Philippians 4:1-9
The only way to true joy and peace in adversity is found through Jesus Christ.
Preacher: Claire Mason.
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Overcome Evil With Good
Romans 12:9-21 What does Paul have to say about how we deal with evil? Preached by Stef Gould on 7 June 2020 as part of the Lockdown Files series.
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Who Is My Neighbour?
Luke 10:25-37 Dennis preaches on Jesus’ story of the Good Samaritan. Preached by Dennis Reynolds on 21 June 2020 as part of the Lockdown Files series.
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What Kind of Soil Am I?
Matthew 13:1-23 Jesus tells a story, then explains it. And here’s the question: What kind of soil am I?Preached by Geoff Cook on 26 July 2020 as part of the Lockdown Files series.
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I Believe
Matthew 16.13-19 Can you say, I believe in Jesus? With your heart as well as your head? Is your faith in Jesus public, political and powerful? Preached by Geoff Cook on 23 August 2020 as part of the Lockdown Files series.
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Take Up Your Cross
Matthew 16.21-28 Jesus does not call disciples to himself to make their lives easy and prosperous, but to make them holy and productive. Willingness to take up their cross is the mark of the true disciple. Preached by Geoff Cook on 30 August 2020 as part of the Lockdown Files series.
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Together in Community
Matthew 18.15-20 It seems out of fashion, even amongst people who regard themselves as Christians, to gather, to meet together, to be in any kind of deep relationship with one another. So, why bother?Preached by Geoff Cook on 6 September 2020 as part of the Lockdown Files series.
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How Many Times
Matthew 18.21-35 Jesus tells Peter to stop counting, and gives us a story to show that forgiveness is a lifestyle not an equation. Preached by Geoff Cook on 13 September 2020 as part of the Lockdown Files series.
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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
Matthew 25:31-46 When we serve others, we are serving Jesus. Preached by Claire Mason on 22 November 2020 as part of the Lockdown Files series.
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A Life Shaped By God
Isaiah 64:1-9 God is the master at taking a broken world and restoring it, taking broken people and renewing them, reshaping them, recreating them. Preached by Geoff Cook on 29 November 2020 as part of the Lockdown Files series.
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Grace, Compassion, and Love
Matthew 25:31-46 When we serve others, we are serving Jesus. Preached by Claire Mason on 22 November 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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Freedom and Transformation
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Romans 5:1-11 All of us spend our lives looking for peace with God, others and ourselves. You and I, heroic failures that we are, cannot make peace with God, or for that matter, with one another. But God, through Christ, has already made peace with us. Preached by Geoff Cook on 17 March 2024.
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Helpful lessons from the first few chapters of 1 Corinthians on what it means to be the church of Jesus.
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God gives us a new start, forgiven and free.
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