November 29, 2014
by Martin Slack
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When we choose a name for a baby, we go for a name we like. When God chooses a name, it always has significance. And Christmas begins with God doing some naming. That should make us sit up, and pay attention!
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Advent: The Names Say It All
John: The Lord is Gracious
Luke 1
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November 15, 2014
by Martin Slack
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Many of us long for a different kind of society... but often our worldviews will never get us there. In contrast the gospel results in a different kind of leader, and a radically different kind of community.
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Leaders, Community and the Gospel
Acts 20:17-38
As we go thro...
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November 8, 2014
by Martin Slack
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Someone has said that we all worship something: intellect, possessions, power, appearance. The problem is when these things become ultimate things in our lives they never deliver. Worse they can destroy us.
How can we live free of this sort of thing? We'll be looking at Acts 19 where we see that the answer lies in the good news of what God has already done for us in Jesus...
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October 25, 2014
by Martin Slack
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Athens was the academic centre of the world. Yet the gospel penetrated even there. What does the message Paul preached have to teach us in our intellectual age and environment?
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A God Greater and Nearer
Acts 17:16-34
Acts tells us how the Gospel impacted people ...
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October 11, 2014
by Martin Slack
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Two reasons that the early church grew, and the gospel spread, as they did, were the joy and courage of the disciples. But how do you explain - and get - that kind of joy and courage? Becuase we could all do with more of that in our lives.
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Joy and Courage at Midnight
Acts 16...
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October 4, 2014
by Martin Slack
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Ever experienced a time when you're trying to make progress, but everywhere you turn you're met with a closed door? What is God up to in times like that?
This Sunday we will see how God was at work in head-scratching times in the life of the Apostle Paul.
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Closed Doors a...
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September 27, 2014
by Martin Slack
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What is the answer to the question: 'how can you be saved?' But does it mean to be 'saved', and does it even matter?
This Sunday we'll be looking at Acts 15 - where it's exactly this question that gets answered. And the way it gets answered brings real joy to people.
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Th...
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September 20, 2014
by Martin Slack
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When the apostles preached the gospel it both united and divided people. But why the division and the opposition? And what does that have to tell us in our own situation? This Sunday we'll be looking at Acts 14 which gives us some answers.
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The Gospel on Collision Course...
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September 6, 2014
by Martin Slack
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We like the idea of a God of compassion and power who uses His power to defend the powerless. We even like the idea of a God of justice who brings down the oppressor. But what if we find ourselves on the wrong side of such a God.... Can we worship Him then?
Psalm 146 tells us how and why we can.
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August 30, 2014
by Martin Slack
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Few of us would claim not to feel anxious at times. But what lies behind that anxiety? And what's the answer to it? Psalm 27 tells us both (and in surprising ways).
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Anxiety and the Confidence that Beats It
Psalm 27
As we grow up, we lose some of our childhood fears, b...
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