In Psalm 73 Asaph grapples with the reality that life doesn't seem fair for God's people. The godless prosper, and the godly suffer.
In this Psalm, Zane Elliott divides it into three areas for us to examine;
i)Asaph's crisis of faith vv.1-3
ii) The godless seem to proser vv.4-14
ii) The godly truly prosper vv.15-28.

In Psalm 19 Zane Elliott shows how God reveals His goodness, generally in all that he has made in vv.1-6, and then more specifically in His Word vv.7-14.

Today we start a short series in the Psalms over summer. 
As we start a New Year we are going to think about some of the trials and challenges which might come our way, as we open Psalm 29 which calls on heavenly beings to ascribe greatness to the Lord.

We'll see that as his people we can i) Give Him the honour He is due, ii) Remember His power vv.3-9 and iii) Live knowing He is the King in Heaven.

In the the fourth week of Advent we are opening Luke 1:57-80, where we are pointed to Jesus in John's birth, and Zechariah's song of blessing

In this sermon Simon Martin unpacks God's grace as shown to Mary and Zechariah as he surveys chapter one of Luke's Gospel, landing on Mary's song on praise; sometimes known as the magnificat.
 
He helps Christians think through their own responses to God's grace, and how we might 'glorify' or 'magnify' God's name.

Not all pregnancy announcements feel like good news. They can bring a whole range of emotions. 

In the second week of Advent Zane Elliott opens Luke 1:26-38, and the announcement of a pregnancy which causes us to ask 'What child is this?' 

As we walk through the passage and come to grips with the Angel Gabriel's announcement to Mary we'll spend some time with i) the expectant mother vv.26-30 before we consider the ii) unexpected child vv.31-33 and finally iii)a surprising response vv.34-38 to this unexpected news.

As we kick off the season advent Zane Elliott opens Luke's Gospel and we see how God is at work, and we think through how Luke's Gospel is a bit like 'Ripley's believe it or not.'

In the Passage today we will spend some time with Luke's friend Theophilus as we ask whether he can believe it or not? vv.1-4, then we'll move to the Temple to an unbelievable encounter vv.5-17, before we see two responses to that encounter vv.18-25.