In Our Place - Justice
2 CORINTHIANS 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
In Our Place - Ransom
Matt 20:26-28
"...the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many"
— Hosea 1-3 —
Like Gomer in the book of Hosea, we have been pursued with underserved love and have been ransomed by God.
Through the cross our debt is paid in full!
There is more grace in Christ than sin in us - Receive God's love and respond in love
In Our Place - Exile (Matthew 27:46)
Easter 2022: In Our Place.
Exile, Sacrifice, Battlefield, Ransom, Justice
Not in Vain || 1 Corinthians 15:58
“Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.”
Christmas Day || The Low-Born King (Luke 2:1-20)
Luke 2:1-20
The surprising Christmas account in the gospels show us a different kind of birth because Jesus is a different kind of king.
Advent 2021 || Prepare (Isa 40:1-5)
Advent 2021 Prepare (Isa 40:1-5)
#1 ADVENT awakens us to God’s promise of his personal intervention into our darkness & defeat (1-2)
#2 ADVENT is preparing ourselves to receive King Jesus (3-4)
#3 ADVENT has a cost, but a greater glory. (5)
Romans 2021 || #21 Christ has died so that we can live
Romans 8:2-4
There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus! Romans 8 gives us a rock solid foundation for our salvation and gives us reaction for a new future in Jesus Christ.
Christ died for our salvation and has empowered us to live a life honouring of His sacrifice.
Romans 2021 || #19 The Battle You Can't Lose
Romans 7:14-25
In Romans 7:14-25 we see Paul wrestle with a Dr Jekyl/Mr Hyde like battle with sin. We desire to do what is right but we wrestle with our fleshly nature. We need to guard against the sin that lurks in our heart and look to our precious saviour who has already one the battle for us!
Romans 2021 || #18 Released from the Law
Romans 7:1-14
Returning to our Romans series, Ps Matt unpacks Romans 7:1-14 to explain why God gave us the Law and how, even though we are no longer bound by it, it reveals how much we need a saviour.
Great Forgiveness, Great Love || Luke 7.36-50
Grace , great forgiveness, great love.
Enter into the scene of the sinful woman washing Jesus' feet with her tears and hair.
Discover where your heart is at in response to the gospel.
The Second Orthodoxy || 1 John 4:7-12
Ps Mike takes us further through the “Second Orthodoxy”, the orthodoxy of community. How the gospel of grace produces a culture of life.
The love of God towards us is the basis for our love for one another and the foundation of a culture of beauty.
The Second Orthodoxy || 1 John 1:5-9
Ps Mike takes us through the “Second Orthodoxy”, the orthodoxy of community. How the gospel of grace produces a culture of life.
Romans 2021 || #16 Dead to Sin, Alive to God - Part 2
Roman 6:8-14
We are no longer enslaved to sin - we have been set free!
For sin will have no dominion over you, since are not under law but under grace.
Romans 6:14
The battle over sin has already been won through God’s super-abounding grace.
#1 Do not surrender
#2 Do not submit
#3 Pick up your weapons of righteousness