What Motivates us to Live as we Should? (Conscience pt.2)
- What is the secret to Christian motivation? Do we beat ourselves up about our failures, set regular challenges, or is there a better way?
- What does the book of Hebrews say?
The Conscience, and How to Clear it
- Understand how the Bible describes the conscience,
- the huge danger that misuse can fuel mental illness,
- and the joy of feeling your conscience is completely cleansed.
Why I love Jesus
- Let’s focus on why we love Jesus,
- not just for what he has done for us,
- but because he is the most fascinating, wonderful, awesome and lovely person that has ever existed.
The Father of Compassion, the God of all Comfort (2 Cor 1:2-4)
- Understanding God’s compassion is vital for living an authentic Christian life.
- It shines most brightly in the N.T. in Jesus, but there are some remarkable stories in the Old, demonstrating that God does not change.
- Many of us have trouble receiving this compassion and grace, which makes it hard for us to show it to others, and to experience joy ourselves.
A Psalm that will change your life — Psalm 90
- Psalm 90 starts out as one of the most depressing scriptures:
- "You live 70 yrs and die. If you live to 80 it will just be pain, and so on…"
- But by an extraordinary twist, which you need the handout to really see, everything is turned on its head.
- Make sure you view the handout here: bibl.ca/pdf/Psalm90-text.pdf
God Saves and Uses Messed-Up People (Genesis 20)
Why is this story even in the Bible? It certainly does not show Abraham as an example of Faith. It is one of the oddest stories in Genesis, but it has a powerful and encouraging message for us.
“The Lord is my Shepherd” brought to life with David's Own Stories (Psalm 23)
This is David’s best loved Psalm, but how did he come to write it? We piece together stories from throughout his life that could have provided inspiration for each part of the song.
How Jesus' Resurrection Directly Empowers Us (John 20, 1 Cor 15, Col 3)
The resurrection of Jesus was not simply coming back to life, but the start of a new kind of humanity. It gives us access to a new kind of life within us—empowered for victory.
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 (1 Cor 2:16, Heb 8:10 & James 1:5)
-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.