Eph2:1-10
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The Saving Grace of God audio
How many people here watch House? I love it. For those who aren't familiar with it, it's a TV show about a physician. In fact he's the world's best diagnostician. Generally the plot line is that someone comes in suffering from a rare and usually life threatening condition and there's nothing they can do about it. They're entirely at the mercy of House and his team of physicians and surgeons. Of course House always manages to work it out in the end, but unfortunately that means he's developed something of a God complex. The patient is doomed unless House can find a cure. Therefore any risk is worth taking if it means House can save them. The people who work with him are driven crazy by this approach because they know very well that he's not God. In fact he's far from perfect even if he's usually right. Still, there is some truth to the plot line. There are times when people find themselves so sick there's only a doctor and a few nurses between them and certain death. That's a situation no-one wants to be in.
Eph1:15-23
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A Prayer for Knowledge -
by Rev Bill Stewart audio
1. Paul gives thanks for God's grace in the life of the Ephesians (15-16)
Chris mentioned last week that the entire section from verses 3-14 was just one long sentence. Today's reading is just the same. Paul is still exploding with excitement about God's work. He's much too excited to bother with trivial things like punctuation! I'm sure we can all remember a time when we just couldn't wait to share some great news. Perhaps it was the news of being appointed to a new job? Or perhaps it was the news of good exam results? Or maybe it was the news that you are getting married? Or maybe it was the birth of a child or a grandchild? What is the news that Paul was so excited about in his letter to the Ephesians? His first words in this reading are:
15I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints,
Series: 49: Ephesians - Completion In Christ
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Ephesians - Completion In Christ
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God’s Eternal Plan l - All Things United Under Christ |
Eph 1:3-14 |
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A Prayer For Knowledge |
Eph 1:15-23 |
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The Saving Grace Of God |
Eph 2:1-10 |
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A Single New Humanity |
Eph 2:11-22 |
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Paul’s Prayer For His Converts |
Eph 3:1-21 |
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Unity And Diversity In The Church |
Eph 4:1-16 |
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A New Set Of Clothes |
Eph 4:17-5:2 |
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From Darkness To Light |
Eph 5:3-20 |
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A New Way Of Relating - Mutual Submission |
Eph 5:21-6:9 |
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Be Strong In The Lord & In His Mighty Power |
Eph 6:10-24 |
Eph1:1-14
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God's Eternal Plan - All things United under Christ audio
You may have been following the reports, over the past few months, of the State Government Report prepared by Sir Rod Eddington on Melbourne's East-West transport needs. The one thing that seems to have come out of that exercise and particularly since the Eastlink toll road opened is that the need is now and that the planning for improved transport should have started some 10 or more years ago. What's clear is that when you're thinking about major projects like that you need years and years of planning if things are going to work out.
I imagine planning for the Olympic Games was going on long before Beijing was given the nod in 2000. And look how well they've done it - apart from the fog of course. Someone suggested that the Chinese divers who've been blitzing the field were probably picked at the age of 3 to begin their training. And even on a smaller scale project planning needs to be done well in advance. So our building committee has been hard at work for the last few months working on the early plans for our new building.
Series: Theme: The Ten Greatest Struggles of your Life
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The Ten Greatest Struggles of your Life (10 Commandments)
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1. Your Struggle with God |
Gen 3:1-7 |
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2. Your Struggle with Worship |
Is 44:9-20 |
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3. Your Struggle with Religion |
Is 52:4-10 |
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4. Your Struggle with Time |
Gen 1:24-2:3 |
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5. Your Struggle with Authority |
Prov 2:1-11 |
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6. Your Struggle for Peace |
Gen 9:1-7 |
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7. Your Struggle for Purity |
1 Cor 6:12-7:7 |
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8. Your Struggle for Integrity |
Amos 8:1-8 |
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9. Your Struggle with Truth |
Eph 4:17-32 |
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10. Your Struggle for Contentment |
1 Tim 6:2b-11 |
Series: 21: Ecclesiastes: Wisdom for Postmoderns
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Ecclesiastes: Wisdom for Postmoderns
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1. First and Last Things |
Eccl 1:1-11 |
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2. Working for the Man? |
Eccl 2:4-26 |
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3. Is Wisdom Enough? |
Eccl 7:1-20 |
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4. The Final Word |
Eccl 12:1-14 |
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5. Wisdom for Families |
Proverbs 4:1-27 |
Series: 52: 1 Thessalonians
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1 Thessalonians - The Gospel and the Church
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1. How the Church Spreads the Gospel |
1 Thess 1:1-10 |
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2. How Pastors serve both Church and Gospel |
1 Thess 2:1-3:13 |
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3. How the church must live according to the Gospel |
1 Thess 4:1-12 |
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4. How the Gospel can inspire the Church |
1 Thess 4:13-5:11 |
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5. How to be a Gospel Church |
1 Thess 5:12-28 |
