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Sun 30th Sept 2007

2007-10-14T21:42:00.000+01:00

Abbeyhill the Vision

Sermon Recording
Powerpoint Slides

Sun 23rd Sept 2007

2007-10-14T21:40:00.000+01:00

The Gospel of God (Reason to Rejoice)

Sermon Recording
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Sun 16th Sept 2007

2007-10-14T21:36:00.001+01:00

The Gospel of God (God's Story)

Sermon Recording
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Sun 9th Sept 2007

2007-10-14T21:33:00.000+01:00

The Gospel of God - Blessing

Sermon Recording
Powerpoint Slides

Sun 2nd Sept 2007 Morning Service

2007-10-14T21:29:00.000+01:00

Sun 26th Aug 2007 Morning Service

2007-10-14T21:28:00.003+01:00

The Gospel Of God (What will you do with your gift)

Sermon Recording
Powerpoint Slides

Sun 19th Aug 2007

2007-10-14T21:28:00.001+01:00

Morning: The Gospel of God (The Real Deal)

Sermon Recording
Powerpoint Presentation

Evening: Increase our Faith

Sermon Recording
Powerpoint Presentation

Sun 12th Aug 2007

2007-10-14T21:21:00.001+01:00

The Gospel of God: Where is Grace

Sermon Recording
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Sun 5th Aug 2007 Morning Service

2007-10-14T21:19:00.000+01:00

Sorry ... no recording stored

29th July 2007 Sunday Services (Dorothy Nisbet)

2007-08-21T23:55:00.001+01:00

Nehemiah

Sermon Recordings temporarily unavailable

Powerpoint Slides

22nd July 2007 Sunday Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-08-21T23:54:00.001+01:00

God's Righteousness

Sermon Recording
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15th July 2007 Sunday Services (Rev Craig Cayle)

2007-08-21T23:52:00.001+01:00

Romans 1

Sermon Recording
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8th July Sunday Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-08-21T23:50:00.000+01:00

The Gospel of God

Sermon Recording

1 July 2007 Sunday Services (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-08-21T22:24:00.000+01:00

The Gospel of God

Sermon Recording

Powerpoint Slides

24th June 2007 Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-08-21T20:59:00.000+01:00

Family Covenant Sunday

no recording was made, but please browse through our family covenant slides, which we spoke out today as a family to declare how we believe God has called us to be church.

Powerpoint Slides

17th June 2007 Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-06-18T00:23:00.000+01:00

Vision Statement Series - Caring as a Community

John 13: 34-35
Acts 17: 16-34

Sermon Recording
Powerpoint Slides

10th June 2007 Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-06-18T00:21:00.000+01:00

Vision Statement Series - Our Mission

Matt 9:35-38

Sermon Recording
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3rd June 2007 Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-06-18T00:19:00.000+01:00

Vision Statement Series - Responsibility to Each Other

1 Cor 12:12-27

Sermon Recording
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27th May 2007 Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-06-18T00:09:00.000+01:00

Vision Statement Series - Personal Growth

Judges 6: 11-17

Sermon Recording
Powerpoint Slides not available.

May 20th Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-05-22T22:18:00.000+01:00

Church Vision (1)

Christ Is The Centre

Col 1:15-20

Sermon Recording
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May 13th Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-05-22T22:08:00.000+01:00

1 Peter Series

1 Peter 2:13-25

Sermon Recording
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May 6th Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-05-22T22:04:00.000+01:00

1 Peter Series

In His Steps - The Mind of Christ
1 Peter 2:9-12

Sermon Recording

Apr 29th Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-05-22T21:46:00.000+01:00

A Holy Unrest

Ephesians 6: 10-20

Sermon Recording
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Apr 22nd Service (Dietmar Jowanka)

2007-04-22T22:37:00.000+01:00

Blessing or Curse

Gal 3:3-14

Sermon Recording
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Dietmar Jowanka is the pastor of Grace International Fellowship in Linz, Austria. He is visiting today to help Johnny & Kristine Fisher share with us about their plans to go to work with that church in Austria later this year.
This morning's sermon looks at why we sometimes live the Christian life as if God has cursed instead of having blessed us. How do we experience the blessing God intended salvation to be?

