God Saves and Uses Messed-Up People (Genesis 20)
Why is this story even in the Bible? It certainly does not show Abraham as an example of Faith. It is one of the oddest stories in Genesis, but it has a powerful and encouraging message for us.
“The Lord is my Shepherd” brought to life with David's Own Stories (Psalm 23)
This is David’s best loved Psalm, but how did he come to write it? We piece together stories from throughout his life that could have provided inspiration for each part of the song.
How Jesus' Resurrection Directly Empowers Us (John 20, 1 Cor 15, Col 3)
The resurrection of Jesus was not simply coming back to life, but the start of a new kind of humanity. It gives us access to a new kind of life within us—empowered for victory.
Guidance Part 5: Signs: Unusual Events/Coincidences
We conclude our series by looking at the role of unusual events or coincidences in guidance. These are sometimes called signs and can be useful but are highly dangerous if misused.
Guidance Part 4: Extraordinary/Supernatural Direction (1 Cor 2:16, Heb 8:10 & James 1:5)
-When and how does God gives us supernatural direction, -and how do we avoid some major pitfalls? -Lots of stories from Scripture and from people today.
Guidance Part 3: The Three Steps for Finding God's Will (Acts 9,11,16,21 & 27)
The goal of this message is to look at how Jesus and the apostles made decisions together with New Testament teachings, and come up with a clear framework for how to find guidance in our lives.
Guidance Part 2: Does God direct us, and if so, how? (John 4-6, Acts 16)
Some fundamental principles of guidance, with examples from the Bible and recent times
Guidance Part 1: How not to find a wife, and other stories (Judges 6; 1 Sam 14)
How NOT to find a wife (George Whitefield),‘Fleeces’ the good, the bad & the ugly, and three things we can mean by ‘God’s will’.