What IS the relationship between our actions and grace? Do our actions really matter? If God is a god of love, tolerance and forgiveness, surely our sinful actions reveal His qualities more effectively? IF we are Christians, what does it mean that we have “died to sin”, and how does this relate to our actions?Questions Julian considers from this passage today.

In the UK, we call today Easter Sunday. The Americans call it resurrection Sunday, which is a far more accurate description of the importance of today. It is the day we celebrate the single most significant event in history–the Bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15 that ….1. if Christ is not raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith (v14).2. if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins (v17).AND3. If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied (v19).So, Julian looks at 1 Corinthians 15 and the good news that “Christ has indeed been raised from the dead” (v20).========We prepare and upload content to our YouTube Channel every Sunday. We also extract the audio of the message and upload to our podcast stream.Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/theseedukYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg0ZaX09bJ1KAN-z_slGIbgPodcast stream: https://www.blubrry.com/the_seed/Website: www.theseeduk.com=========The Seed Christian Fellowship is a small Christian Church in Somerset UK

This week Sophie is taking the message to give Wendy & Julian a much needed break.

This morning we look at what Paul says in Romans 5v12-21 about two opposing connections:  The first connection is the sin 'nature' all men everywhere inherit from Adam. At its core, sin has nothing to do with whether or not we do what is right for what is wrong, it is much more deeply embedded in humanity than that. This shows the very deep and foundational nature of sin.   The second connection is the access to grace every man can gain through faith in Jesus Christ. So, just as sin entered the world through one man, its solution also comes through just one man. These two connections work out in two ways.    1. Sin (which deserves ) condemnation (which leads to) death, with,    2. Grace (which brings) justification (which leads to) life.  Simply put, everyone has a choice to make. God’s way, the way of grace and life, or Man’s way, the way of sin and death. Which will you choose?

So many Christians struggle with assurance. Even though they have trusted Jesus, even though they have turned away from sinfully following their own desires and walking their own path, even though they have submitted their life and their eternity to God, often they feel that somehow there is still something about them or their lifestyle which God doesn’t approve of, that their faith is somehow not enough, and that they aren’t really “proper Christians”. Assurance of faith (or more particularly, LACK of assurance) is a real issue for many.    Today Julian looks at how Paul’s words in Romans 5v1-11 can help us gain and maintain an assurance of faith.   ========   We prepare and upload content to our YouTube Channel every Sunday. We also extract the audio of the message and upload to our podcast stream.   Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/theseeduk YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg0ZaX09bJ1KAN-z_slGIbg Podcast stream: https://www.blubrry.com/the_seed/ Website: www.theseeduk.com   =========   The Seed Christian Fellowship is a small Christian Church in Somerset UK

We continue on in our walk through Romans. Today we look at Abraham as heir of the world, the role of law, and what Christian hope is.========We prepare and upload content to our YouTube Channel every Sunday. We also extract the audio of the message and upload to our podcast stream.Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/theseedukYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg0ZaX09bJ1KAN-z_slGIbgPodcast stream: https://www.blubrry.com/the_seed/Website: www.theseeduk.com=========The Seed Christian Fellowship is a small Christian Church in Somerset UK

There are so many reasons to be frightened today. Covid 19, Ukraine and the threat of WW3, climate change — it seems reasons to be fearful are all around us.How do we respond in situations where fear is knocking at the door? The spies came back from spying the promised land and 10 of them were fearful of the future. 2 were not. Why? And how do we respond in the face of fearful situations?Julian seeks to unpack this question this morning.========We prepare and upload content to our YouTube Channel every Sunday. We also extract the audio of the message and upload to our podcast stream.Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/theseedukYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg0ZaX09bJ1KAN-z_slGIbgPodcast stream: https://www.blubrry.com/the_seed/Website: www.theseeduk.com=========The Seed Christian Fellowship is a small Christian Church in Somerset UK

The Jews didn't look back to David, or to Moses or to Judah (their very name Jew derives from Judah). They looked back to Abraham. They saw themselves as descendants of Abraham, which is significant for them. Paul references Abraham to explain that just as justification came before circumcision for Abraham (who was generations before Moses and the law), it, likewise, comes by faith for the Jews.Julian looks at what Paul says and seeks to draw some lessons for us, today.========We prepare and upload content to our YouTube Channel every Sunday. We also extract the audio of the message and upload to our podcast stream.Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/theseedukYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg0ZaX09bJ1KAN-z_slGIbgPodcast stream: https://www.blubrry.com/the_seed/Website: www.theseeduk.com=========The Seed Christian Fellowship is a small Christian Church in Somerset UK

This week we had Mike Buck with us so we took a break from Romans and Mike shared something of what he felt God was saying through the accounts of Jesus walking on the water in Mark 6, Matthew 14 and John 6. ========We prepare and upload content to our YouTube Channel every Sunday. We also extract the audio of the message and upload to our podcast stream.Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/theseedukYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg0ZaX09bJ1KAN-z_slGIbgPodcast stream: https://www.blubrry.com/the_seed/Website: www.theseeduk.com=========The Seed Christian Fellowship is a small Christian Church in Somerset UK

This is a really significant passage in Romans. 10 verses rich in content, which could keep us occupied for weeks and weeks! Martin Luther, whose challenge to the Catholic Church in the early 16th Century sparked the reformation, claimed that they were “the chief point and the very central place of the epistle—and the whole Bible”.The passage does use a number of religious words, which many do not fully understand. What do they mean? That is the stuff of today’s message.========We prepare and upload content to our YouTube Channel every Sunday. We also extract the audio of the message and upload to our podcast stream.Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/theseedukYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg0ZaX09bJ1KAN-z_slGIbgPodcast stream: https://www.blubrry.com/the_seed/Website: www.theseeduk.com=========The Seed Christian Fellowship is a small Christian Church in Somerset UK