Fixing a Broken Church: Your Body is a Temple
May 13th, 2012 (AM) - By: Richard Blayney
Today we come to the last of the issues Paul wants to raise with the Corinthians in his letter to them. Next week, in chapter 7, Paul turns to the issues they had previously written to him about, as we see in 7 verse 1. In the last few chapters we’ve looked over Paul’s shoulder [...]
Read More / ListenFixing a Broken Church: Christians suing Christians
May 6th, 2012 (AM) - By: Rod Earnshaw
Rod Earnshaw brings a message from 1 Corinthians 6.1-11 entitled “Christians suing Christians”. This is part of the 2012 series from 1 Corinthians entitled “Fixing a Broken Church”. Transcript to follow.
Read More / ListenThe Unstoppable Message: In Corinth
April 22nd, 2012 (PM) - By: Richard Blayney
How can our friends, families, neighbours and colleagues come to turn to Jesus and trust in him? How can the people of Gateshead come to do that? How can the people of modern Britain do that? Does evangelism work? If so, how does it work? How should we feel when it doesn’t seem to be [...]
Read More / ListenFixing a Broken Church: Hand this man over
April 22nd, 2012 (AM) - By: Dan Martin
Dan Martin preaches from 1 Corinthians 5.1-13 entitled “Hand this man over”. This is part of the 2012 series From 1 Corinthians entitiled “Fixing a Broken Church”. Outline: Unrepentant sin cannot be tolerated in the church 1) Sin should cause grief, not pride (v1-2) 2) The goal of church discipline is to correct [...]
Read More / ListenFixing a Broken Church: Servants of Christ
April 15th, 2012 (AM) - By: Richard Blayney
In 1782 a young man called Charles Simeon became the minister of Holy Trinity Church in the centre of Cambridge. His appointment was so unpopular that many of the church members boycotted the services and locked the pews to prevent others from sitting in them. This opposition continued for years but Simeon kept proclaiming the gospel and the church grew again with new members. What does good Christian leadership look like? What makes a good Christian leader and who gets to decide? How should we respond to good Christian leadership?
Read More / ListenFixing a Broken Church: Foolishness vs Wisdom
June 26th, 2011 (AM) - By: Rob Frame
Do you love the church? Paul argues that we should love the church because it is God’s temple and everything else is going to burn. 1. Build on Christ the true foundation 10 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But [...]
Read More / ListenFixing a broken Church: God Gives the Growth
June 19th, 2011 (AM) - By: Matt King
Matt King brings a message from 1 Corinthians 3: 1-9 entitled “God Gives the Growth”. This is part of the 2011 series from 1 Corinthians entitled “Fixing a Broken Church”. Transcript to follow.
Read More / ListenFixing a Broken Church: The Mind of Christ
June 12th, 2011 (AM) - By: Rod Earnshaw
Can you remember the song ‘what if God was one of us?’ I don’t know if it even made it over here – it was big in Australia when I was at Uni – it tried to imagine what it would be like if God was just like one of us – I think the [...]
Read More / ListenFixing a Broken Church: God’s Secret Wisdom
May 29th, 2011 (AM) - By: Rob Frame
“Knowledge is power” so wrote Francis Bacon, if that is true that certainly we are amongst the most powerful beings to have ever walked the earth. Knowledge has never been so accessible. We’re the Google generation; just a few clicks of my mouse took me to this: [ppt slide of the busyness of each of the [...]
Read More / ListenFixing a Broken Church: Resting on God’s Power
May 22nd, 2011 (AM) - By: Rod Earnshaw
Rod Earnshaw preaches the latest passage in our morning series: 1 Cor 2.1-5. What do you think of when you remember high school? When I think back I think of fads and trends and following the herd – year 7 it was white leather adidas three stripe shoes, year 8 Reebok pump basket ball shoes, year [...]
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