He is Risen Indeed (Easter Sunday)

Matthew 28:6. Drawing from all 4 gospels, we piece together a composite view of the resurrection timeline. Follow along in this glorious story, from when our Lord’s lifeless body was laid in the tomb, to His multiple resurrection appearances. Everything changes when we see that He is risen indeed!! 

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Emmanuel God with Us

Matt 1:18-22. At birth He was wrapped in linen and laid in a manger and at his death He was wrapped in linen and laid in the tomb. As Christians we understand how the manger and the cross are connected, for He became flesh and dwelt among us, partaking of flesh and blood, so he […]

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What Child is This?

Luke 1:5-66. Jesus, the son of Mary, yet clearly declared as the Son of God. The scriptures carefully preserve the doctrine of the Virgin birth, all important for Jesus to be both human and divine, to be sinless and qualify as our saviour and to fulfil the prophecy of Isaiah 7:14. “Veiled in flesh the […]

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The Silence is Broken

Luke 1:5-75. In considering the Christmas gospel story we explore the astounding predictions and announcements of Gabriel concerning the birth of John the Baptist and The Lord Himself. These announcements clearly magnify the fact that Jesus was the one promised to Abraham and David, and referred to by all the prophets. What is it that […]

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Heb 11:22. All through Joseph’s trials and troubles, he was able to continue by faith, believing that The Lord was with him, sensing God’s s blessing and trusting he had a plan. In the end he was free to forgive his brothers and move on into blessings by faith. May we also be able to […]

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Faith that Leans on God Alone (Part 1)

Heb 11:21. Do we sometimes lean on our own understanding, walk in our own ways, depend on our own strength? That was like Jacob. But that changed after God met him at Penuel. From then on he would walk with a limp, leaning on his staff, always reminded of his great need for God and […]

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God’s Providential Plan

Gen 45:2-11 In the story of Joseph we see God’s provision, care and protection over Joseph’s life, even though the hands of evil were against him.  How deeply comforting this is for us to know that God really does work all things together for the good in His plan for our lives.

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Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room

Luke 2:1-7,Matthew 1:18-25. The greatest story every told, the greatest event in Human history and the greatest person who ever lived. In the Christmas story, through Luke & Matthew, we come to the moment of the birth

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Genesis (Survey Class)

Genesis (Slideshow Download Available) In this class we introduce The Old Testament and survey the book of Genesis. We consider the 4 main events in the history of 1-11 (Creation, Fall, Flood, Nations) and the 4 men in the biographical chapters of 12-50 (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).

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