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, […]
22 October 2017 – Ross Woodhouse: Community Series (11) – Prayer and Worship
Notes to follow.
15 October 2017 – Ross Woodhouse: Community Series (10) – The Priority of Christ, Colossians 3:1-11
Sorry, no audio recording available. “Priority of Christ” FBC Message Colossians 3:1-11 Context Colossians is one of Pauls prison letters, written to a new church in what is modern day Turkey. Colossae had been a leading city in the years prior, but at the time of Pauls writing and Epaphras planting the church there […]
17 September 2017 – Ross Woodhouse: Community Series (9) – Build Others Up, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31
FBC Message: “To Build Others’ Up” (Part B) 1 Cor 12:1-31 (Rom. 12:6-8) We’re talking about our place in the body, contributing and doing our part, with the gifts God has given us. We are at our healthiest, our strongest, when we are functioning as a body, with Jesus as the head. Exploring […]
10 September 2017 – Ross Woodhouse: Community Series (8) – To Build Others Up, 1 Corinthians 12:1-31
“To Build Others’ Up” 1 Cor 12:1-31 (Rom. 12:6-8) Ross Woodhouse Either a dim, or inflated view of ourselves are not conducive to community as God intends. Christianity is not an individualist religion it is a community and corporate faith journey, because it is, we have to realise we are in this together, […]
3 September 2017 – Ross Woodhouse: Community Series (7) – The Challenge and Change of Attitude, Romans 15:5-7
Romans 15:5-7 Ross Woodhouse Be ye holy as I am holy is our default position. Love God and love others is our default position. Keeping our focus on the person of Jesus and allowing him at every juncture in life to influence what we do, by his grace and the power of the […]
20 August 2017 – Ross Woodhouse: Community Series (6) – Just Like Jesus, Philippians 2:1-11
Combined Service Philippians 2:1-11 A call to unity Unity is agreement, harmony, oneness Unity is vital in God’s mission Unity answers Jesus’ prayer in John 17 A call to be like-minded We have the same goal & purpose We put the well-being of others first We focus on one God A call […]
Devotional 20 August 2017
There are always life principles to learn and to apply from scripture. Paul’s letters are no exception to this. In the 2nd Chapter of Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi his encouragement was for the church to put the interests of the group, above individual ambitions, to unite, to be of one mind, to […]