Yvette brought the word today. She describes the importance of Corinth at that time but also the difficulties the Corinthians face in trying to live authentically in an idolatrous city.
Paul cannot believe the sexual immorality of the city and the fact that they are proud of it. Instead of sorting things out, they sue each other.
The spiritual gifts should be used to build each other up. But here they are using spiritual gifts to purpose their own agendas.
At the Baptist Assembly the Rev Dr Helen Painter, said it’s about what gifts the church has been given through you, not centred on the gifting you have been given.
Spiritual gifts are about how goo God is not how good we are,.
They help they encourage they build people up. The prophecies on the wall of our church have kept us going for decades now.
Using the gifts that God has given us helps us to help each other.
It may just be a sense of what God wants from us. Remember if it’s not in Scripture it is not from God.
1Peter 4 10-11 tells us to use whatever gifts we have given through the power of God and to God’s glory.
It’s ok to be wrong, but be humble and acknowledge it.
The Holy Spirit often gifts us facts and knowledge we cannot know in any other way. Sharing this with the people concerned brings authenticity and openness.
We may get one main gift that we use all the time, or a range of gifts to use in different circumstances.
The same Holy Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead, is the Spirit gifting us. The are different kinds of service.
Romans 12 and Ephesians 4 also talk about the gifts from God. All gifts are intending to help each other. All the gifts are important, they build up other people and encourage them.
How do we serve the Lord and what is our attitude when serving the Lord? Are we generous with the fruits of the Spirit? How do we see people at work in the Spirit? What is the Spirit doing with us and our Church?
He does want to heal through us.
2 Tim 3 16-17 teaches us to do what is right.
If something contradicts the bible then it’s not from God.
Love is more important than Spiritual gifts. Without love spiritual gifts will not flourish.
Chapter 13 is Paul’s sharing on love.
If a part of the body does not work seek the help of the doctor. In this case the doctor is the Holy SPIRIT.
The same Holy Spirit is at work in each of us.
We’ve all been given spiritual gifts. If you are not sure ask God what you have been given.
Jesus says “My sheep know my voice”
Get in touch if you have anything you’d like us to share.
United in mission, sharing God’s message.
Today’s service came to you courtesy of Pam, Viv and Tel!
We joined the Baptist Assembly in a prayer across the country at 11:05.
Viv Neville brought us the message from John 14: 1 to 14
The disciples are anxious, confused and afraid. They’ve been with him for three years but they still need reassurance. Jesus tells them here to not be overcome with fear and to trust in Him. He gives them troubling news but is comforting them.
Viv shares that we’ve all been scared at times. The Lord is telling us to take one day at a time. We don’t really know what is coming, so just get through today.
We only have this moment in time.
Jesus is reassuring the disciples and us there is eternal life for us and that a place has prepared a place and an eternal future for us.
Faith in God does not remove trouble.
Jesus goes on to say his is the way the truth and the light. Thomas asks and is told. Jesus is the way to god and salvation.
Jesus is the truth and don’t we need this at the moment.
People are searching for truth but a lot are looking in the wrong places.
Philip asked Jesus to show them the Father, and Jesus asked “Don’t You know Me?” They had been with him for a long time.
Viv asked for three volunteers, She offered them the names, Ice water and stream. Three different forms of the same thing. The trinity is the same.
To know what God is like, we simply need to look at Jesus.
Compassion, holiness, mercy, justice and love. Jesus was missioning us to take the Gospel to our corner of the world.
The disciples and all who came to believe. They took the message to the wider world.
I can only imagine as a song went world while with 5 million downloads. Yet its author wrote it in 10 minutes.
Viv shared the work she has done with the Orb. Setting up a Facebook page results in thousands of views.
2.6 billion or 31.7% of the world identify as Christians worldwide. Don’t hide your light, keep an ear in heaven and the other on earth.
Trust in God in uncertainty. We are called to continue the mission wherever we are.
We joined the Baptist Assembly in a prayer across the country at 11:05.
Viv Neville brought us the message from John 14: 1 to 14
The disciples are anxious, confused and afraid. They’ve been with him for three years but they still need reassurance. Jesus tells them here to not be overcome with fear and to trust in Him. He gives them troubling news but is comforting them.
Viv shares that we’ve all been scared at times. The Lord is telling us to take one day at a time. We don’t really know what is coming, so just get through today.
We only have this moment in time.
Jesus is reassuring the disciples and us there is eternal life for us and that a place has prepared a place and an eternal future for us.
Faith in God does not remove trouble.
Jesus goes on to say his is the way the truth and the light. Thomas asks and is told. Jesus is the way to god and salvation.
Jesus is the truth and don’t we need this at the moment.
People are searching for truth but a lot are looking in the wrong places.
Philip asked Jesus to show them the Father, and Jesus asked “Don’t You know Me?” They had been with him for a long time.
Viv asked for three volunteers, She offered them the names, Ice water and stream. Three different forms of the same thing. The trinity is the same.
To know what God is like, we simply need to look at Jesus.
Compassion, holiness, mercy, justice and love. Jesus was missioning us to take the Gospel to our corner of the world.
The disciples and all who came to believe. They took the message to the wider world.
I can only imagine as a song went world while with 5 million downloads. Yet its author wrote it in 10 minutes.
Viv shared the work she has done with the Orb. Setting up a Facebook page results in thousands of views.
2.6 billion or 31.7% of the world identify as Christians worldwide. Don’t hide your light, keep an ear in heaven and the other on earth.
Trust in God in uncertainty. We are called to continue the mission wherever we are.
Matty’s message: Be a new creation
Matty reflected on the progress of the Alpha course.
