Summer Stretch – “… a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith” Hebrews 12:1–3 (NLT) 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And…
1 Peter 1:3–5 (ESV) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven…
Three phases of amazement. Mark is a storyteller, and the story he is telling is the story of Jesus Christ through the lens of the Apostle Peter’s stories for Roman Christians undergoing persecution. The Christians in Rome had already heard and believed the good news of God’s saving power (Rom. 1:8) but they needed to…
Good morning. My name is Riley if I haven’t met you before, and this morning we come to the third week in our series “Better Together” looking at how God has called us into authentic, gospel centred community with one another. We’re calling them LIFE groups and today we’re considering Spiritual Practices. There’s a sense…
Knowing God Better week 2 “Rooted, Built Up, Strengthened in Faith” Well, 1 week down in 2017, this year is really getting away from us! Easter is just around the corner! Well, not really, but I did notice in some of the supermarkets this week that in some small pockets, the Easter Chocolates have already…
Christmas Eve Hope Romans 15:7-13 (NLT) 7 Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory. 8 Remember that Christ came as a servant to the Jews to show that God is true to the promises he made to their ancestors. 9 He also came so that…