Biblica: Biblical and Practical Teaching

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

Trusting God in Hard Times — Isaiah 55

  • Have you had times of darkness in your life?
  • We work through how we should read Old Testament passages so that they speak accurately into our situation./n-God says, “just hold on to me and I will never forsake you.”

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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