Advertising companies are always thinking up new ways of how to encourage us to spend our money. Banks are always thinking up news ways of how to encourage us to invest and save our money. In Luke chapter 16, Jesus teaches the Christian how to spend wisely in the present, and the key is to keep an eternal perspective You can download sermon summary notes in English here, ...
Keep ReadingJesus saw a poor widow put in two tiny, almost worthless, coins into the offering box. Yet he said she had given more than a whole load of rich people. Why? What was it he was seeing? You can download sermon summary notes in English hereand in French here. Or you can read them below: Giving All Luke 20:45-21:4 In Malachi 3 the Lord calls his people back to reflecting ...
Keep ReadingWhat 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...
Keep ReadingA philosopher said on his death bed, "Of course God will forgive me - that's his job." But is it? What if sin and forgiveness are costly, not easy? How then might we find forgiveness? This Sunday we'll be looking once more at Leviticus - and how God deals with the costliness of sin and forgiveness. And whilst his solution there is great, what it points to is even greater....
Keep ReadingGuilt is an emotion we will all be familiar with, but what are we to do with it? Levitcus chapter 5 6 explains how our guilt before the LORD can be forgiven. To read the sermon summary notes in English click here, and in French here....
Keep ReadingHow would you describe God? And how do you know that you're right? Does it matter what you think of God? This week, from Leviticus, we'll be seeing how God descrives himself. He says he is holy. But what does that mean? You can download sermon summary notes in English hereand in French here. Or you can read them below: "I am Holy" Leviticus 9:1-5, 22-10:3 It has been...
Keep ReadingThis Sunday we begin a new series in the book of Leviticus. What has a book that is full of animal sacrifices and some obscure rules got to say to us? Much - in many surprising ways. And this week we'll see how it tells us that God is a God who speaks to us and lives among us. You can download sermon summary notes in English hereand in French here. Or you can read them b...
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