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1 John. Reprise. Keep yourself from idols

1 John. Reprise. Keep yourself from idols

John wants uncertain and damaged communities to have certainty, assurance in God. The certainty that John wants Christians to have is a discerning and tested assurance – not an unexamined fundamentalism. His path to certainty and assurance are truth (about … Read more

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1 John 4.13-21. Love & fear

1 John 4.13-21. Love & fear

Perfect love drives out fear. In this part of his letter John gives the struggling Christian church assurance about the signs they belong to Jesus. [Audio | Notes]

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1 John 4.13-21

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1 John 4.7-12. Love, actually

1 John 4.7-12. Love, actually

Love. Our most powerful four letter word. The poet W. H Auden introduced this ‘timid similarity’ in his famous poem about our love: ‘Law like love I say. Like law we often weep, like law we seldom keep.’ So can … Read more

Author Posted on Format LinkCategories 1 John, Atonement, Love, MarriageTags 1 John, Atonement, Love, Marriage

Matthew 7.1-12. How to evaluate others

Matthew 7.1-12. How to evaluate others

Imagine using our judgment of others to serve them rather than ourselves. Imagine instead of categorising people so we can feel better, we see our wrongs clearly enough to lay aside self-righteousness so we may better serve the people we … Read more

Author Posted on Format LinkCategories Bible, MatthewTags Healing, Judgment, Love, Matthew, Self-love, Service

1 Thessalonians 4:1-12. Living to please God

1 Thessalonians 4:1-12. Living to please God

Sex, work and death are the topics that Paul goes on to address as he begins to “make up what is lacking in your faith” (3:10). What resonates with us in Melbourne is, for Paul, love is a reason for … Read more

Author Posted on Format LinkCategories 1 Thessalonians, Love, Marriage, WorkTags 1 Thessalonians, Love, Sex, Work

1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13. Stand firm in the Lord

1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13. Stand firm in the Lord

According to the apostle Paul, there are two spiritual forces at play behind human actions. God, who we are invited to cooperate with in spreading the news about Jesus Christ and building up those who have entrusted their lives to … Read more

Author Posted on Format LinkCategories 1 Thessalonians, PersecutionTags 1 Thessalonians, Faith, Hope, Love, Paul

Luke 10:25-37. The poor are any of us

Luke 10:25-37. The poor are any of us

Jesus was constantly having arguments and many of those arguments have changed the world. In the parable of the good Samaritan he defends the relevance of the ancient word of God in Leviticus and we learn that how we treat … Read more

Author Posted on Format LinkCategories Arguments of Jesus, Bible, Love, LukeTags Grace, Love, Luke, Poverty, Welfare

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