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Acts 20 - More blessed to give
How did tithe actually work, and can it be more creative?
Malachi 3 - Enough food in my Temple
How does tithe relate to generosity?
1 John 3 - Already God's children
Reflecting on what "God's Family" means.
Ecclesiastes 12 - Fear God
Does believing in resurrection automatically lead to a good way of living?
Acts 19 - But who are you?
Is our doctrinal emphasis more biblical or cultural?
Acts 10 - Made it clean
What if the Spirit guides us beyond our "Biblical" worldview?
Matthew 7 - A house on sand
How does the person of Christ fit with His teachings?
Matthew 22 - Invite everyone you see
There's a tension between discontinuous change and continuous transformation.
Luke 16 - A great chasm
What to do with the Rich Man and Lazarus?
2 Peter 3 - Isn't really being slow
It seems "soon" is ambiguous in God's vocabulary.
Luke 24 - They recognised him
How did Jesus' disciples respond to his resurrection?
Acts 5 - Guilty of this man’s blood
What does Christ's death on the cross mean for us?
1 Kings 17 - Your son is alive!
Resurrections before the cross often involve children.
Job 19 - I will see Him
What is hoped-for in the Old Testament?
Ecclesiastes 12 - While you are young
What if the pondering the state-of-the-living is more valuable than the state-of-the-dead?
Ezekial 28 - You will be no god
Is theology more like an umbrella or a colander?
Ezekial 28 - The day evil was found in you
We consider the origin of evil, and wonder how much can be learnt of this story from old testament metaphor.
Matthew 4 - To be tempted there
Wilderness temptations are a crucible for Christ.
Luke 8 - Don't bother the teacher
We help Cameron write a sermon about responding to people in crucibles.
Matthew 25 - Do not know the hour
Waiting is never easy, but it is often unavoidable.
Ezekial 24 - Heads will remain covered
A rough time for Ezekial has us wondering about meekness in suffering.
2 Chronicles 20 - Praising his majestic holiness
Not every army has an array of singers praising the Lord!
2 Kings 6 - Open his eyes
Elisha's servant got to see chariots of fire, but where does that leave faith?
Jeremiah 36 - Get another scroll
Baruch's scrolls give us an opportunity to explore the idea of hope. The book of Jeremiah has quite a lot to say about how hope (or the lack of it) can impact our e...
Matthew 5 - Gouge it out
How does self-control come into our consideration of life's crucibles?
Job 1 - Blaming God
Job is challenging and perhaps comforting for those in the crucible.
Romans 8 - Shape of our lives
The wonderful theme of "image" turns up Immediately following last week's verse in Romans 8.
Romans 8 - Work together for good
What do we say and do for people who have difficulties in life that challenge faith?
1 Peter 5 - Like a roaring lion
If crucibles can be like a roaring lion, what exactly is a lion like?
Psalm 23 - Your rod and staff
The theme of "crucibles" takes us back to ponder the valley of the shadow of death.