November 9, 2012
by Martin Slack
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This Sunday we will be looking at the consequences of Jonah's running from God and how God intervenes for Jonah and the sailors' good. You can download summary notesin Englishhere; and in French here....
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November 9, 2012
by Martin Slack
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So, back to this character in Proverbs: The Sluggard. If we are at risk of sluggardly tendencies outside the work-place, in our walk with God, or our relationships, what can we learn to avoid them?
4. When it comes to work-life balance, the Sluggard is off-balance:
He is famed for his sleeping habits. He is so laid back he's horizontal: 'How long will you lie there, O sl...
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November 2, 2012
by Martin Slack
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This Sunday we begin our new series in the book of Jonah: Pursued by Grace.
If you find them helpful, you can download sermon summary notes here....
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October 31, 2012
by Martin Slack
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I can't remember who it was, but someone once advised me to read a chapter from the Book of Proverbs every day. Every fool should. And now I've got my girls doing it. If nothing else (and there is) it makes for some great dinner-table banter. Of all Proverbs' characters, we love The Sluggard the best. His name is almost onomatopoeic. You can virtually see the trail of slim...
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October 26, 2012
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This Sunday is our last in Luke's Gospel. As we're going to see, it's the end but also very much the beginning.
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October 11, 2012
by Martin Slack
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At one time or another probably all of us have felt the desire for 'just a little bit more.' The writer of Ecclesiastes has this to say about that desire: 'He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity' (Ecclesiastes 5:10).
In other words, money and wealth and stuff simply fail to deliver. We think it wil...
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October 9, 2012
by Martin Slack
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| Tags: Youth, baton, encouragement, joshua, moses
From talking with folk after the two services this Sunday, (and the launch of Junior Youth Fridays), I know I was not alone in feeling incredibly encouraged by what the Lord is doing among our young people. What joy to see them grow in their love for Jesus and in their gifts to serve Him and His church!
But to see the next generation grasp the baton, and run hard and well...
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October 5, 2012
by Martin Slack
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This Sunday we will be looking at Jesus' bodily resurrection from the dead. The Christian faith stands or falls on the fact of the resurrection.
You can download summary notes in English to help you follow the sermon here; and in French here....
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September 28, 2012
by Martin Slack
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This Sunday we will be looking at Jesus' crucifixion and death. Why has his death - out of the 1000s of men executed by crucifixion, become the pivot point of history?
You can download summary notes for the sermon in englishhere, and in french here.
Full sermon notes, audio and video will be posted after Sunday....
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September 27, 2012
by Martin Slack
In his book, The Meaning of Marriage, Tim Keller quips that of Paul's famous discourse on marriage in Ephesians 5, the one part that many couples can relate to is Eph 5:32 marriage is a mystery! He writes, 'sometimes you fall into bed, after a long, hard day of trying to understand each other, and you can only sigh: "This is all a profound mystery!" an unsolvable puzzle, ...
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