Gospel GPS (Colossians 1v28-29)
These verses give us a gospel GPS to help us get our bearings, and stay on the right track. They remind us of Our Goal – To be made more like Jesus Our Game-Plan – Proclaim Jesus Our Gasoline – Rely on Jesus
Something worth everything (Acts 20v24)
As we commission Alex & Susannah Maclean to their work in East Africa, Acts 20v24 reminds us of the value and worth of the good news of God’s grace. It’s a gospel (worth everything you have) to keep believing to keep speaking Are we willing, with Paul, to consider our lives worth nothing in order to finish the race and complete the task?
What to ask next (Luke 11v3,4)
Jesus encourages us to have the heart of a beggar and the confidence of a child… We can daily depend on Dad as… Provider Forgiver Protector
What to ask first
Back in the school of asking, Jesus teaches us to be pancake pray-ers. When we think about asking, it’s normally all about ME. Jesus teaches to get first things first and flip our asking upside down. The priorities of prayer are that God would be… Honoured as Holy Obeyed as King As we become pancake prayers it will change how we ask and what we ask for…
Who we ask
Through Jesus the Son, His disciples have a family relationship with the God of the Universe. They call Him: “Father.” That means we should; Ask Dependently Ask Confidently If we get a hold of this incredible truth about our relationship with God, it will transform the way we pray…
Asking the Asker how to Ask
Welcome to the School of Asking! Luke 11 encourages us to go back to school. Disciples of Jesus are those who learn from Him. One of the things we need to learn is how to pray – and in the Lord’s Prayer, praying is asking. At the School of Asking we… Learn how to ask Learn from the best Let’s have the humility to ask the Master Asker: “Lord,…
When Death Draws Near (Gen 50)
Chapter 50 of Genesis confronts us with two deaths. Jacob and Joseph. This chapter leads us to the Christian hope in death that Jesus, the greater Joseph, gives to those who trust in him. When death comes near and Christian can say: We have a son who will carry us home We have a son who assures us we are forgiven We have a son who is coming again
The Family of Blessing (Gen 48-49)
As Jacob nears the end of his life, he looks back and sees that for the family of God; even in the mess, God will bless. As he looks forward he sees that for the family of God; even in the mess, God will bless. If we are to be in the blessed family of God, we need A Father who embraces us A Son who delivers us Who God chooses to bless and who God uses to bless might…
Living Away From Home (Gen 46-47)
As the family of God find themselves living away from the home God promised them here are four big comforts for them. They are kept by God They are cared for by the son They are a growing family They will be carried home by the son
God’s Recipe for Reconciliation (Gen 45)
3 key ingredients in God’s plan to reconcile people to Jesus: A son who makes himself know to us A son who says “Come close to me” A son who says “Go and Tell”