Anger can be a helpful emotion for us, but can we be trusted with it? Jesus guides us to a healthy emotional life, one that includes anger, and through our feelings of anger, we can know God in a way that we wouldn’t have otherwise. This week’s passage is from Psalm 90:7-12
Jesus has come to give us joy instead of sadness, but He has also come to give us a healthy way to deal with the sadness itself. He doesn’t just take it away, He gives us a new way to go through it. This week’s passage is from Psalm 88
Devote yourselves to prayer so that Christ will be proclaimed. This week’s passage is from Colossians 4:2-4 and Ephesians 6:18-20
God’s blessings far exceed what we could ever imagine for our lives. This week’s passage is from Ruth 4
Jesus is the hope of advent. God will never give up on you. This week’s passage is from Ruth 2
In our trouble, Jesus saves us from bitterness and gives us joy. This week’s passage is from Ruth 1
Doing what's right in our own eyes leads to horror: against ourselves, against others, and against God. This week’s passage is from Judges 19-21
Religious or not, our manipulative hearts hold us back. Jesus saves us from our sabotaged spiritual lives and gives us a bigger vision for life. The Bible passage is Judges 17-18.
Relying on our own strength will sabotage our lives. Jesus' strength gives us what we truly need. The Bible passage is Judges 13-16.
Walking with Jesus enables us to consistently embrace God's call of leadership. He has given us gifts, how are we to use them for others? We are reading from Judges 4-5.
Walking with Jesus enables us to consistently embrace God's call of leadership. He has given us gifts, how are we to use them for others? We are reading from Judges 4-5.
Walking with Jesus enables us to consistently embrace God's call of leadership. He has given us gifts, how are we to use them for others? We are reading from Judges 4-5.
When we're in the trouble we've caused for ourselves, we can cry out to God. Wherever we are, when we cry out to God, He rescues us. Nobody is too far off for Him.
When we are in difficult spots, when others are set against us, we can (and should) find our refuge in God. We are better off for it. It is our hope that everyone in Chorlton will find refuge in Him.
We all experience suffering, not many of us go through it well. Psalm 13 teaches us how to be honest and face our suffering, process our pain, and find meaning in it all. This is also the path that Jesus walked, and one that He continues to invite us into.
The end of Acts is our beginning. We learn more about how to be the church in Chorlton, joining God's mission to make all things new, in Acts 28.11-31.
Jesus leads us to a risky life, but if we listen to Him we get His courage to weather our storms. And God always keeps His children safe. Teaching from Acts 27.1-28.10.
Meeting Jesus changes our calling, he creates us to be servants and witnesses. Teaching from Acts 25.13-26.32.