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Christian PerseveranceHebrews 10:26-12:3 Don’t deliberately keep sinning?           (10:26ff)  You need to persevere..                      (10:36ff & 12:1-3)“throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles.”“run with perseverance the race marked out for us”Consider the cloud of witnesses            (11:1ff) And fix your eyes on Jesus                  (12:2-3)  (Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Holding firm to the endHebrews 10:1-25 1.⁠ ⁠Draw near to God through Jesus   2.⁠ ⁠Hold firm to your hope in Jesus   3.⁠ ⁠Spur one another on, while we wait for Jesus (Preacher: Thom Herbert)

The ONLY way to approach GodHebrews 8-9Jesus is better! better Tabernacle better Sacrifice better Covenant Everything about the Old Covenant should teach us -that Jesus is the only way we can approach God!So where are you up to?(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

 Jesus: Perfect Priest and KingHebrews 7:1-28  Why would you need a priest?   So what does it mean for Jesus to be Priest in the order of Melchizedek?   You need Jesus as your perfect Priest and King…(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Can a Christian Fall Away?Hebrews 4:14-6:20 A serious warning – if you fall away…          (6:4-6) A warning to ‘sluggish’ Christians                (5:11-6:12)  A warning which is compatible with sure hope  (6:9-20)  So, can a Christian fall away?  (Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Don’t Harden Your HeartHebrews 3:7-4:13  When you don’t really listen… you usually miss-out!  This passage shows us that God speaks    .. and God continues to offer rest  And this passage warns us – not to harden our hearts (but to keep listening, trusting and obeying)   (Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Jesus – Our Perfect SaviourHebrews 2:5-3:6 The world we see is not the world that will be (2:5-8) In Jesus we see the perfect pioneer of salvation (9-18)  So fix your thoughts on Jesus…and follow Him (3:1-6)(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Jesus is Better!Hebrews 1:1-2:41.God has spoken - in Jesus  2.God has spoken - a message of salvation from sin  3.God has spoken – we need to pay attention  (Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Our Identity: Men and Women in ChristBible Reading: Genesis 1:26-2:25 “Women and Men are Equal and Interchangeable”  Equal – yes Interchangeable – not so much  So how are we different and why?  Life in Christ, as women and as men..(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Reading: Psalm 191. Torah is Special because it reveals God specifically2. Torah offers both warning and promises that are rooted in God's own character (v11)3. Jesus is the full revelation of the Torah...05/10/2025 AMPreacher: Thom Herbert

Who is Jesus? (Reading Philippians 2:5-11 & Hebrews 2:6-18) 1.                      God the Son became human like us 2.                      To live the life we should have  3.                      To die the death we should have 4.                      So he could bring us to God (Preacher: Andreas Mayer)

Our Identity in ChristBible Readings: Colossians 3:1-4, Ephesians 1:3-10“Be true to who you are” ?Our Identity in Christ Sinners or Saints?Building ‘Christ-esteem’(Steve Blencowe)

Jesus: The resurrection & The LifeJohn 11(Reading 11:1-26) John shows us Jesus’ humanity and his divinityThese events took place to glorify Jesus…      (11:4)…the resurrection and the life            (11:25-26) And these events are recorded that you might believe As we finish our time in John’s gospel, can you declare with Thomas - that Jesus is your Lord and God (20:28)   (Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

The Shepherd and His SheepJohn 10(Reading 10:1-24) Jesus is the Good Shepherd He uses the gate (10:1-6)He is the gate (10:7-9)He gives his life for his sheep, voluntarily (10:10-13, 17-18)He knows all his sheep (10:14-16) Jesus’ sheep listen to His voice (10:4-5, 16)  Beware of thieves, robbers and wolves....   (Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

The right response to Jesus!John 9 A man born blind demonstrates how we should respond to seeing Jesus’ signs   While the Jewish leaders display the sorry reality of spiritual blindness  Along the way John causes us to think about the relationship between sickness and sin  What can we learn from the once blind man?(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Jesus’ words: the diagnostic test for our heartsJohn 8:31-59Believing in Jesus will set you free Jesus is denying the truthThere’s no one more important than Jesus. So how we respond to Him matters more than anything.(Preacher: Thom Herbert)

Jesus: the true light, that gives lifeJohn 8:12-30   John has told us Jesus is the light…    (Jn 1:1-18) Now Jesus says “I am the light…”       (Jn 8:12) John shows us the darkness of:   The Pharisees’ human judgement  (Jn 8:12-20)        and the Jews’ worldly thinking      (Jn 8:21-30)  Everything will be clearer – when Jesus is ‘lifted up’ Are you enjoying the life that the light gives?  (Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Thirsty?John 7 (Reading 7:1-13, 37-44) This chapter of John’s Gospel shows us:  The sad irony of many who do not receive Jesus   And the boundless blessings for those who do!  Doesn’t it make you thirsty?(Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Where else have we to go?John 6:22-71(Reading vs22-42)  What is it that keeps you going?In this passage there are many looking for Jesus, but very few really find him (v26, 66) What does Jesus mean when he says: “I am the bread of life”?  (v35) And what does it mean to “eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood” (v53) Can we say what Peter said? “Lord, to whom shall we go?  You have the words of eternal life.”(Steve Blencowe)

More and MoreRomans 5:1-11  More and more Assurance troublers  1. The Reality of Justification (v1)   2. The Benefits of Justification (v1-4)   3. The Security of Justification (v5-11)  Assurance can take time  (Preacher: Sam Hemming)