Intro: The Story So Far Gentiles Separate, excluded, foreigners, without hope, without God, far away Through the blood of Christ Dividing wall destroyed, the law abolished, hostility put to death We Both Peace, access to the Father by one Spirit Our New Identity Fellow citizens, members of God’s household Being built together to become a...

Every Christian’s Story – Two Walks Before Dead In Sin Following The Ruler Of This World Everyone Objects Of Wrath But… Because Of His Great Love Now Made Alive With Christ Saved By Grace Through Faith A Gift Not By Works So No Boasting Our Identity God’s Workmanship Created In Christ Jesus To Walk In...

Parrots, Ramblers and Performers The Reason For Prayer 1:1-14 – To the Praise of His Glorious Grace Because of Your Faith in the Lord Jesus The Content Of Prayer Thankfulness Know the Father Know the Hope You’re Called To Glorious Inheritance Incomparable Power For Us A Picture Of Answered Prayer God’s Power Displayed All Things...

The Glory Of The Gospel Spiritually Blessed In Christ Chosen In Jesus To Be Blameless & Holy Lovingly Predestined To Be Adopted Redeemed  Through His Blood Knowing God’s Will – All Things Under Jesus The Story Of Belief Heard Believed Marked Included The Bigger Story (Of Glory) To The Praise Of His Glorious Grace To...

The Heart Of The Matter Eternal Rule …, so Jesus rules Almighty Rule …, so Jesus rules Personal Rule …, so Jesus rules Who Rules? Cosmically Geopolitically Personally Who Rules?

Songs Of An Untriumphant Messiah The God Of The Refugee Searching The Past For Reasons To Trust Telling God How You Feel Appealing To A Trustworthy God Hidden Goodness Trustworthiness Inspires Loyalty We Do Not Suffer Alone

Background Check By God God Knows Me! Perfect Knowledge Pervasive Presence Precious Care Who? And How? I Know God! Loyalty – Uncomfortable? Humility – Confronting? Known and Knowing

What We’re Afraid To Tell People Psalm 40 “For the Director of Music, Of David. A Psalm” Glowing Testimony and Present Danger The King and Nation Delivered The Message Demonstrated in Real Life Yet, Repeated Danger The Purpose Demonstrated in Real Life But Wait, There’s More! Patriarch David When Christ Came…. Psalm 40 Today Not...

Jesus Wept Trivialising God and Life What Jesus Learned Psalm 39: “It is as it is” Lament Psalms – A Surprise Reality Check – Personal and Universal NO Immunity for Believers Psalm 39: Protest Withheld Psalm 39: Inconvenient Truths Learning From The Obvious Short Bare Learning From God Psalm 39: Why Does God Bother? What...

Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name (Ps 103:1) Do you have a (personal) relationship with God? Creator and Ruler of All Active, Not Abstract All-encompassing A Problem! Fatherly Redeemer of His People Note To Self Loving Redeemer Compassionate Father For All – And For Me A Personal...