Acts 25-26: Paul's life is an exemplary one, which shows us the power that Jesus can have on an individual's life. In Paul's defence, he describes his life before Christ, then in meeting Christ, and what his life has been like since.
Acts 25-26: Paul's life is an exemplary one, which shows us the power that Jesus can have on an individual's life. In Paul's defence, he describes his life before Christ, then in meeting Christ, and what his life has been like since.
Christianity is no longer the dominant worldview in the west (if it ever truly was). A result of this is more and more Christians experience their faith and beliefs being challenged. By looking at Paul's experience on trial, we see that God equips us with certain tools to get through these tough times.
Acts 21-22: One of the most common underlying themes of the bible is God's desire for His own glory. We see in Paul's example how we are to do that in our purpose, our peace and our pain.
Acts 20 - How do we live lives that influence those around us in the best possible way? it all comes down to the gospel and making sure we have a gospel-shaped character, a gospel-shaped confession and a gospel-shaped commitment.
Acts 19:17-20:12 - What would it have been like to see Paul's preaching in full flight? one thing is for sure, it had a remarkable effect on his hearers. True gospel preaching leads to a costly, transformational and passionate faith.
1 Corinthians 13: What would happen if we took seriously the biblical commands to love? what would our lives look like? What would the lives of those around us look like? Simon Ward from Compassion shares with us on this "Be Love" Sunday.
Romans 14: Ray takes us through and shows us how to live with church diversity in light of Romans 14. As Augustine says: in essentials, unity, in non-essentials, liberty, and in all things, charity.
1 Peter 1: Ben takes us through this chapter to show us how we have been delivered, how we need determination, and how this all should affect our demeanour.
What do we do when the God who does as He pleases does what doesn't please us? Matt seeks to answer this question by showing the experience of Habakkuk, whose prayer was answered in the exact opposite way he was hoping for!
Acts 18:1-19:17 - How do we know that God is with us as we go about our daily duties? how about when we actually seek to serve Him? are we doing it in his strength, or our own? regardless of who you are, we can learn from Paul that God shows he is with us, through His promises, His sovereignty and His miracles