Message List

Exile, Separated From God: Study 06 in the series "Three Trees: The story of the whole Bible" in 10 studies.
God seems to have abandoned Israel. He’s had a gutful of their disobedience. In the story so far, we have seen that God is nothing but faithful to an unfaithful people. The descendants of Abraham and David who were promised that they would forever be ‘God’s people in God’s place under God’s rule’ now find themselves feeling abandoned, alone and in exile.
King after king ‘did evil in the eyes of the Lord’. God has simply had enough of Israel. But even though Israel seems abandoned, in a foreign land under a foreign king, they are not without hope.

References

• 2 Kings 24:1 - 25:30
• Lamentations 1:1 - 3:33
• Romans 5:1-11

Abraham and the Promise: Study 4 in the series "Three Trees: The story of the whole Bible" in 10 studies.

Have you ever made plans, only to have God change them completely?
King David had a plan to build a temple for the Lord God, but God had other plans.

In the movement towards fulfilment, God’s promises to David now repeat God’s promises to Abraham - but they also advance them in more detail. God promises King David that his Son would be the Son of God. The Son of David will build the Temple and will reign as God’s King forever over God’s people.

The Fall: Study 2 in the series "Three Trees: The story of the whole Bible" in 10 studies.

The story of the fall unravels all that is good and very good in God’s World. God’s Word has not only been distorted but now disobeyed. Order has been thrown into chaos. One tree in Eden has been selected over the other. Life was on offer in Eden but humankind chose death. In eating of the forbidden tree, intimate relationships are exchanged for exploding ones. ‘Unashamed and naked’ now turns to exposure, shame and blame. And this new pattern of sin and self-justification and blame is not only repeated down through the story of the whole Bible but repeated daily the whole world over.

Sin is the unlawful exchange of our rightful place in God’s World. Sin takes what is not ours, believing it will elevate us, but only leaves us deflated. Sin promises so much but only delivers guilt and shame.

Be Patient: A message about being patient as James presents the subject to us.
Outline:

1. Patience
2. In what circumstances are we to be patient?
1. When situations out of our control
2. When continuing appears pointless
3. When circumstances are unexplainable

Glory: Romans 16,Study 27 (Term 3, Talk 9)
From the series "Right Through Christ", studies of the New Testament book of Romans written by the apostle Paul.
Having been strengthened by our journey through Paul’s letter, we glorify our God together with Christ.
Just like in chapter 1, when Paul loaded the gospel into his opening greeting, Paul loads the gospel again into his closing farewell.
Outline:

1. Strengthened
2. Glorify
3. Together

References:

• Psalm 96
• Romans 1:1-17
• Romans 16:25-27
• Romans 15:5-6