Image: Blessing and Curse by Michael Bogdanow

Apr 15th 2007 Services (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-04-15T22:10:00.000+01:00

1 Peter Series

1 Peter 2:9

In His Steps - Declaring Praise
Sermon Recording
Powerpoint Slides

Apr 8th 2007 Services (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-04-15T22:05:00.000+01:00

Easter Sunday

Luke 23:26-34
Luke 24:1-7

The Power to Forgive (Sermon Recording)
The Power to Forgive (Powerpoint Slides)

Apr 1st 2007 Services (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-04-15T21:44:00.000+01:00

1 Peter Series

1 Peter 2:6-9

In His Steps: The Cornerstone (Sermon Recording)
In His Steps: The Cornerstone (Powerpoint Recording)

Mar 25th Services (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-03-25T21:08:00.000+01:00

Morning Service: 1 Peter Series

1 Peter 2:1-7

In His Steps - The Living Stone (Sermon Recording)
In His Steps - The Living Stone (Powerpoint Slides)

Evening Service:
sermon recording

Mar 18th Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-03-18T21:00:00.000Z

1 Peter Series

1 Peter 1:13-2:3

In His Steps - Holiness Outpoured (Sermon Recording)
In His Steps - Holiness Outpoured (Powerpoint Slides)

Orchid growing out of a tree trunk

Mar 11th Morning Service ) Rev Craig Sayle

2007-03-11T22:13:00.000Z

1 Peter Series

1 Peter 1: 13-21

The Art of Being in His Steps (Sermon Recording)
The Art of Being in His Steps (Powerpoint Slides)

The sermon recording jumps at approx 11mins because there was a technical problem with the recording. Please use the powerpoint slides to keep track!

Mar 4th Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-03-04T20:54:00.000Z

1 Peter Series

1 Peter 1:6-12

Even Angels Long (Sermon Recording)
Even Angels Long (Powerpoint Slides)

Feb 25th 2007 Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-02-25T18:26:00.000Z

40 Days of Prayer

Gen 4:25-26

Fervent Prayer (Sermon Recording)
Fervent Prayer (Powerpoint Slides)

Feb 18th 2007 Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-02-20T00:09:00.000Z

1 Peter Series

1 Peter 1:3-7

Trials (Sermon Recording)
Trials (Powerpoint Presentation)

Feb 11th 2007 Services (Martyn Link, Johnny Fisher)

2007-02-16T23:37:00.000Z

Morning: 1 Peter Series

1 Peter 1:3-4

Praise Be to God (Sermon Recording)

Evening: The Man for the Wall

Ezekiel 22:1-5, 30-31

Sermon Recording
Powerpoint Presentation

Feb 4th 2007 Services (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-02-04T22:07:00.000Z

Morning: 1 Peter Series - In His Steps

1 Peter 1:1-2

Sermon Recording unavailable
Powerpoint Presentation

Evening: Ephesians 6 Series

Ephesians 6:14-18

Putting on the Full Armour of God (Sermon Recording)

Jan 28th 2007 Morning Service (Alasdair Bennett)

2007-02-04T22:05:00.000Z

Homelessness Sunday

Luke 9:10-17

Our Offering In His Hands (sermon recording)

Jan 21st Services (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-01-24T00:14:00.000Z

1 Peter Series

1 Peter 5:12

Sermon Recording

Powerpoint Slides

Evening Service

Ephesians 6:10-20

Standing - Part 2 (sermon recording)

Jan 14th Services (Rev Phil Steed, OMF, Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-01-15T23:12:00.000Z

The Challenge of Mission

Acts 13:1-3, Acts 14:21-28

Sermon Recording
Powerpoint Slides

Evening Sermon

Ephesians 6:10-20
Standing -Part 1 (sermon recording)

