Portlethen Christian Fellowship

Zak led us through Exodus 16 this morning and as we enter the wilderness with the Israelites and discover the ways God is forming them in that season. The big question that carried through the passage was God asking "Will you trust me?". And we heard it clearly in our own wilderness journeys as we seek to follow Jesus.

On Sunday Ian Ferguson led us through the miraculous events of Israel being rescued from the hands of Egypt through the Red Sea. We reflected on how it points towards Jesus rescue of us and our own participation through the waters of baptism

Zak led us through the final plague, the significance of Passover and the extraordinary way that the Lord set out his intentions to send Jesus even as He delivered the Israelites out of Egypt

James Mackenzie from ACF continued our Exodus series, walking through the dramatic events of the plagues and how it reveals the power of God as the Lord of Lords.

Ian continued our series in Exodus, taking us through the events after Moses has agreed to go and do what God has asked of him. We continued to reflect on the fact that God chooses broken people to be part of his Kingdom, and that none of us can discount ourselves from joining in God's invitation.

Zak continued to lead us through the encounter of the burning bush, reflecting on Moses response to the call of God. He reminded us that while we are encouraged by the world to look in ourselves to figure out who we are, that God calls us to look at Him to discover who we are

Zak continues our series in Exodus, engaging with Exodus 3:1-12 and reflecting on the character of the God that meets with Moses in the wilderness.

Ian led us through chapter 2 of Exodus, which spans the first 80 years of Moses life, and through that we learned some of the workings of God preparing and providing for Moses so that he is ready for the call upon his life. Ian reminded us that no matter what is going on in our lives, God has a good plan for us.

Zak talked through the opening verses of Exodus chapter 1, to help us enter into the story well. We gain a deeper sense of the injustice faced by Joseph's family and the courage of two unlikely women who are faithful to God in the face of oppression

In this first Sunday in the series Zak took some extended time to help us engage well with the story of Exodus, exploring some of the foundational question around how we read the Old Testament and how we can trust this ancient story and allow it to speak to us.

At our Ascend evening service on Sunday our Treasurer David Maclure shared with us how giving is a key part of our worship and pursuit of Jesus. We thought it was worthwhile sharing it for those who weren't able to attend!

Ian rounded up our summer sermon series on Sunday, reflecting on the psalm of praise found in Psalm 145. He helped us reflect deeply on choosing to praise God in all circumstances, and reminded us of the many ways we can express our praise in worship.

Sadly our audio file on Sunday 2nd Aug was corrupted , but Zak was back this week sharing from Psalm 118 as we continue our series in the Psalms through this Summer break

Zak led us through Psalm 121, and another psalm of great assurance that calls us to trust in the God who will keep us through every challenge and blessing we experience in the Christian life

Zak led us through the wonderful words of Psalm 23, reminding us of the nature of God as our good Shepherd. As part of the sermon, we began by hearing from Graham Norrie about the real day to day challenges and joys of being a sheep farmer. You can catch up on that video through this link https://vimeo.com/1208858654?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

Ian continued our Summer series in the Psalms, reflecting on the journey of King David recognising the sin in his own heart and seeking the Lord with a Repentant heart.

Florence from ACF kicked off our summer series reflecting on the Psalms, and the practice of lament as a way of bringing our most challenging seasons into God's presence

Zak rounded off our series in Colossians by leading us through the climax to Paul's letter to the church in Colossi - Col 3:17-4:1. In this passage we learned that the gospel radically transforms a family, subverting 1st Century values about family home and restoring dignity to every person who seeks after Jesus.

Vijay, our ACF Pastor, joined us this Sunday to share the final section of Colossians (and the second last in our series - we'll cover the end of Col 3 this coming Sunday). We reflected on what it looks like to mature as followers of Jesus, devoted to prayer, to one another and persevering to the end.

Ian continued our sermon series this Sunday, reading from Col 3:12-17 and reminding us of who we are in Christ and what it means to be a church family that have Jesus at the centre of how we act towards one another.

On Sunday Zak led us through Col 3:1-11, which calls us to see that we are truly hidden in Christ, and which challenges us to consider how we can live true to this new reality.

Today Zak shared from Col 2:6-23, and explored what the promise of life in all its fullness actually looks like. Zak reminds us that we find a full life not by the means the world offers - experiences and unrestricted freedom- instead we find a full life when we seek Jesus in each part.

This is week 3 of our series - sadly our recording from week 2 failed, apologies to not be able to share Ian's message with you. This week we reflected on Col 1:24-29, exploring how Paul comes to find God's presence and leading in his suffering, and how we too can know God with us in the challenges we face. Christ in all and Christ is in all Zak shared a video as part of this, which you can watch...

Zak introduced our sermon series reading through the book of Colossians on Sunday. We reflected on the big picture of this letter and Col 1:1-14 which gives us the evidence of faith in the life of a community: Radical Hope in a hopeless world Sacrificial Love for one another Faith in both the truth of the gospel and a personal trust in Jesus. And we learn of the benefits of these characteristics a...

Zak shared a standalone message, reflecting on some of what it looks like to commit to be part of the PCF church family. We reflecting on 1 Corinthians 12 and the role of serving in the life of the church, equipped and led by the Holy Spirit for the flourishing of our church community and for our own growth.