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CloseCertainty is hard to come by these days. More and more people are losing trust in the institutions and ideas that we used to be certain of. But God has given us more than enough reason to be certain of what he has done for us. The plan he enacted at the beginning of time has been fulfilled, his people have faithfully transmitted his message across the ages, and we have his Holy Spirit as a deposit of what is to come. If nothing else we can always be certain that Jesus really was God with us and our sins are certainly paid for by his death. No matter what happens we can always be sure of what God has done for us in his Son.
Scripture References: Luke 1:1-4, 1 Peter 1:16-21, 1 John 1:1-4
From Series: Service - Sunday Morning, Real Jesus | More Messages from Ben Connelly | Download Audio
What I love about Jesus is… He is good newsBernard Gabbott - Sunday, 17 January 2021Luke 4:16-22 |
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What I love about Jesus is… He is God!Neil Hunt - Sunday, 10 January 2021John 1:1-18 |
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What I love about Jesus is... He is a man!Bernard Gabbott - Sunday, 3 January 2021John 1:1-18 |
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Jesus and ReligionBernard Gabbott - Sunday, 31 March 2019Matthew 6:1-18 |
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Where does Jesus fit?Bernard Gabbott - Sunday, 17 March 2019Matthew 5:17-20 |
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Jesus: Tried and TestedBernard Gabbott - Sunday, 10 February 2019Matthew 4:1-11 |
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Meet Jesus and His Family TreeBernard Gabbott - Sunday, 3 February 2019Matthew 1:1-17 |
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Jesus deals with the question of ‘Who belongs in the kingdom?’ Is it children? Is it the good? Is it the godly? And, how and what does this look like? This question of ‘belonging’ is one that is constant in our lives – where do I belong, do I belong, what does belonging look like? And Jesus is very clear: the kingdom of heaven is made up of the dependent, the reliant, the weak – just like children.
The book of Esther recounts a period where God's people are in exile, aliens in a foreign land. Sounds like our time doesn't it? Even when God seems absent, He is at work. The great reversal of power at the heart of the universe has already taken place. Jesus won victory over death on the cross and in His resurrection. Satan the great enemy of God and His people, has been defeated. We wait in the now but not yet. Waiting for the Lord Jesus to return and give His people relief and rest. But as we wait, we share the good news of the gospel, call people to faith in Jesus, faithfully endure persecution, knowing that our deliverance is assured.
We love a turning point. Whether it is a story or a football game. Hope dawning at the darkest time. Where is the great turning point in Esther? It could be our memory verse, when Esther is persuaded by Mordecai to act to save her people. It could be when the king looks with favour upon Esther and holds out the golden scepter to her. It could be when Haman is forced to lead Mordecai through the city mounted on the king’s horse and proclaims that he is the man the king delights to honour. They are major events in the story of Esther. They are turning points of a sort. But the writer of Esther points us to another event. That looks so trivial.
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