Mark 15:16-39

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

 We don’t get the cross

·         because we don’t think God would do such a thing

·         because we don’t think sin is that bad

·         because we don’t think its that important

Bible Talk : Do Christians Still Believe That ?

God Cares About Our Suffering

Romans 5:1-11

Isaiah 53:1-6

Hope Secured

Hope Guaranteed

Living with Hope

Attractions to further investigating religion

1. Seeing people who live out a genuine faith

1. Experiencing a personal trauma or significant life change.

Luke 16:19-31

Matthew 25:31-46

The offence of hell & judgement

But how will you respond?

Testing our assumptions

Judgement

Holds us accountable

Divides

Is Just

Includes mercy

Hell

Real

Terrible

Avoidable

Jeremiah 1:1-12

Romans 10:5-12

Exclusivism & Pluralism

Jesus is the only way to God

Because only Jesus can reveal the truth of God

No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son,

who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father,

has made him known.

John 1:18

For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

1 Cor. 15:22

“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die.”

John 11:25

The common argument against miracles

Science isn’t in conflict with miracles & God

A question of worldviews, not science

The miracles –

extraordinary events outside the normal order

Observable events in history

Not denied by his opponents

What do the miracles mean?

Revelation

Restoration

Reliance

Christians do still believe in the miracles

Needing – asking - receiving

Prayer for purpose

We can depend on God in prayer

Prayer in partnership

1 Corinthians 12:1-14

Ephesians 4:1-16

Knowing your purpose

Love God, and love your neighbour

Life together

United

A body

Different

For service

Getting Equipped

Serving in 2018

Serving with our time, talent & treasure

What’s the point

Our purpose in life

“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Matthew 22:36-40

Love God

Love your neighbour

He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.

Colossians 1:28

Our purpose in life

Suppress

Justify

Make up for it

Accept

David Turns to God

David Confesses his Sin

David Pleads with God for Change