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Is there any good news for those with gender dysphoria?  Absolutely!

Ephesians 6:10-18 Satan attacks our hearts, we defend ourselves by putting on the breastplate of righteousness.

Series: This Means War!  How to stand when Satan attacks. Ephesians 6:10-18 "The Christian life, in the first place, is a warfare " - DM Lloyd-Jones   You are in a war.  You are a soldier.  But you are not unarmed or without armor. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth (Ephesians 6:14) What does it mean to fasten on truth?

Being Human: Reclaiming our God-given identity. Embracing our God-given design. Fulfilling our God-given purpose . 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swi...

To such belongs the kingdom Mark 10:13-16   13 And they were bringing children to [Jesus] that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. 15 Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.”...

John 20:1-18 John and Mary both see an empty tomb, but both arrive at different conclusions. How do we know that Jesus rose from the dead? What difference does it make?

Being Human Reclaiming our God-given identity. Embracing our God-given design. Fulfilling our God-given purpose. What is the purpose of sex?  Marriage? Genesis 2:18:25

Series Being Human: Reclaiming our God-given identity. Embracing our God-given design. Fulfilling our God-given purpose. Part 4: Embodied Does the body matter? What is the significance that human beings have a body? Are we souls with bodies or embodied souls?  What difference does it make? Scriptures: Genesis 2:7; Psalm 139; Romans 8:20-24

Being Human: Reclaiming our God-given identity.  Embracing our God-given design. Fulfilling our God-given purpose. Part 3: Male and Female He Created Them Genesis 1:26-31 Is “gender” a social construct? Should male or female be a matter of personal choice? Are there more than two “genders”?

Series: Being Human Reclaiming our God-given identity. Embracing our God-given design. Fulfilling our God-given purpose. Part 2: Image is Everything Genesis 1:26-31 What is the significance of the reality that human beings are made in the image of God? What does that even mean?

Being Human: Reclaiming our God-given identity. Embracing our God-given design. Fulfilling our God-given purpose. Part one: The Essence of our identity (More than a feeling) Genesis 1:26-27 What does it mean to be human?   There are all sorts of different answers, depending on who you ask.   *“Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty waves of the sea, the broad tides of rivers,...

13Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." 14Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that." 16As it is, you boast and brag. All...

1 Samuel 14 "Attempt great things for God, expect great things from God" - William Carey Jonathan is an example of someone who did just that.  Why was that?  What did he believe about God that enabled him to do that?

Luke 2:8-12  We overcome fear as we behold Christmas

Luke 2:15-20

Jeremiah 38 Pastor Ian Crooks

John 1

Luke  1:46-55

Luke 1:5-45 The pre-born John the Baptist responds to the presence of pre-born Jesus by leaping for joy.  How?  Why?

Luke 1:26-38 Do you have doubts and questions about Christmas and the virgin birth?  You are in good company!

Matthew 26 Sober warnings from the life of Judas

John 4:46-53 The healing of the nobleman's son

Preached on Sunday, October 23, 2022 Passage: Mark 2:1-12

Series: Encounters With Jesus Jesus heals a leper Mark 1:40-45

Series: Encounters With Jesus Jesus meets someone who has it all, but who knows something is missing Mark 10:17-27