Tag: trials & temptation

The Lord’s Prayer, part 6. The last line of the Lord’s Prayer can also be translated “deliver us from the evil one”, which recognises a personal adversary, and opens our eyes to the spiritual battle we’re in.

The Lord’s Prayer, part 5. In Galatians 5, the Apostle Paul states that the entire law is fulfilled just by loving your neighbour; which sounds way too simple. But grasping this is at the very heart of renewing our minds, … Continue reading “Lead Us Not Into Temptation”

Grace Shaped Lives, part 5. The body is not disposable, shameful, or spiritually irrelevant. Christianity is not anti-body. God created the body, Christ redeemed the body, the Holy Spirit indwells the body, and one day God will raise the body.

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 6. This is the question at the heart of Isaiah. The answer is in the section we looked at last week: “In repentance and rest is your salvation; in quietness and in trust is your strength” (30:15)

Future Hope, part 4. When difficult times hit, we often pray for an escape — a way out. But God quite often seeks to strengthen us in the battle instead, causing us to rely on him, and not on ourselves.

How did the disciples feel on that silent Saturday, when grief and loss seemed to overwhelm, when they found themselves in the greatest confusion of their lives? In this Easter Saturday message of hope, we don’t rush past this moment. … Continue reading “When Grief and Loss Overwhelm — Silent Saturday”