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This week, we looked at the story of Elisha, Naaman, and Ghazi, particularly in relation to idolatry. The story provides an insightful example of what idolatry is and how it can destructively play itself out in our lives. In the end, we come to learn that God truly is the only one who can provide us with a firm foundation to build our lives upon.

When you begin to walk in righteousness you will often find there is push back from the world around you. You might suffer loss of reputation, shame, persecution on account of following Jesus. But these things shouldn't be a surprise to us because we know what God is doing through it all.

This week we continue our series in 1 Peter looking at how we adopt the mind of Christ towards suffering. By living with the 'end of all things' in mind we are better able to live for righteousness now.

Many Christians struggle to pin the good news of the gospel down to one particular thing. Some claim that it’s about God’s work in us and for us in relation to judgment, and others claim that it’s about God’s work through us in relation to the present. But what if the gospel was made up of many parts which centered around one unified theme? What would that theme be? As we search the Scriptures, we discover that the Lordship of Christ is the central theme around which every aspect of the good news revolves.

The call goes out this morning for God's people to draw near to him in worship. To encourage one another to good works as we head through troubled times. We can do so confidently because Jesus is faithful to see us through.

This week in 1 Peter we look at some odd verses about Jesus preaching to spirits in prison and how that's good news for us.  A challenging passage that leads to the ultimate conclusion that God vindicates his righteous ones. Which means we can trust him to vindicate us if we live righteously in unrighteous times.

On this day every year Christians around the world celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the early church. In this act we see God bringing together all peoples, indwelling his people, and empowering them to bring his kingdom into the world with power.

What is the great blueprint for marriage and family? In a world where there is much confusion, the Bible has a ton of wisdom and guidelines to offer. Pastor Graham Sercombe blessed us this week with a very refreshing and insightful look into the topic.

Often people have a desire to hear or receive from the Lord and then get frustrated as to why they feel they can’t. We know that God’s desire is to give revelation of who he is, the salvation he offers, and the kingdom that has come into the world. So where is the disconnect? This week we ask the question… How well have you been listening?

Sometimes we take Jesus for granted. But did you know there was a time that God's people had no idea who the Messiah would be and longed for the day that they would see Him? We live in that time now. We have the blessing of knowing Jesus. We have the blessing of having His Holy Spirit with us. We have the blessing of seeing his kingdom break into the earth even in our day.