Jan 7th Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2007-01-11T21:45:00.000Z

1 Peter Series

Craving God

1 Peter 2:1-3

Sermon Recording
Powerpoint Slides

Dec 31st Morning Service (Johnny Fisher)

2006-12-31T21:05:00.000Z

Walking in the Light

1 John 1:5 - 2:6

Sermon Recording
Powerpoint Slides

Dec 24th Morning Service (Family Service)

2006-12-31T20:57:00.000Z

3 Pictures of God's Gift to Us

1) The Candy Cane ... (wordless book)
2) Communion (Thanksgiving for Christ's sacrifice)
3) Dedication of Aimee Jessica Link and the Link Family

(No recordings avaible for this week)

Dec 17th Morning Service (Children's Service)

2006-12-31T20:55:00.000Z

Children's Nativity Play: The Christmas Rebel

No recordings available.

Dec 10th Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2006-12-12T00:01:00.000Z

Christmas Cheer

Luke 2:21-35

Sermon Recording
PowerPoint Slides

Dec 3rd Services (Rev Craig Sayle)

2006-12-04T22:35:00.000Z

Morning Service

Luke 4:16-21

The Spirit of the Lord (sermon recording)
The Spirit of the Lord (powerpoint)

(image: One Man Band by Vergie Banks)

Evening Service

Eph 5:21-33

Living in Submission (sermon recording)

Nov 26th 2006 Anniversary Service (Rev Nigel Heath)

2006-12-04T22:11:00.000Z

Details to be posted

Nov 19th 2006 Services (Rev. Craig Sayle)

2006-11-25T17:41:00.000Z

Morning Service

Eph 5: 13-16

"Wake Up O Sleeper" (Sermon Recording)
"Wake Up O Sleeper" (Powerpoint Slides)

Evening Service

Eph 5: 17-

Sermon Recording

Nov 12th 2006 Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2006-11-14T20:23:00.000Z

Rememberance Sunday

Mark 8:27-30

Remember! (Sermon Recording)

Nov 5th 2006 Services

2006-11-06T22:03:00.000Z

Morning Service
Philippians 4:10-13

Living in His Strength (Sermon Recording)
Living in His Strength (Powerpoint Slides)

Praising Lady Image -
courtsey of Amy's Art

Evening Service

Ephesians 5:1-7

Imitators of God (Sermon Recording)
Imitators of God (Powerpoint Slides)

Oct 29th Morning Service (Johnny Fisher)

2006-11-05T00:18:00.000Z

The Son is the Faithful Builder

Hebrews 3:1-6

Powerpoint Slides
Sermon Recording

Oct 22 2006 Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2006-10-22T23:00:00.000+01:00

My Father Loves Me (2)

Ephesians 3:14-21

My Father Loves Me a Lot! (Sermon Recording)
My Father Loves Me a Lot! (Powerpoint Slides)

Oct 15 2006 Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2006-10-17T23:27:00.000+01:00

My Father Loves Me (1)
John 3:16

My Father Loves Me (Sermon Recording)
My Father Loves Me (Powerpoint Slides)

Oct 8 2006 Services (Rev Craig Sayle)

2006-10-17T23:13:00.000+01:00

Morning Service: My Father Shapes Me (2)
John 15:1-8

My Father Grows Fruit (Sermon Recording)
My Father Grows Fruit (Powerpoint Slides)

Evening Service: Growing Up
Ephesians 4:14-16

Powerpoint Slides only

Oct 1 2006 Evening Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2006-10-02T21:40:00.000+01:00

Gifts Towards Service

Eph 4:7-13

Sermon Recording
Powerpoint Slides

Oct 1 2006 Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2006-10-02T21:37:00.000+01:00

My Father Shapes Me (1)

Hebrews 12:5-12

My Father Disciplines (Sermon Recording)
My Father Disciplines (Powerpoint slides)

Sep 24 2006 Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2006-10-02T21:34:00.000+01:00

