Christians often skip the resurrection The resurrection shows Jesus ____ for our sins The resurrection was _____ to the Apostles The resurrection shows Jesus is the true _____ The resurrection is ______ than Easter Resurrection Day was _________ Day The the ______ came, resurrection would happen Jesus’ resurrection becomes ___ resurrection The resurrection of Jesus […]
What do guitars, kids, water slides, the Bible, and transformers all have in common? Square One! Square One is a weekend camp for children in Years 3 to 6 and their church leaders. Last weekend, seven of us went to Youthworks Port Hacking Conference Centre to spend a weekend together and discipline each other with […]
The cross of Christ is offensive The cross is _________, but it’s crucial Consider the two _______ of Christ Jesus died as ___ If Jesus wasn’t God, he couldn’t pay for us ___ If Jesus wasn’t God, it wouldn’t have been ____ God took the punishment ______ himself Jesus died as a _____ Only a […]
It’s hard to imagine what it’s like to live in a country where simply going to church is a life-threatening activity. Yet for millions of Christians, it is dangerous and often even illegal to gather to read the Bible, to sing, and to pray with others. Earlier this year, Mandy, Barbara and I caught a […]
At today’s commissioning service for Adrian, Anita, Matias and Maia Lovell, it was a fresh reminder of our deep partnership with them and with the Church Missionary Society, CMS. We gathered along with representatives of six other churches to show our support for the Lovells, and to pray for them as they prepare to return […]
Imagine… When we see ____, we long for justice God punishes in _______ People get what they _______, now God punishes by _____ God punishes at the end of the _____ ____ is running out Liberty: nobody will be _______ Universalism: _________ will be saved Imagine all the people living life in _____?
Embarrassed by sin We need to understand our spiritual ________ Sin is the _________ of God as ruler We’ve all ______ to our own way Sin _______ every human Sin makes us fail to ____ as we should If we’re not following God, we’re following the _____ We’re alienated from the ______ itself Humanism: all […]
In our increasingly-professionalised world, we now employ people to do many of the things that we once did, ourselves—from mowing lawns to walking our dogs. There are good reasons why we engage the services of others, but as we have become wealthier, we now value our time so highly that we spend money to deliver […]
A problem with authority We all want to ____ ourselves Since God created everything, we need to ______ him God _______ everything God lovingly _____ everything God has made ______ to rule under him ___________: ‘what you see is all there is’ _________: ‘what you don’t see really matters’ _____: ‘it’s all a big machine’ […]
Dear Father God, In light of Hamas’ recent attacks on Israel we are reminded yet again of the sad reality that the present Jerusalem is in slavery with her children.We pray for those who belong to the heavenly Jerusalem – our brothers and sisters living in both Israel and Palestine – that you’d enable them […]