul's Relationships 2) Paul's Values 3) Paul's Work.
Galatians 1:1-12 - Some people think that being good will make you accepted by God and blessed. But the gospel tells us that we can't fix ourselves and we need a saviour. Jesus shows us that we are forgiven, loved and accepted in our badness, not our goodness.
The purpose & definition of spiritual friendship and 12 ways to be a positive influence in someone's life.
When we enter wilderness and have needs and wants do we continue to pursue God or fall back and rely on our own resources?
What is your favourite anthem? Victory songs are usually played after a sports team wins a championship but God's victory can be sung even when you are journeying through the wilderness. The video is Jon's top ten secular victory songs. The audio is his sermon.
As part of our Infinitum series, Carla teaches that the spiritual discipline of solitude is not being alone but a way of being present with God and ourselves.