On the death and resurrection of Jesus…
Did Jesus really come back from the dead?
The following series on Ephesians Chapter One looks at what God has provided for us in Jesus
Ephesians 1:1-2 – What God loves
Ephesians 1:3 – Our amazing Father
Ephesians 1:4 – Our Father’s ‘wild’ plan
Ephesians 1:5-6 – Our amazing brother
Ephesians 1:7-8 – Redemption through his blood
Ephesians 1:9-10 – The Great Secret
Ephesians 1:11 – Confidence in our calling
Ephesians 1:12 – For the praise of his glory
Ephesians 1:13 – The word of truth
Ephesians 1:13 – The amazing Holy Spirit
Ephesians 1:13-14 – A taste now, fullness later
Ephesians 1:15-17 – Faith in the Lord Jesus
Ephesians 1:15 – Love for all the saints
Ephesians 1:18 – The hope he called us to
Ephesians 1:18 – The Father’s inheritance
Ephesians 1:19 – Resurrection power now
Ephesians 1:20-21 – The risen Jesus
Ephesians 1:22-23 – The Church’s role
The following series on Hebrews looks at what it took to help a church out of a slump
Hebrews introduction: When Christians feel a bit lost
Hebrews 1:1-3 – The other world we’re living in
Hebrews 1:4-9 – How God makes his world come alive
Hebrews 1:10 to 2:3 – Experiencing salvation in the here and now
Hebrews 2:3-11 – Why do Christians suffer?
Hebrews 2:9-10 – “But we see Jesus…”
Hebrews 2:9 – Our will versus God’s will
Hebrews 2:11 – The road to holiness
Hebrews 2:11-13 – The heart and hope of Jesus
Hebrews 2:14-16 – Reason for hope in a scary world
Hebrews 2:17-18 – We need help
Hebrews 3:1 – The importance of a high priest
Hebrews 3:1-6 – “We are his house”
Hebrews 3:7-19 – Holy Spirit speaking…
Hebrews 10:24-25 – A command to attend church?
Hebrews 10:24-25 – Why we meet together as Christians
The following series on the book of Acts takes a look at what the church is for…(started Nov 8/20)
Acts 1:1-8 – What does it mean to be “church”?
Acts 1:9 to 2:37 – A Holy Spirit full of surprises
Acts 2:38-47 – The opening up of a whole new world
Acts 3:1-26 – What we can expect from the Holy Spirit
Acts 4:1-22 – There will be opposition
Acts 4:23-31 – Dealing with opposition the Holy Spirit way
Acts 4-32 to 5:11 – Spirit-filled or fake?
Acts 5:12-42 – Has the Holy Spirit changed?
Acts 6:1 to 8:1 – Jesus’ ministry demonstrated in two ways
Acts 8:2-40 – A striking contrast in attitudes
Acts 9:1-31 – Saul and the power of God’s grace
Acts 9:32-42 – Comforting, encouraging, life-giving power
Acts 10:1-48 – “So, who’s the real Christian here?”
Acts 11:1-30 – The unfolding of the great mystery begins
Acts 12:1-25 – Why God has us pray
Acts 13:1-13 – Clues on how the Holy Spirit works
Acts 13:14-52- History as it should have been written
Acts 14:1-28 – How the Holy Spirit reaches people
Acts 15:1-12 – When it dawned on the church what Christianity is
Acts 15:13-41 – Lifting burdens off, not loading more on
Acts 16:1-15 – How the Holy Spirit spreads the gospel
Acts 16:16-38 – Genuinely Christian, or fake?
Acts 17:1-15 – Why such differences in response to the gospel?
Acts 17:16-34 – The differences between God and gods
Acts 18:1-17 – “Keep calm and carry on”
Acts 18:18 to 19:8 – The full gospel, not just half of it
Acts 19:9-20 – How the Kingdom of God becomes real
Acts 19:21 to 20:12 – The madness of crowds
Acts 20:13-38 – True Christian leadership
Acts 21:1 to 23:11 – A lesson in trusting the Holy Spirit
Acts 23:12 to 25:12 – The Spirit who never abandons us
Acts 25:13 to 26:32 – Dealing wisely with opposition
Acts 27:1-44 – The impact our faith has on others
Acts 28:1-31 – How the Holy Spirit reaches people
Acts Summary – The truth is marching on
The following series on In the beginning jumps back to the book of Genesis for another look at what happened back there…
Jesus’ resurrection takes us back to the beginning
How and why the book of Genesis became part of the Bible
Jesus’ actions in the Temple take us back to the beginning
“Made in God’s image.” But what for?
How trees explain God’s plan too
Why did God give humans rulership over this world?
“They realized they were naked”
The following is a series on Prophecy in answer to questions that came from small group discussion:
Ephesians 4:11….Are there “prophets” in the New Testament too?
Malachi 4:5-6….Is there an end-time “Elijah” ministry?
The following is a series on Christmas to explain its continuing value today.
Reason for hope: Is Jesus really at work in this world?
O come, O come Emmanuel: a Christmas carol about Israel – but why Israel?
Jesus’ birth: Who and what WAS the baby Jesus?
Christmas isn’t in the Bible, but is it Scriptural?
Advent isn’t in the Bible, but is it Scriptural?
Epiphany: Jesus, the greatest revelation of all
The Magi: Three gifts picturing three seasons in Jesus’ ministry
The Messiah: the Suffering Servant, the vital part the Jews missed
What’s the balance on Christmas for Christians?
Immanuel – what’s the story behind that name?
Jesus’ great gift to us – and our gift to him
Breaking the stranglehold of Christmas
The following series on The bread and wine looks for examples in Scripture that help explain what Jesus was getting at in giving his disciples bread and wine in Luke 22.
Looking into history for a precedent
The “hard teaching” of John chapter 6
What Abel understood and Cain didn’t
The opening up of the new covenant
Jesus lives to serve his disciples
The following series on Mental health/illness from God’s point of view was stirred by a person very dear to me who attempted suicide several times, and I needed answers.
The following series on The birth of the Church takes a look back at what happened in Acts 2 when the Church began, and the brand new era God opened up that day.
What message was the Church founded on?
“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved….”
The following series on Hell and the Gospel is an attempt at answering the question, “How on earth does preaching hell tie in with the gospel being GOOD news?”
To those who are troubled by God’s ferocious anger
How can a “God of LOVE” be a “God of HELL” too?
Is there hope for everyone, including those in hell?
The following series on Resurrection offers proof that Jesus really was resurrected from the dead – proof in both the Bible and the lives of people today.
There’s no such thing as death without resurrection
Did Jesus really come back from the dead? And the proof?
Three things in evidence today that prove Jesus was resurrected
The following series on Why God sent Jesus shows the effect God wanted his Son to have on us.
God proves to us what we instinctively believe him to be
Discovering from Jesus that God is a relationship
Discovering from Jesus what the Father is all about
What made Jesus’ sacrifice so acceptable to God?
How does Jesus’ sacrifice translate into our righteousness?
The following series on What is Jesus doing now? taps into the highly practical ways that Jesus is working with us right now.
Jesus is transforming us into his likeness
Jesus removes our resistance to God
Jesus rescues us from the seductive power of evil
Jesus turns fear and doubt into trust and love
Jesus rescues us from our empty gods
The following series on God’s Covenants looks into why covenants rate so highly in Scripture, and how they make God and his plan so clear.
But WHY did God make covenants?
Restoring what was lost in Genesis 3
The following series on God and War takes a look at war from a Christian point of view.
What’s the balance for Christians and war?
Remembrance Day: What are we reminded of as Christians on this day?
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