Part 4: Answering
Jacob Blackburn Jacob Blackburn

Part 4: Answering

We continue to look at the book of Ruth. For this video Dave is thinking about chapter 1 and the idea of movement. How can the journeys in this chapter help us think about our life with Jesus.

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Part 2: Movement
Jacob Blackburn Jacob Blackburn

Part 2: Movement

We continue to look at the book of Ruth. For this video Dave is thinking about chapter 1 and the idea of movement. How can the journeys in this chapter help us think about our life with Jesus.

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Part 1: Giving and Receiving Love
Jacob Blackburn Jacob Blackburn

Part 1: Giving and Receiving Love

We are working our way through the old Testament book of Ruth. Today Hannah looks at chapter 1 and thinks about the example we see of giving and receiving love.

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Living in God’s Reality (Col 3:1-17)
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Living in God’s Reality (Col 3:1-17)

In this session we look at Paul talking about the true reality hidden behind the temporary world we see around us. And more than just an idea, we think about what it means to live in reality.

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Being A Good Christian (Col 2:6-23)
Jacob Blackburn Jacob Blackburn

Being A Good Christian (Col 2:6-23)

We are working our way through the New Testament letter of Colossians. Today Dave asks, what is required to receive God’s new life and how do we try to supplement what Jesus has done?

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Suffering For The Church (Col 1:24-2:4)
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Suffering For The Church (Col 1:24-2:4)

Today we look at the next section of Colossians and read about Paul’s absolute conviction that the Church (capital-C, worldwide, historic body of Jesus, Church) was important enough for him to give everything for. We think about what this might mean for us.

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Supreme Jesus (Col 1:15-23)
Jacob Blackburn Jacob Blackburn

Supreme Jesus (Col 1:15-23)

We continue to work our way through the New Testament letter of Colossians. In this video we think about Jesus' place in the universe and his place in our lives.

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God: Our Perfector
Jacob Blackburn Jacob Blackburn

God: Our Perfector

We continue our serious thinking about who God is and what he does and how this affects the place money has in our life. Today we think about the money we don't have, and how limits on us help shape and disciple us.

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God: Generous
Jacob Blackburn Jacob Blackburn

God: Generous

As we think about money and our relationship with it, today we think about God's generosity. We are made in God's image to also be generous, so we think about four countercultural ways we express generosity

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God: Our Security
Jacob Blackburn Jacob Blackburn

God: Our Security

We are thinking about the place money has in our lives and the temptation to have money act as a false god. Today we think about where we find our security. If it’s in money we will end up worried and greedy, but if we can find security in God we become free and live generous lives.

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God: Our Provider
Jacob Blackburn Jacob Blackburn

God: Our Provider

We are thinking about the place money has in our lives and the temptation to have money act as a false god. Today we think about God as the ultimate provider and our response to his generosity.

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Peace
Jacob Blackburn Jacob Blackburn

Peace

We start our year looking at Paul’s prayer in Romans 15:13 - I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

This week we think about what it might mean to a live life full of peace and where we find God’s peace.

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Joy
Jacob Blackburn Jacob Blackburn

Joy

We start our year looking at Paul’s prayer in Romans 15:13 - I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

This week we think about what it might mean to a live life full of joy.

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Beauty, Creativity and Gratitude
Jacob Blackburn Jacob Blackburn

Beauty, Creativity and Gratitude

In this session we hear from Terri and Jenny. Terri talks about her experience of discovering God in beauty and creativity. Jenny shares about how gratitude means we can connect to God, even in hard times.

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Hobbies and Careers
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Hobbies and Careers

We continue to think about God's involvement in our everyday lives. Today Lizzie and Sally share about how they have discovered God in different aspects of their lives.

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Homes and Help
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Homes and Help

We are thinking about how we can connect to God in our everyday life; how we notice him, worship him, work with him, and draw our resources from him. Today we think about our homes and neighbourhoods, and serving people when they’re having a hard time.

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God In Our Everyday
Jacob Blackburn Jacob Blackburn

God In Our Everyday

We start our final series on the five different securities of a disciple. For the next few weeks we are talking about being Secure in Everyday Life - how we discover God in our ordinary life, how we turn our normal moments to worship and how we depend on God's resources instead of our own to thrive in each and every day.

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A Discipleship Group Session
Jacob Blackburn Jacob Blackburn

A Discipleship Group Session

Having spoken about discipleship groups for a number of weeks, today we go through what actually happens in a discipleship group session.

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Spiritual Reading the Bible
Jacob Blackburn Jacob Blackburn

Spiritual Reading the Bible

We continue our series about being church that makes disciples. Today we think about a slightly different approach to reading the Bible, not to learn information, but to give space for God to speak to us

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