What does it mean to walk in the Spirit?
- Do you ever say to yourself ‘why am I such a failure as a Christian?’
- or, ‘I wish I was more filled with the Spirit’ ?
- Gal 5 tells us how we can ‘Walk in the Spirit’ and have victory
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.
The Power of Grasping your Union with Christ (Col 1 & 2, Eph 2 & 3)
- The story of the man of God, Hudson Taylor is that although he was living an extraordinary life of service, he had a deep feeling of his own sin and failure.
- When the Spirit opened his eyes to the Scriptures about being united with Jesus, in an instant he received a joy which lasted the rest of his life.
- What was this truth?
How We Should Bring our Complaints to God (Psalms 54 & 142)
- A third of the book of Psalms is devoted to bringing complaints to God.
- But the form of these complaints is very specific.
- By giving us so many pslams in this form, God is telling us that he wants to hear the honest cries of our heart,
- but also teaching us how he wants us to bring these complaints to him.
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 Father Heart of God (Part 2) Three Steps (John 16 & 17; Rom 5 & 8)
Three Steps to Receiving the Father’s Love
The Father Heart of God (Part 1) Luke 12 & 15
Because our parents were imperfect, we can have problems with God as a parent figure. It is so important to correct this so that we can experience the intimacy and security that the Father offers us.
Knowing How Much you are Loved by God (Eph 3:14-21)
The greatest joy in the Christian life is to feel and know the intensity of the love of Jesus, that surpasses knowledge.
When God Speaks like a Mother (Is 49 & 66; Matt 23)
God sometimes uses the language of a mother to describe how he relates to us. There are beautiful scriptures where he tells us how he sees us, hears our cry and deeply cares for us, using mother imagery.
A New Revelation of Love (1 John 4:7-11)
We already knew that God is a God of power yet compassion, purity yet forgiveness, high above all but utterly faithful as a friend. But Jesus revealed something new, something shocking, something almost unbelievable, at the very core of the supreme being.