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Today's passage focuses on the LORD and His amazing work of delivering His people and how He rightly deserves all the glory for that. See how Jethro responds to this news and what that means for us in light of Jesus.
Last week we saw Israel test the LORD asking, “Is YHWH among us or not?” and this week we see the LORD prove that He is - shown in Him fighting the Amalekites for them.
Jared is taking us back to Exodus this week where we will see a cycle of Israel’s swift, faithless grumbling and disobedience and the Lord’s patient forbearance and faithful provision and how this relates to us today.
Join us as we explore why we can't live without love, what love is all about and how long love will be around for. (Hint - 1 Cor 13:8!)
The unfinished work in the world is accomplished by the Father, Jesus, and us - their people - being in unison. Embrace the oneness we have with our God.
Christ is the only way to salvation. In this passage we see how Jesus became the single sacrifice for our sins so that we may be perfected for all time. We can therefore “draw near [to God] with a true heart in full assurance of faith...” (Heb 10:22)
How does God reveal Himself to us? Where can we learn what God is like? Today in Psalm 19, we learn that God reveals Himself to us in the skies (vv1-6), the Scriptures (vv7-11), and climatically in His own Son (vv12-14). Praise the Lord for His clear speech to us!
Without God, there is no hope. But in Christ Jesus there is a living hope for all who believe. Hold fast to Christ knowing He is holding us.
In view of the Gospel of salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone, we as believers are called to live by the Spirit as a loving Christian community. See what that looks like for us here at HWC.
Our Lord deals with the strife in our world in astonishing ways. The ray of hope for us all is the certainty that: (1) He deals with injustice; and (2) the righteous by faith shall live.
When Jesus heard the Pharisees and Scribes grumbling about him eating with sinners, he told them three parables, about the lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost child.
There’s a war between the Spirit and the flesh. The Spirit leads us and produces fruit in us making us more and more like Jesus. We, as Christians, are to live by the Spirit in His strength and not by the flesh.
Jesus has set us free so that we can live free in Him. Don't go back to slavery or abuse freedom; rather let faith, hope and love abound.
Galatians 4 contrasts humanity's default state of being slaves to works-based-righteousness with adoption as sons in Christ Jesus. Don't submit to slavery; stand firm in freedom.
God preached the massive news of salvation in Jesus in advance to Abraham that all nations would be blessed through him. The fulfilment of that is seen in Jesus, the Christ, the Son of Abraham, who was cursed for us that we might be blessed in Him.
The Galatians were foolishly trying, in their own strength, to finish the work God started in them by works of the law. They and we must rather rely on God's strength working in us by His Spirit and live by faith in Him every step of the way.
Though kingdoms come and go, our God reigns forever so trust and live faithfully to Him who is risen.
We can’t justify ourselves; Christ died so that we can be right in God’ sight. Don’t trust in yourself, trust in Jesus!
oday is the start of a three-part series that Jared is bringing to us over the Easter period. This morning we see that Jesus is the humble king. Him riding in on a donkey shows His humility and simultaneously His Kingship (in fulfilment of OT prophecy).
YHWH led the people of Israel out of Egypt through the sea on dry ground and closed it over destroying their enemies and saving them. Hear how this points towards Jesus destroying our ultimate enemies and saving us.
Jesus knows what it's like to be one of us and is uniquely placed to help us as He is fully God and fully human.
The innocent and sinless King of the Jews died to set free those who deserve death. Only by faith in Him can we be saved.
Assurance of salvation in Christ is not wishful thinking or a waste of time but provides not only benefits in eternity but real tangible benefits in the here and now. It’s critically important for all believers to seek out.
Even though life got harder for Israel in slavery to Egypt, God hasn't forgotten them and is patiently, lovingly and all-knowingly keeping His promise to rescue them. Even though life gets hard for us in this life, God patiently, lovingly and all-knowingly keeps His promises to rescue us in Christ.
Jesus is amazed by the unsurpassed faith of a gentile, and uses this example as a springboard to say the kingdom of heaven is for those of faith, not birth right.
