Biblica: Biblical and Practical Teaching

Welcome to the videos, audio and notes from the weekly teaching at Newlife Church, Toronto

God Carries Us like a Mother

  • God says, “Listen to me… you who have been carried from birth,
    you who have been supported from the time you left the womb.
    I made you and I will support you;
    I will carry you and rescue you.”
  • Don’t invest in things of this age which will not be there for you in the end, but surrender your trust to God!

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Guidance Part 3: The Three Steps for Finding God's Will

  • The goal of this message is to look at how Jesus and the apostles made decisions together with New Testament teachings,
  • and come up with a clear framework for how to find guidance in our lives.

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Guidance Part 2: Does God direct us, and if so, how?

  • Some fundamental principles of guidance,
  • with examples from the Bible and recent times

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Guidance Part 1: How not to find a wife, and other stories

  • How NOT to find a wife (George Whitefield),
  • ‘Fleeces’ the good, the bad & the ugly,
  • and three things we can mean by ‘God’s will’.

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Understanding Easter: Joined to Jesus—A Truth that can have a Massive Impact if we get it

  • Again and again the N.T. tells us that we are united with Jesus in his death and resurrection.
  • Great blessings are promised if we live in the truth of being joined to Jesus.
  • But how do we actually do this in practice?

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Three Parables that Challenge our Beliefs about Prayer (Luke 11 & 18)

  • In Luke 11 & 18, Jesus gives us several strong motivations to pray, including an example, a parable and some very clear teaching that challenges our core beliefs about prayer.
  • Listen to Jesus and be motivated by him today!

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Idolatry, Fear and our 'Need' to be in Control

  • Behind idolatry is our fear, and a need to gain control when we are powerless.
  • Once we see how it worked in Biblical times it is easier to spot ‘control’ pattern in our relationship with God, and replace it with genuine trust.

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Psalm 44 -- The Psalm with No Hope

  • What looks like the darkest Psalm in the Bible looks like it has no answer.
  • But there is an answer which is beyond our dreams in encouragement.

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The Problem of Unanswered Prayer

  • We can be confused, disappointed, upset, and even angry with God because it seems our prayers are going unheard.
  • It’s not just us, the Bible and the lives of Christians ever since have many such stories, but we are also given some reasons, which can really help our faith.

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Trusting Jesus in the Storm

  • Are you going through a storm?
  • This is one of the most encouraging stories I have ever read.
  • Even with little faith you can survive the worst storms in your life.

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