14 Jan. 2018 – Alan Frauenstein: Prayer (2) – Praying In The Spirit, Ephesians 6:14-20 and Jude 19-22
Praying in the Spirit Continuing with our theme of Prayer, our topic today is “Praying in the Spirit”. Last week Louise looked at what the Psalms teach us about prayer and next week Tony will be looking at the place, practice and power of prayer. But today our topic is Praying in the Spirit…
7 Jan. 2018 – Louise McLachlan: Prayer (1), Psalm 5:1-3
Prayer– The ‘Lifeblood’ of our Relationship with God – Psalm 5:1-3 Why prayer? · Short 3 wk series on prayer · We want to earnestly seek the Lord for His plans/ministries for FBC rather than have a good idea/thought then seek the Lord’s blessing on it. · To see the Lord achieve His purposes/goals/vision…
31 December 2017 – Ross Woodhouse: Our Resolve in Life’s Challenges, Psalm 62
“Our Resolve in Life’s Challenges” Psalm 62 In Psalm 62, in the chaos and the beat up and the difficulties that David was facing, the image he has given here with “my soul…” – the phrase that set’s up the balance of the Psalm – is stillness; is being still, before the Lord …It…
25 December 2017 – Ross Woodhouse: Christmas Day Service, Luke 1 and 2
17 December 2017 – Ross Woodhouse: Community Series (14) – The Immeasurably Moreness of God, Ephesians 3:14-21
Eph. 3:14-21 I couldn’t think of a better passage of scripture to bring our community series to a conclusion than the one we’re looking at today…it is Paul’s spiritual equivalent of what my rugby coach in Te Awamutu would “encourage” us with before a match: “fire-up” boys, “fire-up”… You may note they key verses…
26 November 2017 – Ross Woodhouse: Community Series (13) – The Essence of the Christian Walk, Hebrews 12:1-3
Many of you know I’m keen on cycling and my favourite sporting event would be the Tour de France. You’ll also be familiar with the Lance Armstrong story. Here’s a man who made a remarkable recovery from life threatening illness, to win the TDF seven times, an unprecedented number of victories in arguably the…
19 November 2017 – Ross Woodhouse: Community Series (12) – What Are We Banking? Matthew 6:19-24
Opening Comments A lot of what we’ve been discussing in this community series is about our distinctiveness; the practice of what being a disciple is, being salt and light in the world, in our homes, workplaces, schools and places of recreation, where there is consistency between what we profess and how we conduct ourselves,…
12 November 2017 – Alan Frauenstein: Confidence, Faithfulness & Community, Hebrews 10:19-25
N.B. – There is a gap of about 35 seconds at the start of the audio. Hebrews 10: 19 – 25 Today we are in Hebrews 10. A very interesting book, scholars are not sure who wrote it, when it was written, or even where it was sent. So, a rather enigmatic book. First…
29 October 2017 – Neville Stevenson: How Should a Christian Dress? Colossians 3:1-17
22 October 2017 – Ross Woodhouse: Community Series (11) – Prayer and Worship
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