The Penny Drops

On Sunday we shared from Mark 6:45-52 - Jesus walking out on the water to His disciples.



A couple of things emerged:

- He walked to them because they misunderstood His feeding of the 5000 (Mark 6:30-44)
- He wanted them to know He will never stop performing miracles
- He wanted them to understand that God feeds His people

So, for us this means:
- God is our provider
- Jesus will never stop working in our lives
- The Holy Spirit will help us to discover/remember all of this

Awesome!

Talents

On Sunday we shared about using our talents from Matthew 25:14-30

A couple of things emerged:
- We all have talents - abilities and opportunities
- We need to use them to God's glory
- When we do, the Kingdom of God is advanced in us and in our world

So, bottom line:
- Christians need to work hard, ethically and with integrity

It is a huge challenge for us but one which Christ lays down.

Love, Honour, Blessing

On Sunday we spoke about renewing our minds from Romans 12:1-2

The world has a pattern.


- Hatred (we are full of violence toward each other & nature)

- Selfishness (we think of ourselves more than others)

- Cursing (we often want the worst for others)



Paul encourages us to renew our thinking:

- To love
- To think of others
- To bless others for their achievements

To do this, is to be more like Christ!

If we all live this way, would the world not be a different place?,

The Word Made Flesh

On Sunday we shared from John 1:1-5

Here, Jesus is referred to as the Word.

Two concepts come together here:
- Divine
- Human

In other words:
- the Word in Hebrew thinking - the Law and the prophets
- the principle of reasoning - the Greek way of understanding existence

So in Jesus we find both our reason for existence and the way to live out our existence.

Awesome!