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October 29, 2023 Philippians: Surpassing Worth
Paul warns against valuing things which squeeze Jesus out as being our
supreme value. Culture puts a high value on success, money, fame,
intelligence and beauty amongst other things. Religion values outward
performance and empty tradition. From time to time we need to reevaluate
our values. Our faith can slide into performance. Our hearts are always
susceptible to going after culture’s values. Paul calls us to worship the
living God as a safeguard and antidote to these. It’s in the presence of
Jesus that we see him for who he is again. And here, we can both die to
that which robs us of life, and be resurrected to the life of fullness that
Jesus promises.
By. Ed Flint
34 min
October 16, 2023 Philippians: Whatever happens.
Paul faces two outcomes: life or death. In the uncertainty of this
situation he remains confident of one thing: his future is wrapped up in
Jesus’ presence. This is the case with us in every uncertain and ambiguous
situation. It’s in this light that Paul encourages the church - with its
disunity and fearfulness - to continue to live out their faith because it
is the Spirit that establishes us in Christ. So, in “whatever happens,” we
can be confident that Jesus is the ground we can stand on. He supplies the
Spirit and others as evidence of his present and coming kingdom.
By Raul Sandoval
31 min
October 15, 2023 Philippians: Whatever Happens
Paul faces two outcomes: life or death. In the uncertainty of this
situation he remains confident of one thing: his future is wrapped up in
Jesus’ presence. This is the case with us in every uncertain and ambiguous
situation. It’s in this light that Paul encourages the church - with its
disunity and fearfulness - to continue to live out their faith because it
is the Spirit that establishes us in Christ. So, in “whatever happens,” we
can be confident that Jesus is the ground we can stand on. He supplies the
Spirit and others as evidence of his present and coming kingdom.
By Raul Sandoval
0 min
October 09, 2023 Philippians: Rejoice.
Paul is able to rejoice in the most difficult circumstances. He’s a great
example for us: He is certain that God’s purposes for the world will win
out nevertheless and despite these trials (the Gospel is preached in and
outside the prison); He recognizes that God’s purposes for his own life
will win out through these trials (God is using them to deepen Paul’s
experience of salvation); and He has one singular focus: ‘to live is
Christ’. So career, family, relationships whilst important, if threatened,
will not derail him. When we follow him in establishing our lives on these
three foundations, we can live in peace and with joy even in the toughest
of times.
By Ed Flint
38 min
October 08, 2023 Philippians: Rejoice
Paul is able to rejoice in the most difficult circumstances. He’s a great
example for us: He is certain that God’s purposes for the world will win
out nevertheless and despite these trials (the Gospel is preached in and
outside the prison); He recognizes that God’s purposes for his own life
will win out through these trials (God is using them to deepen Paul’s
experience of salvation); and He has one singular focus: ‘to live is
Christ’. So career, family, relationships whilst important, if threatened,
will not derail him. When we follow him in establishing our lives on these
three foundations, we can live in peace and with joy even in the toughest
of times.
By Ed Flint
38 min
October 02, 2023 Philippians: Good work.
As we kick off our series on Philippians, we find a powerful origin story
of the church at Philippi in Acts 16: where two women of wildly different
social statuses find deliverance through Jesus. Paul and friends are then
thrown into prison, bound, and they worship the Living God deep into the
midnight hours. In the midst of their worship we have a dramatic
prison-break—an earthquake shakes them out of their chains. About a decade
later, Paul writes to this small church in Philippi, reminding them of his
love for them in Christ. Picking up in Philippians chapter 1, we will
explore the power of the Spirit’s kind voice, resilient joy in suffering,
and the insistence that Jesus will finish the work he began in us.
By Nelly D’Alessandro
45 min
October 01, 2023 Philippians: Good Work
As we kick off our series on Philippians, we find a powerful origin story
of the church at Philippi in Acts 16: where two women of wildly different
social statuses find deliverance through Jesus. Paul and friends are then
thrown into prison, bound, and they worship the Living God deep into the
midnight hours. In the midst of their worship we have a dramatic
prison-break—an earthquake shakes them out of their chains. About a decade
later, Paul writes to this small church in Philippi, reminding them of his
love for them in Christ. Picking up in Philippians chapter 1, we will
explore the power of the Spirit’s kind voice, resilient joy in suffering,
and the insistence that Jesus will finish the work he began in us.
By Nelly D’Alessandro
45 min
September 25, 2023 I AM: The resurrection and the life.
We finished up our series on John’s 7 statements of Jesus’ I ams with
arguably the most clear scene of Immanuel - God with us- in the whole of
the bible. It shows Jesus operating in extreme truth, power, and messianic
fulfilment but also reveals his profoundly loving humanity. It’s quite a
scene to grasp, when we get to grips with how badly our english
translations have depicted Jesus’ depth about his grieving friends at
Lazarus’ tomb. It’s a bonkers concept to hold in tension: the God of the
universe, on the throne, who was victorious in conquering all outworkings
of death and destruction in our lives. And a God who became human, to show
us how deeply he cares about our pain, grief and loss, and draw near to us
in them; We can’t pick one Jesus or the other, the fact that he is both
these things is life's work for all of us, as his followers, to hold
together.
By Hannah Flint
38 min
September 24, 2023 I AM - The Resurrection and the Life
We finished up our series on John’s 7 statements of Jesus’ I ams with
arguably the most clear scene of Immanuel - God with us- in the whole of
the bible. It shows Jesus operating in extreme truth, power, and messianic
fulfilment but also reveals his profoundly loving humanity. It’s quite a
scene to grasp, when we get to grips with how badly our english
translations have depicted Jesus’ depth about his grieving friends at
Lazarus’ tomb. It’s a bonkers concept to hold in tension: the God of the
universe, on the throne, who was victorious in conquering all outworkings
of death and destruction in our lives. And a God who became human, to show
us how deeply he cares about our pain, grief and loss, and draw near to us
in them; We can’t pick one Jesus or the other, the fact that he is both
these things is life's work for all of us, as his followers, to hold
together.
By Hannah Flint
38 min
September 21, 2023 ALPHA (FALL 2023) - Week 5: Prayer
Alpha is a six week course exploring the big questions of life. It’s for
anyone interested in discussing spirituality, god and the christian faith,
in a non-judgmental open-minded context. Each week there’s a great meal, a
short talk, and discussion in small groups. People who come to the course
are from lots of different backgrounds - no faith, other faiths, brought up
christian, and agnostic. Everyone is welcome. Catch up on each week’s talk
here.
by Ed Flint
38 min