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In Hebrews 2:10-18, we encounter the heart of the gospel message – it’s about Jesus, the Founder of our Salvation and our Perfect High Priest. Jesus didn’t demand moral perfection from us. Instead, He achieved vocational perfection, becoming qualified to serve as our High Priest. Because Jesus shared in our humanity, he understands our sorrows …
Our expectations for the future are influenced by so many things in life. But rightfully, our expectations should be driven by our faith in the superiority of Jesus over all things. We were reminded of this in last week’s sermon preached by Chris, from Hebrews 2. Jesus tasted death for us, and is now risen …
Have you ever been on a boat that’s not tethered to the dock, at danger of drifting further away? Last week, Chris presented us with a simple and stern warning from Hebrews 2:1-5. Drifting away from God is subtle. It is not a big catastrophic event. Rather, it happens through things like neglect and apathy. …
Jesus is better! This was the message ringing in our ears from song to sermon last Sunday. From Hebrews 1 we saw that, as God’s eternal Son, Jesus is superior to angels and all creatures. His coming was the fulfilment of God’s wonderful promises weaved throughout the Old Testament. This is great news for those …
The first 4 verses that open the the book of Hebrews set the stage for our new study – The Supremacy of Jesus and Our Eager Expectation. Nick took us through these 4 verses that showed us why Jesus, the Son, is the perfect divine messenger and why we should trust his message. The reason …
We closed our Conquest for Rest series last week, looking at the well-loved words of Jesus in Matthew 11:28–30 — “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you …
Andy continued our sermon series of “A Conquest for Rest”. Looking at passages in the Old Testament, we saw again and again that the Sabbath was not a practice to restrict and limit the life of the Israelites, but as a testament of God’s provision. In the same way for us today, it is a …
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Dr Jeff Mooney, took us through the theme of rest in the Old Testament. To some of us, “Sabbath” might have rung with ritualistic overtones, or might simply have meant little to us. But Jeff showed us in the Old Testament that the Sabbath was a weekly sign in Israel of God’s unprecedented power, goodness, …
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We started a series called “The Conquest for Rest’ today, and our elder Andy preached from Genesis 1:1 – 2:3 We learn that God worked to create a beautiful world out of nothingness. He brought order and beauty from chaos. This teaches us that work is good and that we have the opportunity to reflect …
Last week we welcomed a guest preacher, Ps Gideon Lim. We were exhorted to reflect on the reality of God’s love for us, as beautifully expressed in 1 John 4:7–21. We learned that God’s love is most clearly shown in Jesus. Because he bore our sins on the cross, we need not be afraid of …