MBM Parramatta / Bible Talks

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. That's part of the message God gives his people in exile. But more than that, God invites his people to seek him wholeheartedly because only He is the one who can guarantee hope.

We explore the importance of placing our trust in God rather than in human strength, particularly, how turning to God as our source of life and strength leads to the blessed life. The worldview we adopt—whether centred on God or on human strength—shapes our choices, determines our stability, and ultimately, defines our future.

Be wary of idols – rather worship the LORD, warn others and win them to Jesus.

Jeremiah 7 challenges us to examine our lives carefully and turn away from our sin. While Jeremiah's audience ignored this word, the good news of the Gospel means that we are not bound to make the same mistake. Jesus calls us to repent and believe and also makes this possible

God loves to work through ordinary clay jars like us. In Jeremiah 1, God not only calls Jeremiah to a difficult task, but comforts and reassures him as well. God's words to Jeremiah area a great encouragement for us too. It is our God who equips and enables.

Titus ends with a bang. As God’s people, we’re to do good because the ultimate good has been done to us.

Godliness is a community project. After being told to love the truth, Paul instructs Titus now to teach the truth. In doing so, God paints a compelling vision of what a Christian community ought to look like and how it comes about.

There is only one true message about Jesus. And it’s only by believing in it that we can have eternal life and live godly lives. Therefore, Christians should care deeply about the truth about Jesus. So that they won’t be deceived by false messages.

Ancient Crete serves as a prototype of a post-God society like our own. In Titus, Paul gives the young church plants wisdom for how to survive and thrive in such a context. The opening of the letter captures two foundational realities: The message is the engine of the church, and they need to make sure it stays the engine of the church.

Come Lord Jesus! Come and Judge. Come and Re-create. Come and dwell with us. Jesus IS coming, but will you come to Him and be part of His new creation?

The Bible describes the time we’re living in as the last days. Part of that means Jesus has poured out his Spirit so that we would be empowered be his witnesses to the end of the earth. But not only that, we have God’s Spirit so that we can be optimistic in our fight against sin.