ecclēsia

When someone tells you something is going to happen do you believe them? You might say it depends who said it? Zechariah and Mary received announcements from angels but how did they respond, and what does that mean for us?

If you wanted to change the world would you do it the way Jesus did? When we think about how to change the world we tend to want to uproot the oppressors and install our own seemingly just leadership. Jesus however, starts a revolution that seeks to win over both the oppressor and oppressed by dying for us that he might live in and through us.

Triumph and entry for Palm Sunday

Where do we get get our ideas about eternity - films, memes, fiction stories and cultural superstitions? There is only one entirely trustworthy source from which we can get any idea what to expect. As we look at the primary source consider what eternity might really hold for you.

When you think of the future of the church do you see yourself connected to it, even if its twenty years from now? The path towards the future of the church is being laid now and how we engage in that mission will shape what that future will be.

Real Christianity is lived out in a body: an individual body and a communal body. God graciously gives our bodies gifts to serve His body, the Church.

The main work of ecclēsia is to build up the body of Christ by the consistent teaching of the Bible, book-by-book, chapter-by-chapter, verse-by-verse. The worship is simple, focusing on exalting the Lord.

Do you believe the command to be thankful in all things is an unreasonable command for Christians? Paul certainly believes that our knowledge of God and his gospel should lead the believer to do everything out of gratitude for the finished work of Christ.

Who is the Church and what is its purpose? Well contrary to popular belief the Church is not a brick built building, its God's people distinct from the world set apart to advertise and display God's glory

What does Christian love look like when it comes to giving? Paul show is that giving unites the church and blesses those who give as much as those who receive. We are also reminded that giving should not be a spontaneous act but something we do in relation to our spiritual growth.

What do you believe a Church plant needs in order for it to grow? As we look back to the early church we will find that there were four fundamentals in place that Luke reports as being key to God blessing his church

Jesus attended the Feast of Dedication. This Feast commemorated the re-direction of the temple unto true worship, following the revolt of a small number of dedicated Jews. Our calling in Christ demands our uncompromising dedication unto Him.

How does Jesus fulfill the role of the Wise Men? The Magi served as powerful astrologers and king makers in ancient MedoPersia and Babylon. God led them in a privileged way to His anointed King displaying divine wisdom that exists only in the simple and yet profound person of Jesus Christ.

How do you prove an event genuinely took place in the past? Our modern legal system depends on the corroboration of personal witness accounts, today we will see another to provide evidence substantiating the birth of the king of all kings.

How does Jesus fulfil the role of the Shepherd? The role of the shepherd king was an important one in the ANE. No one comes close, though, to Jesus ability to be the humble shepherd who gives his life for the sheep.

If the Lord were to review your bank statements for the past year, would he consider you a thief or faithful? What difference does Jesus make to God's expectation of a Tithe (a tenth) of his people's income? Listen in for guidance on how best to land those considerations

In Malachi's day, unfaithfulness and disloyalty spread within the family of God, destroying marriages and corrupting worship. Unfaithfulness has spiritual and social implications that threaten the unity of God's people. Yet God's people (then and now) are reminded that they are one people under one God and Father and in Him, they should be faithful to one another.

Do we have the right idea of what Christians leaders need to be in order to serve the Lord faithfully? Being faithful to the Lord in a society that is falling away from him will mean that we will be unpopular and counter-cultural. As Malachi hones in on the priest, he highlights how vital their role is, if, the people of Judea are going to retain their identity as his people.

When it feels like God's promises are not being fulfilled and there's temptation to call it quits, what is there for believers to hold on to? At the start of several proclamations through Malachi, God testifies to His unfailing love for Israel, as the sure hope for Israel, as the sure hope for Israel and all nations.

Has anyone ever told you that you are a project? Individually and collectively, we are under construction and God as the wise architect utilises ancient building methods in His ongoing un-thwarted purposes.

Has modern innovation in education and technology made attending church irrelevant? As we look at the history of Israel, we see that without the hearing and following of the word of God, his people descend into idolatry. In Nehemiah, we see how the returning exiles try to overcome past failure by assembling around the word of God being declared by Ezra and taught by the Levites

How does the New Testament church relate to the Old Testament? The mass assembly of the Israelites at Sinai (Exodus 19) was the first of its kind, and one that completely overwhelmed the senses of those who attended. Should the modern church look back at this event and try to learn from it? The writer of Hebrews believes that there are better realities to explore than those experiences of the anci...

Some start at the beginning when seeking to answer the question 'why church?'. But did you know the real answer starts BEFORE the beginning? Listen in to see how come?

How do we establish a healthy ecclesiology? By looking through The Bible, we will begin to see God has integrated 'the assembly' into his plan for establishing the the faithfulness and maturity of his people.

What prevents the Israelites from enjoying a close relationship with the Lord? The final call again is that Israel would repent and turn back to the Lord.