My Father is Abba (3)

Mark 14:32-42
My Father is Intimate (sermon recording)

Sep 17 2006 morning service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2006-09-19T22:00:00.000+01:00

My Father is Abba (2)

Galations 4:1-7

My Father calls me "Son" (sermon recording)
Powerpoint Slides

Sep 10 2006 morning service (Martyn Link)

2006-09-19T21:57:00.000+01:00

Flying Through the Opened Door

2 Corinthians 5:21 (Sermon Recording)

Aug 27 Evening Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2006-09-19T21:56:00.000+01:00

Remembering Separation - Knowing the presence of our Peace

Ephesians 2:11-14

Sermon Recording

Aug 20 Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2006-09-19T21:53:00.000+01:00

My Father Gives Good Gifts (3)

Luke 11:9-13

My Father Gives Great Gifts (Sermon Recording)

Sorry for the late posting ... this one got lost on the computer.

Aug 27 Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2006-09-13T12:21:00.000+01:00

My Father is Abba (1)

Romans 8:12-17

My Father breaks Chains (sermon recording)

Sep 3 2006 Morning Service (Rev Bill Slack)

2006-09-13T12:19:00.000+01:00

Psalm 11

Encouragement for Dark Days (Sermon Recording)

Aug 13 Evening Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2006-08-14T23:05:00.000+01:00

Alive in Christ

Eph 2:1-5

Sermon Recording
Powerpoint Slides

Aug 13 Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2006-08-14T21:54:00.000+01:00

My Father gives Good Gifts (2)

Matt 6:25-34

My Father Gives me what I need

Sermon Recording
Powerpoint Slides

Aug 6th Morning Service (Rev Craig Sayle)

2006-08-06T21:22:00.000+01:00

My Father gives Good Gifts (1 of 3)

Matt 6:9-15, John 632-35

My Father gives Daily Bread (Sermon Recording)

July 30th Morning Service (Rev. Craig Sayle)

2006-08-06T21:20:00.000+01:00

My Father is Able (2)

John 10:28-29, Deut 1:31

My Father Holds me in His Hand (Sermon Recording)

July 23rd Morning Service (Rev. Craig Sayle)

2006-08-06T20:54:00.000+01:00

My Father is Able (1)

Ephesians 1:3-7

My Father is Redeemer (Sermon Recording)

July 16th Morning and Evening (Pastor, Craig Sayle)

2006-07-19T23:37:00.000+01:00

Morning
Who Am I: 2 Samuel 7:18f

Sermon Recording
Powerpoint Slides

Summary:
David's honest prayer ...
Answered as we understand we are God's Beloved.
Leading to the place of fear, awe and praise as David was.

Evening
Transforming Prayer: Matt 7:7-12

Sermon Recording
Powerpoint Slides

Summary
God is my Father
He loves me
I will never think of anything that he will forget
So why should I worry

July 9th Evening Service (Johnny Fisher)

2006-07-10T23:08:00.000+01:00

River of God: Ezekiel 47: 1-12

(Sermon Recording here ...)
(Power Point Slides here ...)

A slightly longer sermon, but the congregation were warned - now so are you!
Ezekiel's vision of the temple, including this section refers to things that Israel never saw fulfilled, so either they were false prophecies, or they are still being fulfilled today.

The river provokes images of God's blessing, holiness and love.

A natural river is a combination of many sources, but this river only has one source, the presence of God.
A natural river takes the path of least resistance and destroys or leaves barren the resistant areas. God's river flows to the barren places and creates life in unlikely places.
Impurity pollutes a natural river, which in turn pollutes the sea. God's river purifies and creates new life. (Rev 17:1, 15 - images of the polluted "Waters" that still await the purity of God's "River").

