Previously, in former posts here we’ve examined Paul’s instructions concerning the gospel – that it should be guarded, celebrated and fought for. The church is surrounded by people who don’t know Jesus and we are on a great mission to save lives. How do we do that? Firstly, we pray – so says Paul in the previous...
The task is demanding but the promise is assuring Jeremiah was called to one of the most demanding positions in the nation of Israel: “a prophet to the nations” (Jer. 1:5). Unlike the calling of this father and grandfather, who were called to be priests, this was the calling to be a prophet. To speak...
Coming up on 31 October is the 500th anniversary of when Martin Luther famously posted his 95 Theses on the door of a church in Wittenberg, Germany, formally beginning the Protestant Reformation. Because this is such a monumental event in the life of the Church, starting 1 October, we’ve decided to dedicate some time to...
Our new sermon series starting on 30 July is called “Jesus Speaks, how the words of Christ transform our speech”. Taking various texts from the gospels we’ll explore together not only what Jesus said to certain people, but how he said it. Here are some of the topics we’ll be looking at together: the need...
