Meeting Jesus in John’s Gospel
A practical guide to meeting Jesus in John’s Gospel and exploring the life-changing encounters that reveal who He truly is.
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LIFTED UP, STANDING FIRM, SINGING A NEW SONG & TRUSTING IN HIM
Experiencing God In 2015 Our interim pastor, Dan Chapman continued his preaching series: “Developing Healthy Believers to Build Up the Body of Christ, Enabling It to Be On Mission” (Click HERE to listen to the sermon audio or download our podcast.) This week, we’re getting back to a staple for the Christian life; the Psalms. In particular, Psalm…
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GRACE BE WITH YOU ALL
Studying Paul’s Letter to Titus This past Sunday was our last message from Titus. Our church has been working through this small, yet powerful book for the past 6 weeks. It has been rich in theology, but also rich in applicable take-home instruction. Here’s a quick take-home study for personal use or to be brought to your…
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CONNECTING SANCTIFICATION AND JUSTIFICATION – SMALL GROUP STUDY
Paul’s instruction to Titus is excellent! Specifically, in chapter 3, it feels like Paul is reading directly to us. It’s packed with encouragement and exhortation that makes you want to stand at attention and say, “Yes sir!” It is rich in theology, but also rich in applicable take-home instruction.
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HOW PAUL’S INSTRUCTION TO SLAVES CAN BUILD CHARACTER IN THE WORKPLACE
Studying Paul’s Letter to Titus. In a society that no longer (and rightfully so) sees slavery as an acceptable endeavour, how do we glean from passages of Scripture that reference slavery? How do we benefit from instructions to slaves? Well, today we’ll see how Paul’s instruction to slaves builds character in the workplace. Our church has…
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LIARS, BRUTES AND GLUTTONS
Studying Paul’s Letter to Titus. Cretan people get a bad wrap in Titus chapter 1. At least in Paul’s day, Cretans had a reputation of being liars, brutes and gluttons. Nevertheless, they were loved by God enough, to receive the ministry and leadership of Titus. Last week our church started a preaching series on Paul’s letter to Titus. This…
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10 Questions To Ask When Studying Matthew 18
If you’ve spent any time in a church, you’ve heard Matthew 18 thrown out. Often during a challenging situation where there has been conflict. The struggle is that rarely do Christians use Jesus’ teaching correctly, and sometimes it’s used inappropriately. This can make situations worse, and put further stress on relationships.
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4 KEYS FOR SMALL GROUP GROWTH
Would you lead a small group? How you measure or define its success? How will you establish what small group growth should look like or feel like? How will you keep your small group moving forward within the overall mission of the Gospel? In my experience, success, growth and forward motion comes down to 4…
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Choosing To Become One of God’s Representatives – Small Group Study
This past Wednesday evening, we took a look at what it means to be God’s representatives. Specifically, what does it mean to be God’s Representatives in an ungodly world.
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The Connection Between Seeking God and Obedience – Small Group Study
Discussing the topic of Obedience with our middle school students. To kick the night off, we pulled their minds back to elementary school with a little Red Light, Green Light and Simon Says. These kids’ games are founded on obeying the commands as closely as possible, in order to succeed in the game.
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How To Surrender Our Altar Egos – Small Group Study
We’ve been working through Francis Chan’s “Surrender” series. The last section of our series is based on the Surrender of SELF. How can we rid ourselves of our Altar Egos?
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Discovering the Greatest of All Dark Horses – Small Group Study
A Small Group Study – Last Wednesday night we talked about “Dark Horses” in our Middle School Discipleship program.
