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Who Do You Trust? Isaiah 2:6-4:6 (Reading 2:6-22) God has a vision… (1:1-2:5) … that focuses on ‘the Day of the LORD’ (2:6-4:6) Isaiah gives a ‘poetic’ summary of what will happen ‘in that day’ (2:6-22) The conclusion and application are in the last verse of the summary (2:22)     So, who are you putting your trust in? (Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Freedom to Restrict Ourselves (1 Corinthians 9) Reading 1 Cor 9:13-26 For Paul, running the race means giving up his own rights… …because he would rather do this, than hinder the gospel of Christ Where are you running ‘aimlessly’? Preacher: Stephen Young

Hope For The Nations Isaiah 1:1-2:5 (Reading 1:1-20, 2:1-5) Isaiah’s vision – of hope in the midst of defeat A vision of the transformation of Zion A vision of hope for the nations Do you know this hope? (Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Freedom and Others (1 Corinthians 8) The Corinthians seek answers about Christian freedoms... ...but Paul highlights the REAL issue at hand True knowledge loves and builds up the church Preacher: Stephen Young

Church: And Generosity Bible Reading: 2 Corinthians 7:13b-9:5 Think about what ‘generosity’ is… and isn’t.. as we consider the topic of Church and money. Church, money… and the Bible Some principles from 2 Corinthians Let’s be a church that excels in everything… including the grace of giving (2 Cor 8:7) (Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Giving Generously (Readings: Matt 6:19-24, 1 Tim 6:17-19) What is the good life? God is the source of gospel-generosity... ...so “train yourself to be Godly” (1 Tim 4:7-9) What IS the good life? Preacher: Stephen Young

Church: What We Are Doing Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:1-25 (and Ephesians 4:11-16) As a Church we encourage each other to keep living with Jesus as our Lord and Saviour (Hebrews 10) We’re all involved (Ephesians 4) We are a Bible teaching Church that seeks to grow followers of Jesus we each want to: grow in knowing Jesus, grow in living for Jesus, and grow in making Jesus known (Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

What is the church? Ephesians 2 The Church is NOT a human invention… …it is a divine institution So belonging to the Church is not a matter of external attachment… …it’s about Jesus Preacher: Steve Young

Church: Who We ARE Bible Reading: Hebrews 12:18-29 1.  We are SINNERS made part of Christ’s Church 2.  We GATHER around Christ, and His Gospel 3.  We seek to GROW followers of Christ as we grow in KNOWING Jesus and grow in LIVING for Jesus and grow in SHARING the gospel of Jesus (Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Stand Firm Philippians 4:1 1. A letter to partners in the gospel … 2. … with some final instructions… 3. …that we can summarise in two words: stand firm! (preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Worth the Most Philippians 3:1-11 1. No other worth (1-6) 2. Compares to being in Christ (7-9) 3. And becoming like him (10-11) Preacher: Andreas Mayer

Humility in Christ Philippians 2:1-11 Why humility is so important as believers: Because Christ is the supreme example of humility Humility is necessary for unity Christ shows us that humility is: Valuing others above yourself Meeting others where they're at Not self-glorification, but trusting in God's promises for the future Glory Preacher: Thom Herbert

(Readings: Gen 2:15; Matt 11:28-30; 1 Cor 10:31) 1.  Why do we work? 2.  Why do we need to rest? 3.  What’s the right motivation for work? Preacher: Rayk Platzek

The Christmas Feast Exodus 16:11-22, John 6:22-42 1. The crowd loves free food… 2. …but they ignore what the miracle pointed to 3. Jesus was sent to fix a spiritual starvation 4. This leaves you with an important choice to make... Preacher: Stephen Young

Christ: The Heart of Christmas (Luke 2:1-21) The first Christmas... ...setting ...sermon and hymn ...response Preacher: Rayk Platzek

Responding to God’s Mercy Romans 12 The Christian life is motivated by God’s mercy (vv. 1-2) It changes the way we think about… …ourselves (vv. 2-8) …and others (vv. 7-21) Preacher: Stephen Young

The ‘Mystery’ of God’s Mercy Romans 9-11 (Reading: 9:1-5, 10:1-3, 11:25-12:1) The problem of an unbelieving Israel...  (Romans 9-11) The ‘mystery’ is - God shows mercy to Israel & the nations         And Israel’s ‘fall’ is not complete… (11:1-10)         … nor is it final (11:11-24) This ‘mystery’ demonstrates the mercy of God (11:25-32) Are you living in the light of God’s Mercy (ch 12) “I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery … so that you may not become conceited…” (Romans 11:25) (Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Hope in Suffering Romans 8:18-39 Suffering in this life shouldn’t surprise us How we persevere through the present suffering Patience in prayer by the Spirit Hope in the glory to come Amidst our suffering, one thing remains certain… (Preacher: Thom Herbert)

Sin in the life of a Christian? Romans 6:1-8:17 (Reading: 6:1-14 & 8:1-17) The problem of sin in the life of a Christian? The gospel reveals the gift of righteousness that comes by faith (1:16-17) - beware of legalism      Christians live under grace, not law… - and of licence we are freed from sin and ‘slaves’ to righteousness  The apostle shows us the struggle (7:14-25) And encourages us to ‘live by the Spirit’ (8:14-17) (Preacher: Steve Blencowe)

Through one Man… Romans 5:12-21 Like it or not, our actions impact on others Adam has put us ALL in a predicament But Jesus’ actions can undo it Is Jesus your representative? (Preacher: Steve Young)