Tag: Christian Life

Grace Shaped Lives, part 1. For Paul, the gospel isn’t just the entry point to Christianity, but the power and pattern for our entire lives.

Re-formed, part 14. Recreation is the destiny of the world. Not destruction. Not abandonment. But Renewal.

Re-formed, part 13. Isaiah 61 announces the coming of the Messiah, 700 years before the birth of Jesus, and in Luke 4, we see it fulfilled.

Re-formed, part 12. God doesn’t just save you to restore you. He does it to include you in something global, that’s growing, and will recreate the entire universe.

Re-formed, part 11. The resurrection is God’s joyful announcement: the world is being remade, and his people are sent to proclaim it.

Re-formed, part 10. Take a moment to consider the day between Jesus’ death and resurrection — when the faith of the disciples seemed to be utterly shattered, when they couldn’t see God’s deep work in the darkness, and the silence.

Re-formed, part 8. As the Israelites are taken into exile, we see that God immediately speaks hope and strength back into their lives; and even in the midst of desolation, streams of living water can flow from within them.

We’ve put together a mini-series of videos looking at ‘Treasures of Darkness’, a title we’ve lifted from Isaiah 45.

Re-formed, part 7. When God remoulds and reforms us, like a piece of clay in his hands, he is often strong with us in one sense, as our whole shape is transformed. Yet at the same time, he’s precise and … Continue reading “Re-formed — When the Spirit is Poured Out”