Triplet of purpose in marshes and trees ... for salt, for food and for healing.
Even salt, otherwise a pollutant, is restored to honour God and for human benefit. God's purity restores the good as well as destroying evil.
The trees are the people of God (Ps 1:3). Their whole being relies on the sustenance of the River of God. The faithfulness of this sustenance also reflected in Revelation 22:3.
Fruit for food, leaves for healing ... God is interested in providing for our physical as well as spiritual wellbeing, because his kingdom is for the whole human, not just the human spirit.

John 4:14; 7:38 - The source of the River is the presence of God, in the New Covenant temple that is the church and our own bodies. It is the Spirit now living in us, through us, growing in us and flowing out from us.

Physical thirst ... it is easily denied, leading to physical weakness and headaches. How much more so the ease and effect of denying a whole-person-thirst for the Spirit of God. Let's take time to be thirsty and to drink!

July 9th Morning Service (Martyn Link)

2006-07-10T23:01:00.000+01:00

Return of the King #4:

Warning of Opposition (sermon recording here ...)

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Introduction (v1-3a)

1. The Leader of the Rebellion (v3b-5)

2. The Outbreak of the Rebellion (v6-8)

3. The Dynamics of the Rebellion (v9-12)

Conclusion

July 2nd Evening Service (Johnny Fisher)

2006-07-05T22:46:00.000+01:00

We are God's Workmanship

Due to a last minute venue change, the sermon was not recorded, and powerpoint slides not used.

The powerpoint slides are attached here and a summary of slide titles is below.

Being His Workmanship
Created in Christ Jesus
Christ is the Image ...
WE are his workmanship
Trinitarian Commission
Works and Church

July 2nd Morning Service (Martyn Link)

2006-07-05T22:32:00.000+01:00

Promise of Justice

Sermon recording: The Promise of Justice (audio)

Powerpoint Presentation: The Promise of Justice (outline slides)

Defence of God's Justice (v 5-7a)
Description of God's Judgement
i) When (v 7b)
ii) Who (v 8)
iii) What (v 9-10)

Evening Services for Craig's Absence (updated)

2006-06-28T21:35:00.000+01:00

18 June: Eph 1:3-14. God Loves us as much as he loves HIMSELF: Is God egotistical that all things are done for His glory? Or does the Trinity help us to understand what God's love is really like?

25 June: Eph 2:1-9. God loves US as much as he loves himself: How does a Trinitarian perspective on God's grace affect the way we deal with sin, guilt & pain in the Christian life?

2 July: Eph 2:10. WE are God's workmanship: The church is humanity being re-created in God's image, i.e. created in Christ. (also Col 1:15-18, Gen 1:26-27)

9 July: Ez 47: 1-12 River of God: (John 4:14, John 7:37-38, Rev 22:1-2) The life-power of the God's kingdom flowing to us, and through us to others.

Images:
The Trinity and All the Saints, by Jean Fouquet (15th c.)
Flowing River by Cornelis Monsma © 2004. Used with permission.

June 25 Evening Service (Johnny Fisher)

2006-06-27T01:14:00.000+01:00

Sermon Recording: God Loves US as much as he loves Himself (Eph 2:1-9)
Powerpoint Slides: here

Summary:
God's internal, Trinitarian love extends to humanity.
Humanity responded by self-glorification rather than God glorification so the presence of God's Trinitarian love becomes destruction rather than glorifying.
Christ became human God-glorifying ... example, but more than just that.

God views us as totally forgiven, alive in Christ, raised with Christ ... deed done.
But we see ourselves behaving contrary to identity when we sin ...

sometimes as unhealthy guilt ... God must be angry with us again
sometimes as healthy ... we are not as we should be, God, in your love change us.

This is receiving forgiveness that has already been completely given.

Leads to ... how do we see others? ... as God does, forgiven, or as we see ourselves ...
behaving contrary to our identity.

