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Craig Dobbie preaching on “I doubt Christianity because so many Christians are hypocrites”

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Andrew Heard preaching on2 Peter 2: 12-21

As we enter a new year 2012,any of us make new years resolutions.

2 Peter 1 outlines the certain truthfulness of the Christian work. His eye witness account shows a certainty of events that and an urgency

Pray that you will make 2012 a year of godly growth.

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Craig Dobbie preaching on 2 Corinthians 12 & 13

What is the cross?
- is it just the means God chose to save sinners?
- no, God chose the cross because it teaches something and provides a ’culture’

In Pauls day, boasting was common practise. Worldly boasting stemmed from outwouldly appearances. Clothes, CV, power of speech etc.  Paul responds to this by ‘boasting as a fool’ to demonstrate the difference between the culture of the cross and the culture of the world.

Culture of the Cross

- Gentleness not Arrogance
- Suffering and Humiliation (Paul’s body bore the marks of suffering)
- Weakness not Power (Paul came to Damascus thinking he was a hero and left in a basket, lowered from the wall). Knowledge of our weakness comes with Christian maturity. We are all broken and need to avoid the illusion of worldly power.

We are not called to be powerful, but rather God wants people who are fearful and weak, people who are despite suffering and weakness can put their trust and reliance on the cross!

Pray that you might continue to grasp the ‘cross culture’.

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Andrew Heard preaching on 2 Corinthians 8:16-24

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Andrew Heard preaching on 2 Corinthians 8:1-7

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Andrew Heard preaching on 2 Corinthians 7:1-7

Corinth was a trading city influenced by promiscuous values. Paul previously been to Corinth and although the church was growing many in the church were struggling to shake off worldly influences. Paul wrote at least 4 letters to the Corinthians.

In 2 Corinthians, Paul wants the church in Corinth to know that despite hardship, his comfort comfort comes from God. When you understand the gospel, you understand that greatness doesnt come from your house, or car, but greatness comes from God’s willingness to use our brokenness to demonstrate his  power.

Pray for the cause of mission, such that the gospel might change hearts and minds.

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Digging Deeper is for anyone who wants to dig deeper into God’s Word that they might know Him better and love Him more.

The God’s Book, God’s Plan module is designed to give us an overview of what the Bible is, what it’s about and how it all fits together. The Bible is the unfolding story of God’s salvation in history for His glory, and it all points to Jesus. And in God’s Book, God’s Plan we look at how story of the Bible unfolds and how every bit of it is actually about Jesus. This helps people read and understand the Bible better, and lays the foundation for every other Digging Deeper course. We also look at things like how historically accurate is the Bible and how to read the Old Testament well.

The Living Word module is designed to answer the question: How is it that we can know Almighty God? Can we know Him through His creation? Can we know Him through reasoned thinking and philosophy? Can we know Him through our experiences and emotions? In this Digging Deeper module we will investigate how God reveals Himself to us and so how we can know Him truly, as He actually is, not as we imagine Him to be. This will have real applications for how we treat God’s Word and for how we think about people’s claims of ‘other’ ways to know God.

Craig Dobbie is preaching on John 16:5-16. (28/03/2010)

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EV Kids have a great time with their friends each week, learning about Jesus. A video about EV Kids Primary was shown in church a few weeks ago, although Sunday EV 10:30 missed out. If you would like to see it, go the the EV Kids page.