A Loving Church – 24: The Body of Christ – 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 – Jodie McNeill – 23 July 2023
Organising people
Whoever has responsibility needs _________
People think the person in charge is more _________
We need different people in different _____
The most special organisation is the ______
We have different _____ but equal importance
We’re united by _______
The body of Christ is one body with many _____
Your negative feelings don’t reduce your _____
God’s in _______ of his body
Even with diversity, there is _____
We all ____ each other
Every member of the church is _________
If you’re not contributing, you’re still _________
You’re ________ because you’re part of us
This brings us _______
We each ____ what the others feel
The ______ church is our body, too
We’re all _________, and that’s good
The greatest gift is ____!
Your High Calling – 2 Corinthians 5:10-6:2 Stephen Bligh – 16 July 2023
Having a good death
A good gospel life precedes a good death
Death and judgement (verse 10)
Christ died for us, we are now called to live for Him
The motivation (verse 11a)
Persuading with integrity (verses 11b to 12)
Persuading others
Willingness to be ridiculed (verses 13)
What drives us (verses 14 to 15)
A new perspective on people around us (verses 16 to 17)
God has reconciled us (verses 18 to 19)
Our high calling (versus 20 to 21)
We are Christ’s ambassadors
The urgency (chapter 6 verses 1 to 2)
The prayer
The Man Born Blind – John 9 – Michael Kellahan – 9 July 2023
Scene 1: The disciples’ super-awkward question (verses 1-5)
Scene 2: Questioning by neighbours (verses 8-12)
Scene 3: The Pharisees question the man (verses 13-17)
Scene 4: The Pharisees question the man’s parents (verses 18-23)
Scene 5: The Pharisees question the man again (verses 24-34)
The super-awkward final scene: the blind see and those who see become blind (verses 35-41)