Faith comes from hearing, you may doubt your own ability but don’t ever doubt what god can do.
Those who trust in themselves are fools. it is better to trust in the Lord than put trust in man. Centre your confidence in God and not in yourself.
He reflected on the actions of Thomas, a man who walked alongside Jesus for three years and heard all his teachings but still was full of doubt.
Did Jesus condemn him for this?
No, he welcomes those with sincere doubts and questions. And Alpha is a great example of this.
There are people in the congregation thinking of baptism, and isn’t that a marvellous thought. It is best summed up in 2 Corinthians 5:17 He is a new creation, the old is gone!
I’m back…. Your heart is not an AirBnB
Ephesians 3 14-21
The letter is written to encourage them. A number of early manuscripts didn’t have verse one so there is a theory that this letter went to more than 1 church. Paul prays with total confidence and faith in his father. Paul kneeling here is showing humility. Like Paul we know our mistakes and the people we’ve hurt. Yet God still loves us.
Solomon David Ezra Daniel Peter and even Jesus prayed on their knees. The posture of our bodies matters less than the posture of our hearts. After all, some of us if we get down on our knees, we’re not getting back up without help. Paul’s shows us what humility means.
Pauls prayer should be our prayer as well. Praying for strength as we cannot do life without the power and strength that the Holy Spirit gives us.
Paul uses the word dwell deliberately. God should not be a short term visitor to our life and hearts.
No room in our heart is off limits. We need to surrender our entire inner being to him.
Why would Jesus want to love us? Why would he want to live in us? He created us we are not a mistake.
A rooted and established plant will grow. So will we, rooted in God’s love part of His family.
Whilst we still sinners God died for us. God wants us to know how much he loves us. His love covers our live and into eternity. It encompasses everything.
His love is deep enough to forgive us, to support us in our darkest moments.
Yvette shared her anger about when her mum died. She needed her yet God took her. Amanda Judith and Yvette had to immerse in prayer.
Jesus death on the cross was not a plan B. It was the sacrifice that was needed.
Jesus went to the cross knowing a lot of people would not believe. Yet he took on our sins, became human and died in pain for us. Why? To heal the separation between us and God.
We should be able to say to others I know that God loves me. We need to be able to share this with others. People need to experience it for themselves. V19 talks about full measures. No short measures from Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
Amazing things happen if we experience the fullness of God, if we invite him in, if we put him first.
We need to be the people he moulded us into. God wants everyone to be saved, not separated for eternity.
It’s life changing and infectious. We want to share with others.
You are worth dying for, you are special, you are loved.
The lectionary today 1 Peter 2 2-10 tells us to crave pure spiritual milk. Being with God, like a baby, helps us to grow and mature in faith.
Peter the Rock is using stones for a different illustration here. We no longer need a mediator to talk to God. We learn how much we are loved, and we need to share this.
Jesus wants to live in us.
Yvette closed by using the words of Ephesians 3: 14-21 as a prayer for us all.
The letter is written to encourage them. A number of early manuscripts didn’t have verse one so there is a theory that this letter went to more than 1 church. Paul prays with total confidence and faith in his father. Paul kneeling here is showing humility. Like Paul we know our mistakes and the people we’ve hurt. Yet God still loves us.
Solomon David Ezra Daniel Peter and even Jesus prayed on their knees. The posture of our bodies matters less than the posture of our hearts. After all, some of us if we get down on our knees, we’re not getting back up without help. Paul’s shows us what humility means.
Pauls prayer should be our prayer as well. Praying for strength as we cannot do life without the power and strength that the Holy Spirit gives us.
Paul uses the word dwell deliberately. God should not be a short term visitor to our life and hearts.
No room in our heart is off limits. We need to surrender our entire inner being to him.
Why would Jesus want to love us? Why would he want to live in us? He created us we are not a mistake.
A rooted and established plant will grow. So will we, rooted in God’s love part of His family.
Whilst we still sinners God died for us. God wants us to know how much he loves us. His love covers our live and into eternity. It encompasses everything.
His love is deep enough to forgive us, to support us in our darkest moments.
Yvette shared her anger about when her mum died. She needed her yet God took her. Amanda Judith and Yvette had to immerse in prayer.
Jesus death on the cross was not a plan B. It was the sacrifice that was needed.
Jesus went to the cross knowing a lot of people would not believe. Yet he took on our sins, became human and died in pain for us. Why? To heal the separation between us and God.
We should be able to say to others I know that God loves me. We need to be able to share this with others. People need to experience it for themselves. V19 talks about full measures. No short measures from Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
Amazing things happen if we experience the fullness of God, if we invite him in, if we put him first.
We need to be the people he moulded us into. God wants everyone to be saved, not separated for eternity.
It’s life changing and infectious. We want to share with others.
You are worth dying for, you are special, you are loved.
The lectionary today 1 Peter 2 2-10 tells us to crave pure spiritual milk. Being with God, like a baby, helps us to grow and mature in faith.
Peter the Rock is using stones for a different illustration here. We no longer need a mediator to talk to God. We learn how much we are loved, and we need to share this.
Jesus wants to live in us.
Yvette closed by using the words of Ephesians 3: 14-21 as a prayer for us all.
Prayer as a new thing
Matty brought us the message that prayer was the topic discussed two weeks ago. He said that for some on the alpha course this might the first time they encounter the idea of prayer. He referred us to James 4:2. when we do n0ot pray we limit what God may do in our lives.
Matty also drew our attention to 1 Thessalonians’ 1:2.
Prayer is important, but the good news is there is no queuing system when praying to our Lord.
Matty also drew our attention to 1 Thessalonians’ 1:2.
Prayer is important, but the good news is there is no queuing system when praying to our Lord.