1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
When we make room for others in our lives the walls of indifference and apathy come down. When we make room for others we discover the best of others and the best in ourselves.
Preacher: Geoff Cook.
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Take Up Your Cross
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Together in Community
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How Many Times
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Knowing Jesus
Philippians 3.4b-14 There isn’t anything more important than Jesus. Jesus is the heart of it all. That’s what faith is. Preached by Geoff Cook on 4 October 2020 as part of the Lockdown Files series.
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Walking Like A Philippian
Philippians 4:1-9 The only way to true joy and peace in adversity is found through Jesus Christ. Preached by Claire Mason on 11 October 2020 as part of the Lockdown Files series.
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God’s Love for Others
1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Stef kicks off a few weeks of studying 1 Thessalonians. Preached by Stef Gould on 18 October 2020 as part of the Lockdown Files series.
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Put Your Whole Self In
1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 When we make room for others in our lives the walls of indifference and apathy come down. When we make room for others we discover the best of others and the best in ourselves. Preached by Geoff Cook on 25 October 2020 as part of the Lockdown Files series.
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Encourage, Comfort, and Urge
1 Thessalonians 2:7-14 What or who encourages, urges or persuades you to be more Christ-like? How might you encourage, comfort and urge others in their faith journey? Preached by Geoff Cook on 1 November 2020 as part of the Lockdown Files series.
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Return, Resurrection, and Reunion
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Jesus is the only person to die and live again. The Bible says that if we know Jesus, when we die, we go to be with Jesus. It is as simple as that. Preached by Geoff Cook on 8 November 2020 as part of the Lockdown Files series.
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Up!
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. In the light of that, what are we to do, how are we to live? Paul gives us three things: Look Up! Wake Up! Buckle Up! Preached by Geoff Cook on 15 November 2020 as part of the Lockdown Files series.
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Grace, Compassion, and Love
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Rev Geoff Cook is the Minister of FBC.
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Nehemiah 13 Any church will enter into spiritual entropy and decline when it loses its passion for Jesus. We must ask God to give us a renewed vision of himself, and a renewed vision of what it means to be his church here in Faversham. Preached by Geoff Cook on 21 January 2024.
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Recommitting to the Lord
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Reading the Word
Nehemiah 7:73b-8:18 The critical importance of the Word of God for the Christian believer. What does God want to say to you today? What does God want to say to us today? Preached by Geoff Cook on 19 November 2023.
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Reorganising The Team
Nehemiah 7:1-73 What mattered to Nehemiah was what mattered to God. What has God put into your heart? Preached by Geoff Cook on 12 November 2023.
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Responding To Trouble
Nehemiah 4:1-6:19 When playing our part in the coming of God’s kingdom we will inevitably face trouble and opposition. But God uses these things to build something far more important than a wall: faith. Preached by Geoff Cook on 29 October 2023.
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Reforming the People
Nehemiah 13 Any church will enter into spiritual entropy and decline when it loses its passion for Jesus. We must ask God to give us a renewed vision of himself, and a renewed vision of what it means to be his church here in Faversham. Preached by Geoff Cook on 21 January 2024.
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Recommitting to the Lord
Nehemiah 9:1-12:47 The first few chapters of Nehemiah are just about the building of a wall, but the wall was not the ultimate dream. The grand scheme was for the nation to respond to God’s Word, repent, and restore their relationship with him. Preached by Geoff Cook on 14 January 2024.
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Reading the Word
Nehemiah 7:73b-8:18 The critical importance of the Word of God for the Christian believer. What does God want to say to you today? What does God want to say to us today? Preached by Geoff Cook on 19 November 2023.
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Reorganising The Team
Nehemiah 7:1-73 What mattered to Nehemiah was what mattered to God. What has God put into your heart? Preached by Geoff Cook on 12 November 2023.
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Responding To Trouble
Nehemiah 4:1-6:19 When playing our part in the coming of God’s kingdom we will inevitably face trouble and opposition. But God uses these things to build something far more important than a wall: faith. Preached by Geoff Cook on 29 October 2023.
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Nehemiah 3:1-32 It’s not just rebuilding a wall. It’s dozens and dozens of people doing their little bit of the wall as well as they know how, to the glory of God. That’s how the purposes of God come about. Preached by Geoff Cook on 22 October 2023.
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Geoff is the Minister of FBC.