Message from Ryan Jones (Youth Director), on Jesus' parable about the treasure in a field from Matthew 13:44:

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.”

The devastating consequences that Adam & Eve’s sin has brought upon the world; and yet if we look carefully we’ll find a seed of hope amidst the ruins.

About the Series:

How do you get someone to believe a lie and disobey God? You craftily entice them, seduce them, manipulate them and offer them something they think they can’t live without. You make sin look attractive and you cast doubt on God’s word and his character. That’s exactly what happened in Genesis 3. Journey back to Eden over 2 weeks as we unpack Genesis 3 and see a pathology of what went wrong with the world. We’re going to see a mirror of our own hearts in this chapter as we come to expose the “Lies that Ruined the World”. Even though we try to hide, we will find a God who seeks. In the midst of the ruin of sin, we will hear God calling: ‘Where are you?’ What will you do? Will you come out of the shadows? Will you find grace?

In this episode, Ansuné is joined by Kerry and Raymond Sinclair to discuss adoption. They share their story, God’s view on adoption, what they have learned about God and more.

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How temptation entices & seduces us, as we look at the Serpent’s crafty approach to Eve.

About the Series:

How do you get someone to believe a lie and disobey God? You craftily entice them, seduce them, manipulate them and offer them something they think they can’t live without. You make sin look attractive and you cast doubt on God’s word and his character. That’s exactly what happened in Genesis 3. Journey back to Eden over 2 weeks as we unpack Genesis 3 and see a pathology of what went wrong with the world. We’re going to see a mirror of our own hearts in this chapter as we come to expose the “Lies that Ruined the World”. Even though we try to hide, we will find a God who seeks. In the midst of the ruin of sin, we will hear God calling: ‘Where are you?’ What will you do? Will you come out of the shadows? Will you find grace?

In the final episode of this series, we take a deeper look at the topic of the Kingdom of God and what Jesus meant when He said it 'is near'

Show notes

EP27 Gospel of God 5

Preach:

https://subspla.sh/kwp38c9

Books mentioned

None this week, but here is the link to the video on Jesus the true and better version of every old testament hero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkNa6tLWrqk

Message by pastor Richard van Lieshout.

The final sermon in the Gospel of God series on Mark 1:14-16.

Concretely, we intend to live in the kingdom of God by intending to obey the precise example and teachings of Jesus. This is the form that trust in him takes. It does not take the form of merely believing things about him, however true they may be. Indeed, no one can actually believe the truth about him without trusting him by intending to obey him.”

― Dallas Willard, Renovation of the Heart: Putting On the Character of Christ

Today we take a deeper look at the topic of faith in what it means to believe.

Show notes

EP26 Gospel of God 4

Preach:

https://subspla.sh/6bvc6hz

Books mentioned

Eternity Is Now in Session by John Ortberg:

https://www.amazon.com/Eternity-Now-Session-Rediscovery-Salvation/dp/1496431642

Week 4 in the Gospel of God series on Mark 1:14-15.

Message by Pastor Richard van Lieshout

Faith Is Active & Visible

- The Example of Abraham (Genesis 15:1-6; Romans 4:20-25; Hebrews 11:17-19)

- The Example of Baptism (Acts 2:37-39)

The Fruit of Repentance (Matthew 3:8; Luke 3:10-14;

Faith is Not:

- Just Knowledge

- Just A Feeling

- Just A One-Time Event

- Just A Prayer

- Just A Decision

John said "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near" and Jesus said "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel."

Today we take a look at repentance.

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Show notes

EP25 Gospel of God 3

Preach:

https://subspla.sh/kd8z8ms

Books mentioned

Images of Salvation in the New Testament by Brenda Colijn

https://www.logos.com/product/188190/images-of-salvation-in-the-new-testament

https://www.amazon.com/Images-Salvation-Testament-Brenda-Colijn/dp/0830838724

Week 3 in the Gospel of God series on Mark 1:14-15.

Message by Pastor Richard van Lieshout