Nehemiah 4 || Our God Will Fight For Us
God has the victory however in this life we will face opposition just like Nehemiah when rebuilding Jerusalem’s walls.
Sword in one hand ready to fight the battle.
Hammer in the other ready for good works.
Our God will fight for us (Neh 4:20)
Nehemiah 1:5-11 || Pray First
Pray First
Adoration (v.5-6) Looking upward in awe
Confession (v.6-7) Looking inward in humility
Thanksgiving (v.8-10) Looking backward in gratitude
Supplication (v.11) Looking forward in hope
Acts 2:1-49 II PENTECOST – The Sending of the Spirit
Pentecost and Sending of Spirit - #1 What Jesus Said, #2 What Happened, #3 What The OT Said, #4 What Happened, #5 What Should We Expect.
Acts 1:1-11 || The Ascension
The Ascension of Christ
#1 human BODY
#2 reigning KING
#3 sending SAVIOUR
#4 tireless INTERCESSOR
Romans 16:25-27 || Doxology: God is Able, Eternal and Wise
We finish the book of Romans with praise and worship of the God who is able (v25), eternal (v26), and wise (v27).
Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ (Romans 16:25)
Romans 16:1-24 || Greetings and False Teachers
Paul has some final greetings which we can learn some points from. And as with every church in the letters the subject of false teachers is mentioned which we need to be weary of. Ps Matt shares what this means for us and how we can notice this.
Romans 15:14-33
#1 Paul's life of worship
#2 Holy Ambition
#3 Aid for the poor
#4 Need for prayer
Romans 15:5-13 || One voice for the glory of God
Romans 15:5-13
We are to prove the glory of the gospel as true by living out the glory of the gospel in our relationships.
1. Our unity comes from above (v5-6)
2. Out unity flows from Jesus' acceptance of us (v7)
3. Our unity fulfils God's plan for the world (v8-12)
4. God's gift of joy, peace and hope (v13)
Romans 15:1-7 || Unity in the Spirit
We are called to focus not on ourselves, but to build up our brothers and sisters in Christ, with a Spirit-filled unity.
Core DNA || #4 Mission
Gospel centred mission. Life with purpose.
Gospel centred mission is the belief that the good news of Jesus which saves us also sends us into the world to join in God's mission.
Core DNA || #3 Community
A gospel centred community. Is one in which allows the gospel of Jesus Christ to create a culture of life, love and gentleness.
Core DNA || #2 Discipleship
A gospel-centred disciple is someone whose life is defined by the grace they have received from their saviour Jesus.