We wrapped up our eight week series on Heart-Work with a case study on Joseph. Joseph was a man who knew highs and lows in life. His behaviour around Potipher’s wife, day after day, demonstrated the value of practicing the virtues. We’re on our way towards perfection. One day we will enjoy resurrected bodies with Read more
February 28, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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Over the last 2,000 years, the Christian religion spread from the death of its founder (which is usually a sure sign of failure), to around 2 billion people. As a believer, I do tend to think that the Spirit of Christ had a lot to do with it’s spread. Still, the fact remains: Christianity has Read more
February 22, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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We’ve looked at some pretty impressive virtue lists throughout this series including the Beatitudes of Matthew 5, and the “put to death”/”put on” list of Colossians 3. This week and next we’re going to examine the most famous of Christian virtues. This week it’s the three virtues that remain (love, hope, and faith). Next week Read more
February 7, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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Everyone knows how the Christian life begins: you simply trust Jesus for salvation. We also know how it ends, although the details are a little fuzzy: eternal life. It’s the middle bit that confuses us. Here are some of the things we fill the space between salvation and eternity with: Not by works. There’s nothing Read more
January 10, 2011 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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[Audio clip: view full post to listen] You wouldn’t expect any random Joe off the street to successfully perform open heart surgury on you unless he was trained and experienced as a surgeon. You wouldn’t expect a miscellaneous friend from the gym to perform the third movement of Mendelssohn’s 1st Piano Concerto on demand—unless, of Read more
June 15, 2009 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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Solid character is difficult to find today. People seem to be more concerned with developing their career skill-set than personal moral qualities. While the gospel is emphatically not about making bad people morally good, morality is a significant consequence of new birth. On this Mother’s Day, we looked at five different women in scripture, studying Read more
May 11, 2009 in Messages by Pastor Steve
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