| 25/7/2010 |
A church exposed: Introducing 1 Corinthians - Rory Shiner |
1Corinthians 1 |
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| As second semester gets under way we begin a new series studying Paul's first letter to the church in Corinth. Rory begins this week by looking at who these Christians are, what they're like and how a letter to them might be useful for us. |
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| 18/7/2010 |
Sin as Slavery - Jon Rumble |
Romans 6 |
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| This is the third and final talk from Sin City: Biblical pictures of sin. Jon unpacks the picture of sin as a powerful and enslaving force, looking at Paul's letter to the Romans to see what it means to be slaves of sin, how we can be freed from slavery and what we're freed for. |
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| 11/7/2010 |
Sin as Idolatry - Ed Surrey |
Exodus 20 |
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| In the second week of our series on Sin City: Biblical pictures of sin; Ed explores the biblical picture of sin as idolatry, that the heart of all sins is the worship of an idol in the place of God. What are idols of our hearts? |
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| 4/7/2010 |
Sin as Rebellion - Dave Entwistle |
Genesis 3 |
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| We commence our 3 week series - Sin City: Biblical pictures of sin, by examining the bible's picture of sin as rebellion. Dave looks at Genesis 3, at the sin of Adam and Eve in the garden as they rebel against and usurp God's rule. |
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| 27/6/2010 |
The one who calms the storm - Mike Raiter |
Matthew 8 |
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| As we think about world missions and bringing the gospel to the nations, we're joined by guest speaker Mike Raiter, the principal of the Bible College of Victoria. Mike opens up Matthew's account of Jesus calming the storm and thinks through the implications of who Jesus is, and what he has accomplished in calming the storm of God's judgment. |
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| 20/6/2010 |
Whom shall I send? - George Verwer |
Isaiah 6 |
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| Over the winter break we're spending some time in a Global Gospel Focus. This week we're joined by guest speaker George Verwer from Operation Mobilisation; and challenged to consider how God could us in the world at large. |
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| 13/6/2010 |
Depression - Rory Shiner |
Psalm 42 |
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| This week Rory looks at the subject of depression through the eyes of Psalm 42, hearing and feeling the anguish and lament of the psalmist whose soul is downcast, who feels far away from God but doesn't know why. |
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| 6/6/2010 |
The work of the Son - Duane Olivier |
John 5 |
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| This week we are joined by guest speaker Duane Olivier, from Kingsley Presbyterian Church. Duane opens up John 5, looking at the work of the Son as he does what he sees his father doing. |
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| 30/5/2010 |
The Essential Dawn - David Seccombe |
Luke 24 |
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| For the last talk in our journey through Luke's gospel - Essential Jesus - we're joined by guest speaker David Seccombe who unpacks the meaning and significance of the resurrection in Luke 24. |
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| 23/5/2010 |
The Essential Cross - Rory Shiner |
Luke 22-23 |
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| Having been betrayed into the hands of the Jewish leaders, Jesus was arrested, tried and executed. Rory explores the meaning and significance of Jesus death for our lives as Christians. |
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| 16/5/2010 |
The Essential Cup - Jon Rumble |
Luke 22 |
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| Jesus is on a mission to seek and to save the lost, a mission that will result in his death. And here he is, in a garden, the night before his execution. Will he carry through with the plan according to the Father's will? Will he drink the cup? |
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| 9/5/2010 |
The Essential Confrontation - Rory Shiner |
Luke 20 |
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| Having arrived in Jerusalem - the humble king riding on a donkey - Jesus clears out the temple and begins to preach there. He confronted the leaders of Israel on their lack of fruitfulness but what implications does this parable have for us? |
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| 2/5/2010 |
Strength to tell God's story - Justin Moffatt |
Deuteronomy 6 |
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| Christians have a story to tell. It's the story of God's dealing with mankind, and it's been unfolding over thousands of years. Justin explores what our story is and how we can be strengthened to tell it. |
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| 2/5/2010 |
Souls to fear God - Justin Moffatt |
Deuteronomy 6 |
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| The only way to free from worldly fears is to have a strong fear of God running through our veins. When we see who God is we ought to have an appropriate awe, respect and reverence for God - we should fear him. |
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| 1/5/2010 |
Minds to remember God - Justin Moffatt |
Deuteronomy 6 |
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| In this second talk on Deuteronomy 6, Justin looks at how the Israelites remembered God, by teaching and reminding ourselves of what God is like and what he has done - with practical implications for how we should remember God. |
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| 30/4/2010 |
Hearts to love God - Justin Moffatt |
Deuteronomy 6 |
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| As begin our series in Deuteronomy 6, Revive - new beginnings for an ancient people; Justin works through what it means to love the God of life with all of ourselves by tracing his story of salvation through eternity. |
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| 25/4/2010 |
The Essence of Love - Rory Shiner |
Luke 15 |
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| Once again Jesus in trouble for keeping dodgy company, and he responds with three parables about the way we go out of our way to retrieve something we've lost. He finishes with the 'parable of the prodigal son', the story of two sons and the unconditional love of their father. |
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| 18/4/2010 |
The Essence of Religion - Rory Shiner |
Luke 18 |
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| As we work through Luke's gospel we are challenged by a series of parables about what it means to follow Jesus. This week we hit the topic of religion, Rory unpacks Jesus' parable of the Pharisee and tax collector - and Jesus teaching is surprising. |
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| 11/4/2010 |
The Essence of Stuff - Ed Surrey |
Luke 12 |
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| Confronted with an argument over family inheritance Jesus warns his disciples against greed and tells the parable of the rich fool, whose lavish self-indulgence and materialism sound like a picture of contemporary Australian life. |
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| 4/4/2010 |
The Resurrection - Kanishka Raffel |
John 20 |
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| As we celebrate Easter, Kanishka explores the significance and implications of Jesus' resurrection in John 20. |
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