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The Down-side to Tinsel - 11 December 2016 (Joe Habermehl)

The Down-side to Tinsel 

Colossians 2:16-17 

Christmas Traditions are fantastic ways to embed the celebration of Jesus' birth in our calendar, but is there a down side to all the habits?  Likewise, Christian tradition can hold us dearly to our Saviour through life, or become a road block to genuine intimacy with Him. 

 

Faithfulness - 4 December 2016 (Ben Delaney)

Faithfulness - Ben Delaney 

Faith and faithfulness.  What is the difference?  Why are we encouraged to have both?  How does it look in our lives?  How do we obtain faith and faithfulness?  Life is not the same without them. 

 

How Can I Control Myself? - 27 November 2016 (Joe Habermehl)

How Can I Control Myself? 

Mark 9:17-24 

It's crazy that we don’t have control over ourselves. The Holy Spirit is shining light in dark corners of the urges that drive us, leaving us with the power to finally govern ourselves.  

 

Gentleness - 20 November 2016 (Steve Crouch)

Gentleness 

Steve Crouch 

Can the gentle win?  Or should we adopt the tough skinned life of the world?  The Holy Spirit is helping us learn how to wrestle as 90 pound weaklings. 

 

How Can I Be Good? - 13 November 2016 (Joe Habermehl)

How Can I Be Good? 

 

Hebrews 9:3-14 

Can we survive a world that is increasingly godless?  The Holy Spirit is leading us to be righteous without being self-righteous. 

 

How Can I Handle Difficult People? - 6 November 2016 (Joe Habermehl)

How Can I Handle Difficult People? 

John 8:2-11 
Some people suck the life out of you.  The Holy Spirit is helping us navigate the vampire crypt with our life blood intact. 

The Spirit of Transformation - 30 October 2016 (Joe Habermehl)

The Spirit of Transformation  

We love to achieve, it makes us feel good about ourselves knowing that we can do something well.  When pay day comes along we like to feel as though we've earned it.  We have an inner drive to be better people.  God has His pay day for us as well, but what does He require of us to be deserving of the wages?  

Testimony - 23 October 2016 (Sally Graham)

Testimony - Sally Graham 
Sally Graham shares her story of how Jesus rescued her from a life of chaos, addiction and pain, bringing her into a life of helping others to find healing. 

Where Do I Get Patience? - 16 October 2016 (Joe Habermehl)

Where Do I Get Patience? 

Mark 9:13-19 
The Holy Spirit is fueling us with an inner perspective that makes molehills out of mountains. 

How Can I Make Peace Around Me? - 9 October 2016 (Joe Habermehl)

How Can I Make Peace Around Me? 

Matthew 5:9 
The Holy Spirit is making us peace makers in a world of grab all you can. 

How Can I Have Peace Within Me? - 2 October 2016 (Joe Habermehl)

How Can I Have Peace Within Me? 

Philippians 4:5-9  

The Holy Spirit is bringing us steadily into a calm harbour where we can grapple with the inner pressures that take us off course.  

Freedom - 25 September 2016 (Sam Swadling)

Freedom 
Sam Swadling 
CAP Sunday.  Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is a ministry that Hope Central supports fully, being a CAP centre for our local communities.  CAP brings freedom into the lives of those they minister to.  Freedom from many of life's difficulties and challenges.