When God Doesn't Seem to Keep his Promises
- How is it that the events of our lives don’t always seem to match up with the promises of God?
- It turns out that this is not just a personal struggle for a few, but one of the central themes of the Bible.
Welcome to the videos, audio and notes from the weekly teaching at Newlife Church, Toronto
Guidance Part 5: Signs: Unusual Events/Coincidences
- We conclude our series by looking at the role of unusual events or coincidences in guidance.
- These are sometimes called signs and can be useful but are highly dangerous if misused.
Guidance Part 4: Extraordinary/Supernatural Direction
- When and how does God gives us supernatural direction, and how do we avoid some major pitfalls?
- Lots of stories from Scripture and from people today.
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!
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.
Guidance Part 2: Does God direct us, and if so, how?
- Some fundamental principles of guidance,
- with examples from the Bible and recent times
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’.
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?
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!
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.