Redeemer Church Colchester: Recent Episodes
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Everyone a Witness - Hospitality Tom Allen Download LIFE GROUP NOTES PRESENTATION DEVOTIONAL Permalink
Spontaneous and Supernatural - Everyone a Witness Alastair McDonald Download LIFE GROUP NOTES PRESENTATION DEVOTIONAL Permalink
Unavoidable and Understanding - Everyone a Witness Debs McDonald Download LIFE GROUP NOTES PRESENTATION DEVOTIONAL Permalink
The Mission of The Spirit - Spirit Filled Alastair McDonald Download LIFE GROUP NOTES PRESENTATION DEVOTIONAL Permalink
The Assurance of The Spirit Spirit Filled Download LIFE GROUP NOTES PRESENTATION DEVOTIONAL Permalink
Baptism In The Spirit - Spirit Filled Hugh Pearce Download LIFE GROUP NOTES PRESENTATION DEVOTIONAL Baptism In The Spirit Booklet Permalink
The Holy Spirit - Spirit Filled Carl Barker Download LIFE GROUP NOTES PRESENTATION DEVOTIONAL Permalink
A Church Filled with The Spirit (TO COME) Peter Vincent Download Presentation DEVOTIONAL LIFE GROUP NOTES Permalink
Courage and Finishing Well (Joshua 23: 1-24: 33) Tom Scrivens Download LIFE GROUP NOTES PRESENTATION DEVOTIONAL Permalink
Courage and Consistency (Joshua 14: 1-14) Hugh Pierce Download LIFE GROUP NOTES PRESENTATION DEVOTIONAL Permalink
Weekend Away (Seminar) - Abundantly Fruitful in your 50's & Beyond Maurice Nightingale Download PRESENTATION (TO COME) Permalink
Weekend Away - Building on the Foundation of Multiplication Maurice Nightingale Download Permalink
Weekend Away - Building on the Foundation of Apostles Maurice Nightingale Download Permalink
Courage and Battles (Joshua 10:1-43) Abraham Okusanya Download PRESENTATION DEVOTIONAL Permalink
Courage and Holiness (Joshua 7:1 - 9:27) Carl Barker Download LIFE GROUP NOTES PRESENTATION DEVOTIONAL Permalink
Courage When Facing Obstacles (Joshua 5:13-6:20) Roy Wheeler Download LIFE GROUP NOTES PRESENTATION DEVOTIONAL Permalink
Easter Sunday - A lot can happen in 3 days Alastair McDonald Download Presentation Permalink
Courage and Shame (Joshua 5:1-12) Alastair McDonald Download LIFE GROUP NOTES (TO COME) PRESENTATION DEVOTIONAL Permalink
Get Your Feet Wet (Joshua 3:1-4:24) Hugh Pearce Download LIFE GROUP NOTES PRESENTATION DEVOTIONAL Permalink
Courageous Faith (Joshua 2:1-2:24) Hugh Pearce Download LIFE GROUP NOTES PRESENTATION DEVOTIONAL Permalink
Courageous Advance (Joshua 1:1-18) Hugh Pearce Download LIFE GROUP NOTES PRESENTATION DEVOTIONAL Permalink
Can I Trust the Bible? Carl Barker PRESENTATION LIFE GROUP NOTES
To dig deeper on the sermon “Can We Trust the Bible?,” we are recommending the following resources.
Websites: WesleyHuff.com — Huff is a Canadian scholar and apologist with a specialty in ancient manuscripts. His website abounds with helpful podcasts, videos, and infographics. Huff rose to prominence especially through appearing on the Joe Rogan Experience, where he faithfully defended the truthfulness of Scripture and shared the gospel. * The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts — An organization led by scholar Dr. Daniel Wallace that works to compile, catalog, and photograph biblical Manuscripts. * TextAndCanon.org — Dr. Peter Gurry and Dr. John Meade share abundant resources and training related to the reliability of Scripture. Their excellent Scribes & Scriptures conference and training is available here. * BibleProject.com* — A remarkable website to help you study, engage, and enjoy the Bible. Filled with explainer videos for each book, helpful courses, articles, and more.
Books Listed from easier-to-harder:
- Can We Trust the Gospels? by Peter J. Williams
- Why I trust the Bible: Answers to real questions and doubts people have about the Bible by Bill D. Mounce
- Truth in a Culture of Doubt: Engaging Skeptical Challenges to the Bible by Andreas J. Kostenberger, Darrell L. Block, and Josh Chartra
- Scribes and Scripture: The amazing story of how we got the Bible by John Meade and Peter Gurry
- Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony by Richard Bauckham
Trustworthiness of the Bible
Reading & Understanding the Bible
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The Spirit Says GO - Guidance through community and choices Debs McDonald Download PRESENTATION LIFEGROUP NOTES DEVOTIONAL Permalink
The Spirit Says GO - Supernatural Guidance Alastair McDonald Download PRESENTATION Life GROUP NOTES DEVOTIONAL Permalink
The Spirit Says GO - Guidance through circumstances Hugh Pearce Download PRESENTATION Group Notes DEVOTIONAL Permalink
I AM - THE RESURRECTION & LIFE Alastair McDonald Download PRESENTATION DEVOTIONAL LIFE GROUP NOTES Permalink
I AM - THE TRUE VINE Hugh Pearce Download PRESENTATION LIFE GROUP NOTES DEVOTIONAL Daily Prayer Permalink
I AM - GOOD SHEPHERD Carl Barker Download PRESENTATION LIFE GROUP NOTES DEVOTIONAL Permalink
I AM - THE DOOR Hugh Pearce Download PRESENTATION LIFE GROUP NOTES Devotional Permalink
I AM - THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD Roy Wheeler Download PRESENTATION LIFE GROUP NOTES DEVOTIONAL Permalink
I AM - THE BREAD OF LIFE Hugh Pearce Download PRESENTATION DEVOTIONAL LIFE GROUP NOTES Permalink
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Bible Project Podcast: God's Hot Nose In Exodus 34, God describes himself as “slow to anger,” but many people are uncomfortable with the portrait of God as an angry or emotional being. How does the Bible talk about anger, and how does this help us understand God as slow to anger?