June 25 Morning Service (Martyn Link)

2006-06-26T22:04:00.000+01:00

Sermon Recording: Challenge in Life (1 Thessalonians 5.1-11)

Introduction

1. The Day of the Lord v 1-3

2. Children of the Day v 4-11

Conclusion

June 18th Evening Service: Ephesians 1:3-14

2006-06-18T23:19:00.000+01:00

Sermon Recording (second half of sermon only ...)
Powerpoint slides: God Loves Us as Much as He Loves HIMSELF

Is God inconsistent to plan things for the praise of his glory, but require that we show humility to one another?
Who do we think God is? Are we tempted to also try to customise God to fit our desires?
God did the choosing, before the world began. God chose to include humanity in his Trinitarian life.
The Trinity is God the Father, God the Son, God the Spirit glorifying one another out of love for one another. To include humanity in this is the ultimate act of grace.
Humanity is designed to respond and image this self-giving love of God, back to God and to each other.
That's why we put God at the centre of all we are and do.

June 18: Morning Service: 1 Thess 4:13-18

2006-06-14T22:58:00.000+01:00

THE RETURN OF THE KING part 1

Victory over death 1 Thessalonians 4 v13-18

Sermon Recording Here ...

Introduction
1. The Sleepers
2. The Sequence
I) The Return v 16a
II) The Resurrection v 16b
III) The Rapture v 17a
IV) The Reunion v 17b
Conclusion

Morning Services for Craigs Absence (Martyn Link)

2006-06-14T22:27:00.000+01:00

THE RETURN OF THE KING

Jun 18. Victory over death:

1 Thessalonians 4 v13-18

Jun 25. Challenge in Life:

1 Thessalonians 5 v1-11

Jul 2. Promise of Justice:

2 Thessalonians 1 v5-10

Jul 9. Warning of Opposition:

2 Thessalonians 2 v1-12

June 11th Evening Service: Esther 10

2006-06-13T00:28:00.000+01:00

Powerpoint slides: God's Pre-Eminence

Sermon Recording

God made Mordecai a great man, where he had once been a lowly servant.

The Jews were allowed to defend themselves. The King was affected by the news of the Jews successful self defence and offered Esther even more ... what a change in the King's heart, from the guy who banished Queen Vashti.

Esther hadn't asked for this position, or role. But God had his plans for her in it.
We need to let God use us where we are, recognising we can't always understand why we're there.
Ask God what it is he's doing with us and step out in faith with him.

June 4: Morning Service. Jude 24, 25

2006-06-13T00:23:00.000+01:00

Powerpoint Slides: Not Available

Sermon Recording

God is Able!

What are the questions we are struggling with?

When we take them to this verse we recognise God is able to deal with the issues we feel we can't.

May 28th Morning Service: Jude 17-23

2006-06-05T18:43:00.000+01:00

Powerpoint slides: Lets Talk About Surprises

Sermon Recording

Summary: From Jude 17 we learn that God has warned us of the kinds of things that will happen as we live Christ centred lives. These are no surprises to God.

But throughout hardship God longs for us to grow in knowing more deeply his love for us, as we live more fully dependent on him, rather than innoculating ourselves against pain by living halfheartedly for Christ.

Only when we know the depth of God's love for ourselves do we know the depth of his love for others, believers and non-believers, and treat them as loved by him. We learn to see others in God's eyes.

Evening Sermons for Craig's Absence (Johnny Fisher)

2006-06-01T01:53:00.000+01:00

18 June: Eph 1:1-14. God Loves us as much as he loves HIMSELF: Is God egotistical that all things are done for His glory? Or does the Trinity help us to understand what God's love is really like?

25 June: Eph 2:1-10. God loves US as much as he loves himself: How does our perspective on God's grace affect the way we deal with sin, guilt & pain in the Christian life?

2 July: Gen 26:17-33. Digging Wells: The Spirit of Life empowers us to "be" church even in the wildernesses of "doing" church.

9 July: Ez 47: 1-12 River of God: (John 4:14, John 7:37-38, Rev 22:1-2) The life-power of the God's kingdom flowing to us, and through us to others.

Images:
The Trinity and All the Saints, by Jean Fouquet (15th c.)
Flowing River by Cornelis Monsma © 2004. Used with permission.