Luke 2:22-36 || Jesus Presented in the Temple
Jesus is presented in the Temple
Our God is a God Who:
Reveals Himself to the Humble
Satisfies Our Hearts
Reveals Our Hearts
Jesus is presented in the Temple
Our God is a God who:
Reveals Himself to the Humble
Satisfies Our Hearts
Reveals Our Hearts
Advent #3 - THE ANGELS’ SONG
13 And suddenly there was with the angel ha multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
Advent #2 - Zechariah's Song
The Song of Zechariah, from Luke 1: 57-80 tells us why Jesus came. The Saviour came to fulfil God's promises, to save us from Sin, and to be a light in the darkness. His promise is true, current, and available for all.
Proverbs 14:29 || Emotions, Anger
Proverbs 14:29
Anger itself is not bad, it’s what we do with it that’s important.
Ephesians 4:26-27
Anger often leads us into sin, but sometimes a lack of anger shows a lack of care and love.
Proverbs 16:32
Admit
Analyse
Apply
Absolve
Aproach
Proverbs 7 || Wisdom and Sexual Conduct
Proverbs 7
Wisdom leads us away from sexual sin.
Continuing our deep dive into the book of Proverbs, we come to Chapter 7 - written in the voice of a father trying to raise a son in wisdom, warning him about the snares of sexual sin.
God has a design for sex and an intended purpose & pattern - everything outside of this purpose & pattern is sexual sin.
John 4:1-29 || In Spirit and In Truth
Jesus stops to speaks to the Samaritan women at Jacob’s Well and reveals something profound about himself to her. He then explains to her the new way of understanding how we worship God.
John 4:23 - But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.
Proverbs || Friendship
“ONE WHO ISOLATES HIMSELF PURSUES SELFISH DESIRES; HE REBELS AGAINST ALL SOUND WISDOM.” (Proverbs 18:1)
John 3:1-7 || You Must Be Born Again
John 3:3 || Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
John 3:6-7 ||That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’
Proverbs 15:1 || The Way We Speak
Proverbs 15:1 - A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
The Proverbs help us to understand how the power of the tongue matters. Your words matter.
Matt takes us through the size of the problem and the source of the problem.
Proverbs 12:1 || Correction from God
Proverbs 12:1 - Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
Proverbs 10 || The Righteous and the Wicked
We unpack Proverbs 10:2, and it’s repeated message through Chapters 10 and 11 of Proverbs regarding Righteousness and Wickedness, and how the source of wisdom, our measures and motivation, and our ultimate hope for righteousness, come from Christ Jesus.
Proverbs 10:2 Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
Matthew 16:13-26 || Seek First the Kingdom of God
Matthew 16:13-26 || Seek First the Kingdom of God
1 Samuel 17 II Trust in Motion
1 Samuel 17 - Trust in Motion
David and Goliath
Do you trust in the Lord with all your heart?
Proverbs 8 II Wisdom Discovers Reality
PROVERBS 8
1. GOD’S WISDOM CAME FIRST
2. GOD’S JOY CAME FIRST
3. GOD’S SON CAME FIRST
Proverbs 2:1-11 || GET WISDOM
Proverbs 2:1-11 - GET WISDOM!! Just go get it. But, how do we get it?
The Great Treasure Hunt
Wisdom is Precious (v1-4) and
Wisdom is Given (5-11)