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Further Resources * Life Group Notes Key Scriptures: Luke 18 v.1 - 8; Luke 11 v.5 - 10
Other Scripture refs: Luke 2 v.36 - 37; Eph.6 v.18; Hebs.11 v.6; Mark
11v.24; James 5 v.15 - 16; Hebs.6 v.12;
Mark 10 v.46 - 52; Hebs.5 v.7; 1 Sam.1 v.9 - 20; Matt.26 v.39, 42 - 44; Mark
14 v.35 - 36, 39 - 41; Luke 22 v.41 - 44
Sunday's teaching on Persevering in Prayer was largely taken from two
parables of Jesus recorded in Luke 18 and Luke 11, but many other relevant
Scriptures were also referred to.
It is suggested you choose from (and modify as appropriate) the questions
below to suit your Group and as the Holy Spirit leads you.
QUESTIONS:
1. To encourage others, have you had an experience you can share of
persevering prayer which was finally answered? - maybe not answered in the
way you expected and possibly even better than you'd hope for!
2.Do you get discouraged and lose heart when the answer to your
prayer request seems a long time coming? If so, has this affected you in
persevering?
Does it help you to not give up, recognising that prayer is firstly about
maintaining and maturing your relationship with God?
As James Montgomery says in his old hymn: "Prayer is the Christian's vital
breath".
- Does the focus of your prayer life need to change from
predominantly asking for things, to simply spending time in His presence
appreciating Him for who He is and not for what we can get? As Tommy Tenney
said: we are prone to seek what we can get from His hands, rather than
seeking His face.
· What steps can you take to adjust the focus of your prayer life?
· What have you found helpful that might help others in your Group?
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Do you find the thought of making demands of God unashamedly and in
an annoyingly persistent way difficult?
Why do you think this might be? (e.g. maybe it is seen by some as
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Have you had a personal (or corporate) experience where a desperate
situation has caused you to get more fervent in prayer?
What was the result?
Some Take Away Thoughts for personal prayerful consideration:
(i) Do you personally have unanswered prayer requests you
may need to modify or seek God for possible 'hidden' reasons for delay?
(ii) With the example of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane,
grappling in his humanity, with a prayer which could not be answered, do you
(as Jesus ultimately did) need to pray a prayer of surrender to the Father's
will in any particular matter?
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Further Resources * Small Group Guide Over the past three weeks, the Sunday preaches have considered 3 very different examples, which Paul cites in 2 Tim.2 as possessing desirable qualities for a disciple of Jesus:
· a dedicated soldier who is focussed on the mission he/she is engaged in
· a disciplined athlete who runs with integrity to win the winner’s prize
· a diligent farmer
1.In your discipleship of Christ, which do you see yourself as most like and in what way – the soldier, athlete or farmer?
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Paul felt confident to say to the believers in Corinth (1 Cor.11 v.1), to imitate him in the way he lived, as he imitated Christ.
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What aspects of your life and service as a disciple of Jesus do you feel confident to encourage others to imitate you in?3. Paul also expressed to the Corinthian believers that whilst they could have many teachers to learn from, he saw himself as their one spiritual father. (1 Cor.4 v.15)
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Have you had the blessing of a special relationship with a spiritual father or mother at any stage of your Christian walk with the Lord? Do you feel able to share who that relationship was with and in what ways they were of help to you?4. The following qualities of a farmer were recognised in Sunday’s preach:
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· diligent – hardworking
· dependent on God
· patient in waiting
· forward looking
· persevering
· a faithful steward
· passionate
Which of these qualities do you consider that you need to grow in to become a more effective disciple of Christ?
Do you have a trusted person to help you in this, who you could become accountable to?
- Do you have a believer or believers, who you are seeking to help shape as a disciple of Christ, from your own experience as a disciple?
Is there someone in Redeemer who the Holy Spirit is impressing on your heart who you could get alongside and help them grow as a disciple of Jesus?
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Paul’s instruction in Titus 2 v.1 - 10 may be of help if your Group discusses what to teach/impart to people at different life-stages.
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Is anyone experiencing a particularly hard time currently and would like prayer from the Group to help you persevere whilst drawing strength from God and trusting Him to bring you through the situation you are facing?
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Scripture: John 20: 1-18
Keywords: Transformed, love, family, fulfilled
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Judges Playlist (YouTube)
Individual Sermon Resources * Audio files, Group Notes, PowerPoints & Handouts
Part 1 of a series in the book of Judges - looking at how we can identify and break the cycle of sin in our lives
There is no audio recording from this week as we had a screening of the ‘Children of Shanghai’ documentary and an interview with the pioneer founders of Care for Children. For various reasons we cannot show the documentary but below is a link to a another screening and interview. The documentary below is shorter and the interview by others, but does give a good taste of the experience.