Enjoying God

Unashamedly taken from HTB’s Bible in One Year (17th August 2020).

“You and I are created to worship God. But why would God create human beings in order to receive their worship? Is this not, as some suggest, pure vanity?…"

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Encounters

Divine appointments

Was thinking about John 4 this morning…the woman at the well…the Samaritan woman…her encounter with Jesus. You probably know the story, but if not grab a bible and have a quick read.

And this is what I found myself thinking…

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Gracism

Okay, deep, profound thought time.

(and apologies in advance for the length!)

Maybe you’re familiar with 1 Corinthians 12 - it’s Paul’s famous chapter on spiritual gifts and the body of Christ.

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John chapter 6 records a time when some of the wider group of people who had been following Jesus left him – they were struggling to accept his teaching and its implications.

Jesus then turns to the 12 disciples and asked them if they want to leave too.

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No Other Name

I love coming to Scripture and being reminded of simple truths.

I love it when Scripture speaks deeply to me; when I experience the sweetness of God’s Word; the goodness of it.

And I had one of those little moments this morning…

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Bright Morning Star

Last week we started The Sanctuary Course. It’s an eight week series aimed at generating conversation and raising awareness in the local church of mental health.

People shared experiences of various mental health struggles.

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Called out ones

Last Sunday we started journeying with Abram.

Remember how God called him to leave and to go?

To leave his country, his people and his family. And to trust God with his ultimate destination.

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Lent leads us to the Cross.

Lent leads us to death.

And Lent leads us to the other side of death. To Resurrection. To new life.

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Missio Dei

So we were thinking about mission last Sunday.

God’s mission.

God’s mission to redeem and reconcile. To deal with sin and brokenness. To call people and creation back into right relationship with Himself.

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Soul-Care

Yesterday when we gathered, we thought about caring for our souls…about nurturing, nourishing, feeding, watering…about prioritising that very thing we were created for – relationship with our Heavenly Father.

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