What does it mean to be generous? The way you see God fundamentally affects how you view generosity. If God seems mean to you, it's going to affect how you view your stuff. But if you realise God is generous - it opens whole new areas of joy. This Sunday we start a new sermon series on the Generous Life, beginning with the Generous God. You can download sermon summary no...
Keep ReadingWhen I was growing up, my friends and I all had a good idea of what we wanted to be when we were older: astronaut, professional footballer, army colonel superman!I cannot recall a single friend wanting to be 'holy'. That may be unsurprising for a school playground, but what about in the church family? Do we desire to be holy? Well Leviticus 19 helps us think that through ...
Keep ReadingIf Leviticus is known for anything, today it is known for what it says about homosexual relationships. But is it being inconsistent to appeal to Leviticus to ban same sex relationships, when the same book bans eating shellfish? You can download sermon summary notes in English here. Or you can read them below: Sex and Shellfish Leviticus 18:1-6, 19-30 The Call to be Di...
Keep ReadingWhen it comes to approaching God, we can sometimes think we are doing him a favour giving him space in our lives. If we aren't quite that self-confident we can still think we can approach him anytime we want. On the other end of the spectrum, we can feel totally unworthy to approach God. Leviticus speaks to both. It tells us that far from being able to come whenever we wa...
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