Israel went from finding refuge in Egypt to finding themselves enslaved by the Egyptians. The Egyptians were more powerful than Israel and had a plan to wipe them out. But God had promised to make them into a great nation and God keeps His promises. Like the midwives we need to fear and trust God and not the world around us - no matter how powerful it may seem.
In the face of fierce struggles, Jesus commands His church to respond in three ways: Fear Not; Rejoice; and Be at Peace.
We must be wary of religion when it leans to thinking that religious works can make us clean before God. It is only in seeing that we are naturally unclean that we will run to the saviour. If we don’t see this, we will rely on ourselves in keeping religious works. So, in answer to the question, “Who is defiled?” – all are! But Jesus deals with that. We must resolutely oppose anything that teaches differently.
In God's amazing wisdom and love, He sovereignly planned that the worst act of human evil ever - the murder of Jesus Christ on the cross (enabled by Judas' betrayal) - would simultaneously be the most amazing act of God's love to save His people through the blood of the ultimate Passover Lamb. This all occurred exactly as God said it would in His Word and yet we remain accountable for our sin. But there is hope to be found in Jesus who alone can save us.
Jesus shows how the Christ is not only David's Son but also his Lord. This reveals the Scribes' inconsistent views on Scripture and small view of God's Promised King. David's Son being his Lord only makes sense in Jesus, who is greater than we can comprehend!
If we don't understand who we are and what our purpose is, then when things go bad in our culture we won't be able to stand firm in the true grace of God.
Jesus teaches that the greatest commandment is to love the LORD our God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength and the second is to love our neighbours as ourselves. These two commandments hang together and centre on God and His love for us.
The Sadducees come to trap Jesus on the question of the resurrection, but Jesus reveals they don't know God's word and they don't know God's power. While the issues that come to the surface for us may be similar or different, they stem from the same place. Do we know what God has said and what God can do? Jesus calls us to take God at his word and put our trust in him - the Almighty one.
The Pharisees and Herodians joined together in trying to catch Jesus out with a question all about taxes. Come along and hear how Jesus made them marvel with a coin and words about image, imprint and God.
Today, Campbell will be helping us see what it means to grow in Christ. Does trusting put an end to trying in the Christian life?
This week we see Jesus begin to speak to the people in parables. Parables are earthly stories with heavenly meanings. We hear about a vineyard, the Owner, the servants, His Son and the tenants. But there’s more to this story than what’s on the surface. There’s a deeper meaning. A Kingdom meaning. Jesus tells this story to teach us about God, about the people of Jesus’ day and about us. Our response to Jesus here and now, determines whether we receive the inheritance along with Jesus the Heir, or face judgement like the tenants. Come along and receive Jesus, who died and rose again, offering us the most amazing inheritance ever.
Rob Cox will be taking us through the final week with Jesus as He sets His face toward the cross. Jesus is preparing His disciples for the new role He knew they were about to enter into. He performs two destructive acts (Jesus never ceases to provide the unexpected!), with the underlying message being to Have Faith in God.
Jesus is the King in David's line, who shows mercy to those in need. Jesus called the blind beggar Bartimaeus and kindly gave him sight. Like Bartimaeus, we find ourselves blind in this world, struggling to make sense of ourselves and the world around us and desperately in need of sight. Jesus is the only One who can make us see. Like Bartimaeus, we need to call on Jesus as King, ask Him for mercy, trust Him and follow Him on the Way.
The final section of Mark shows that Jesus, who died, truly came back to life again. Since Jesus is the only person to have ever done this, exactly as He and the Bible said would happen, we must listen to Jesus. His power over life and death is awesome! We'll either find ourselves terrified of death, or having reverent faith in the One who has defeated it. Our response to Jesus decides where we spend forever. Don't reject Jesus and face judgement, rather have faith in Jesus who defeated death and offers us the sure hope of resurrection life in Him.
