| 12/7/2009 |
Unichurch United - Tim Thorburn |
Philippians 1-2 |
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| Paul calls on the Philippians -and us- to live in a manner worthy of the gospel, worthy of Jesus himself. We are to be united in mind and purpose, not for ourselves, but for the cause of the gospel; bound together by humility. |
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| 5/7/2009 |
Living free - Tim Thorburn |
Philippians 1 |
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| Do things in life frustrate you? Tim brings us back to Philippians this week, and the second half of Philippians 1 - Paul is stuck in prison, potentially facing death - but despite his captivity he is truly free. |
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| 28/6/2009 |
From now on I will go - Greg Anderson |
Acts 18 |
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| To conclude our series on Global Gospel Focus we are joined by Greg Anderson, who encourages us to push forward with mission and evangelism even when it's hard, looking at the apostle in Acts and the supports he had around him to keep going when everything was against him. |
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| 21/6/2009 |
A Global Gospel Church - Gavin Parsons |
Acts 13-14 |
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| In the second week of our Global Gospel Focus series, Gavin opens up Acts 13 and 14 and looks at an example of a Global Gospel Church - the church in Antioch. They were committed to the spread of the gospel, they commissioned Paul and Barnabas, sent them out and supported them on the way. |
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| 14/6/2009 |
God's Global Purpose - Kanishka Raffel |
Acts 1 |
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| This is the first of three weeks focusing on World Missions. Kanishka began this week by opening up Acts 1 to see the impetus for world mission - God's global purpose to see the gospel go out to the whole world, and Jesus command to his followers to carry that message, empowered by His Spirit; until he returns. |
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| 7/6/2009 |
Life is Tough - Ashley Horton |
1Peter 1 |
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| In an affluent culture like ours it is easy to believe that God wants us to be health, wealthy and wise. But Peter's vision for the Christian life is very different; he writes of suffering, trials and persecutions. We may be tempted to avoid trials, to take the easy way out, but when things are hard, when we are struggling; that is when our faith is put to the test and proved genuine. |
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| 31/5/2009 |
We are weird - Dave Entwistle |
1Peter 1 |
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| Ever felt like you don't quite fit in? As Christians we live in the world but we're not of it - we live as citizens of heaven, exiles in a foreign land. Not different for its own sake, but because our way of life reflects our King and invites people to meet him. |
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| 24/5/2009 |
Grace for Change 3: Changing the Heart - Rory Shiner |
Matthew 6 |
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| What the heart truly desires, the will effects and the mind justifies. Real and lasting change does not come from shutting away our feelings, suppressing our urges and desires. Lasting change will happen when our desires are transformed: when we desire God himself. |
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| 17/5/2009 |
Grace for Change 2: Keep in step with the Spirit - Rory Shiner |
Genesis 5 |
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| Having been set free from the power of sin and death, it is tempting to fall into the trap of legalism - we're free, so we need plenty of rules and regulations to keep us on track. Paul proclaims a different way - do not submit again to a yoke of slavery, keep in step with the Spirit! |
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| 10/5/2009 |
Grace for Change 1 - Rory Shiner |
Colossians 2 |
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| This week we begin a new series: Grace for Change. One of the great promises of God is that as Christians He is transforming us to become more like Jesus, but for most this is a frustratingly slow process. Rory opens up Colossians 2 to begin thinking through the basis for this change. |
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| 3/5/2009 |
Fellowship: The Real Thing - Tim Thorburn |
Philippians 1 |
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| Tim Thorburn examines the idea of fellowship in the letter to the Philippians. In contemporary Christian circles fellowship has become synonomous with having a cup of tea after church, but what does Paul mean by it? What sort of fellowship does Paul share with the Philippians? |
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| 26/4/2009 |
Men and Women in Creation - Rory Shiner |
Genesis 2 |
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| Before the fall, before there was sin, God created mankind, he made us male and female and it is a great thing! As we think about the subject of Men and Women, we start at the very beginning: man and woman, both made in the image of God, equal but different. |
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| 26/4/2009 |
Boy Meets Girl - Rory Shiner |
Ephesians 5 |
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| In the second talk at camp, Rory explores how our gender plays out in the relationships between men and women at the individual level in love, sex and marriage. |
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| 26/4/2009 |
Authority in the Church - Rory Shiner |
1Timothy 2 |
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| God made men and women equal but different, our unity is a unity in diversity. In this talk Rory explores what that diversity looks like in the church in the roles we take on and the way the leadership is structured. |
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| 26/4/2009 |
Men and Women in the Church - Rory Shiner |
Galatians 3 |
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| Back at church, Rory wraps up the weekend, recapping where we've been as we've thought about gender, and seeing where the rubber hits the road for how we relate to one another as men and women in the church. |
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| 12/4/2009 |
Beginner's Guide to the End: Heaven - Kanishka Raffel |
John 20 |
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| Concluding the Beginner's Guide to the End; Kanishka considers what the Bible says about heaven. The Christian hope is far grander than the belief in a vague disembodied spiritual existence so pervasive in our culture. We look forward to resurrection and life in the presence of God himself. |
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| 5/4/2009 |
Beginner's Guide to the End: Hell - Kanishka Raffel |
Mark 9 |
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| It may be a sobering and uncomfortable topic, but Jesus spends more time talking about hell than anyone else in the scriptures and it is important to take his teaching seriously. Kanishka unpacks what Jesus teaches about hell, and shows that understanding hell helps us to better understand and appreciate the Cross. |
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| 29/3/2009 |
Beginner's Guide to the End: Judgement - Kanishka Raffel |
Matthew 25 |
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| Kanishka will spend three weeks exploring what the scriptures say about eternity: Judgement, Hell and Heaven. This week the series begins with the topic of judgement. |
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| 22/3/2009 |
Real Christianity - John Dickson |
Luke 23 |
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| John Dickson joined us to talk about Real Christianity. There are several popular thinkers who reject what they see as Christianity - we should reject that too! Go back to primary sources and see who Jesus really was. |
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| 15/3/2009 |
Underbelly: God - Rory Shiner |
Jonah 4 |
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| This week we hit the climax of the book of Jonah in chapter 4: God's heart is for the lost and his desire is to have mercy on those who don't yet know him. Are out hearts in line with God's? Or like Jonah, are we too stubborn and hard-hearted to reach out to the lost, and direct them to life? |
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