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Just before Jesus died on the cross he uttered these words: "It is finished." But what, exactly, is finished? This talk takes a broad sweep of the Bible to find out what Jesus has done for us.
This is the second talk in the series on Spiritual Disciplines, focussing on prayer and confession (and the danger of religion!)
This
is the first talk
in a series on
Spiritual Disciplines, focussing on the why and how of
correct study and meditation on the Word of Bible.
The talk I'd prepared was dull, and I felt moved to speak on God's desire for our love as demonstrated through the covenants in Scripture. (NB: There is no text for this talk)
Following last year's talk on 'Giving', this talk moves on from dealing with tithing to consider how God's people should give, taking Exodus 35 as the example. Also considered is giving in our current global financial crisis.
As this is something of a hot-topic in the media at the moment, this talk was given to address the issue from neither a Conservative nor Liberal standpoint, but from a Biblical one. What does the Bible really say?
Following on from 'Love the Lord Your God' this talk takes a very practical look at loving your neighbour.
The Bible commands us to "Be eager to prophesy". But how do you recognise God's voice? How is prophecy to be tested and by whom? This talk aims to tackle these, and other, questions as we consider this somewhat contentious subject.
A bit of a mixture - starting with a look at the teaching of Jesus in general, this talk goes on to consider the core of Jesus' teaching: the command to "Love the Lord Your God..." As the Christian life hinges on this command, the focus is on what this means and how it is possible to love God.
This was an unprepared talk that looks at how godliness and contentment work together in all situations.
Discipleship is a word that is often used but rarely understood. Following on from our look at the Great Commission in January, this talk looks at what it really means to be a disciple of Christ: "If anyone would come after me. . ."
This is the second talk on Prayer, looking at what it means to live a life of prayer in the light of the examples set by Jesus and Paul. We also look at the two main reasons why Christians don't pray enough.
This, the first of two talks on the topic of Prayer, considers the problems that surround why prayer is not only difficult, but often seems fruitless. What does the Bible say about prayer, and how does this match up to our experience?
This was a short talk for Harvest Church Life Groups on 2 Thessalonians 1.
Which Kingdom do you belong to? How do you know? If you are in the Kingdom of God, this is a wake up call.
This talk focuses on Jesus' command to His followers in Matthew 28. This command is for all believers, and so we should make it our lifework to 'Go and make disciples'.
Given at Jubilee Church in Shepperton, this talk unpacks the great promise of Romans 8:28 with a challenge for the life of all believers. Will you trust God?
When the disciples argued about who would be the greatest, Jesus took a little child as said, "Unless you change and become like little children". This talk looks at what this means for Christians on a day to day basis as we grow in maturity and become like little children.