Jesus was forsaken by humanity, forsaken by God, and forsaken to forgive. Through Jesus bearing God's judgement in our place we can be forgiven. Don't be forsaken, rather trust Jesus who was forsaken for us and be forgiven.
What king of peace enters a city on a donkey knowing he is to proceed to wear a crown of thorns and carry a cross? A better, gentler and more loving King than we could ever dare imagine.
In this week's passage, we see how in contrast to the disciples' (and often our own way) of viewing greatness, true greatness is found in service and the ultimate service is the ransom paid by Jesus. Listen to how the cross is both the worst act of human evil ever and the most amazing act of God's love.
From a young age we all instinctively know the world is not safe. It starts with the monsters under the bed when the lights go out but we never really grow out of it do we? We lock our doors and insure our homes and contents and incomes and lives because we know that life is not safe, that unseen dangers lurk in the shadows that can pounce when we least expect it. But there is a way to be safe in this world, even when we live in the most frightening of times
Many people think that this life is all we get and that it's really all about the here and now. Jesus, in today's passage, shows that there is more to life than that. There is the life to come. See how true greatness is found in service, how the little ones are so important in the kingdom, how our sin is serious and our God is gracious.
Matt is from Three Crosses Church in Murdoch and we look forward to hearing him speak about the Parable of the Weeds and how Jesus' plan for Christians is to be godly in the midst of ungodliness.
Join us this week as we take a look at the prophecies and teaching Jesus gave either side of the exorcism we saw last week. The main idea that keeps coming up is that Jesus was going to suffer, die and rise again. The disciples didn't understand; they questioned among themselves what Jesus meant and they asked Jesus about Elijah coming first. Jesus showed how the destiny of the Elijah figure (John the Baptist) is much like what would happen to Him (the Son of Man). When Jesus prophesied His death and resurrection again, the disciples still didn't understand and were afraid to ask Him. Why were they scared? Why are these prophecies so significant? Why die and rise? What is the right response?
We see so much evil all around us in this world. Well may we wonder, "why trust God when we see and experience evil?" Come, listen as we see how Psalm 36 answers this question.
Those who exalt themselves (like the Pharisee) will be humbled and those who humble themselves (like the Tax Collector) will be exalted. We all deserve God’s judgement, but God, in His love and mercy, justifies those who confess their sin and trust wholly in Jesus as Lord and Saviour. Let us not be like the Pharisee, but rather like the Tax Collector, acknowledging our sin and crying out to God to have mercy on us in the Lord Jesus.
This week Jared will be speaking about how Jesus is the Deliverer from Exile. After sending His people into exile for their sin, God promised to rescue Judah and we see this partially fulfilled, when God brought some of the people back in the Old Testament. In Jesus, true deliverance from exile is possible that deals with the very cause of why God's people were sent into exile in the first place - their sin. We all need this deliverance that only Jesus offers.
Jesus the descendent of both Abraham and David, became the fulfilment of the prophecies and covenants God had made with them. Therefore, Jesus is The King, who is God's Son, who rules forever!
This week Jared will be starting a 3 part series from the book of Matthew. Today he will be speaking about how Jesus is the Son of Abraham. God made promises to Abraham, partially fulfilled them in the Old Testament and ultimately fulfils them in Jesus.
Jesus came to this Earth to be born and to die to offer salvation to sinners like us. We all need to be born again this is only possible in Jesus. The awesome news is that for all who turn to Jesus and believe in Him there is the sure hope of eternal life.
We all have relationships that are broken and that need to be fixed. By nature we all need to be reconciled to God and we can’t do it ourselves. Amazingly, in His enormous love, God has acted to reconcile us to Himself in the Lord Jesus. He has done this by taking our sin upon Himself on the cross and giving us His righteousness in return. This reconciliation with God then leads to a call for us to seek the reconciliation of others to God, by reaching out with the message of Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Why did Jesus heal the blind man in two steps? What does this teaches us about the disciples and us? This passage shows us that Jesus is the Christ, the Suffering Servant and that He calls us to follow Him by carrying our own cross.