Being A Cross-Shaped Family
Families are often the place where we let our guard down as disciples. Listen to how four people are working out how to follow Jesus at different stages of family life.
Families are often the place where we let our guard down as disciples. Listen to how four people are working out how to follow Jesus at different stages of family life.
We want to become a cross-shaped church: a place where diverse people find community and all have something to offer. A place where we shape one another and commit to the counter-cultural way of Jesus.
Nobody expected Jesus to rise again – dead people stay dead. But what if he really has risen? What difference could it make?
Sometimes life can feel like a stuck record, but the death and resurrection of Jesus allows us to hear a different song; one we can join in with.
What difference does the cross actually make to the past, present and future of the human race and the material world?
What did the cross actually achieve? It stripped the authorities of their powers and broke the chains of things that hold us.
The book of Proverbs ends with the description of an amazing role model who shows us what Godly wisdom looks like, lived out in every area of life.
The book of Proverbs contains lots about humility. In fact, it’s where wisdom begins; with a realisation that you know nothing in comparison to the creator.
Life is full of choices. Sometimes two paths can look the same but one way leads to life and the other to death. Wisdom helps us to choose the right one.
Many of Solomon’s proverbs are given by a father to his son. Rather than hoping for our children purely to be happy, surely it’s better that they are wise?