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Dec 12 2021

PP046 A Genealogy of Grace

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The real Christmas story – that of Christ coming into the world – is an account of God’s amazing grace. And the wonders and beauties of God’s grace are seen on the opening page of the New Testament, before the Lord Jesus is even born. The family tree of Jesus Christ is not a boring list of hard to pronounce names – it is a genealogy of grace.

Scriptures Referenced: Matthew 1:1-23
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Dec 5 2021

PP045 Attentiveness as an Act of Love

Christ, Christian Living, Grace, Local Church, Love, Sanctification, World

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Attention is a rare commodity. When you spend yours on another person, it is a generous gift of love. But there is also an indirect way of loving people with our attentiveness. When we make spending time in the presence of our kind Saviour a priority, we become kinder ourselves to those around us. Learn how the Scriptures call us to make the grace of Christ our focus, not all the debates and controversies. What will you focus on for the sake of the world?

Scriptures Referenced: Titus 3:1-11
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Dec 1 2021

PP044 Cloak, Books, and Parchments #1

Book Reviews, Christian Living, Discipleship, Spiritual Warfare

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There is no book like the Bible and the Scriptures are our ultimate counselor. But we all learn from the ministry of others, including ministry that comes to us in written form. In this first installment of Cloak, Books, and Parchments (2Tim 4:13), Mike & Matthew share brief reviews of seven book titles for your reading pleasure.

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Nov 28 2021

PP043 The Rock that Will Not Crumble

Bible, Christ, Christian Living, Endurance, Overcoming Temptation, Spiritual Warfare, Trials, Will of God

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John Stott wisely said, “The Bible is a dangerous book to read. For in reading the Bible, we hear the words of Christ.” And as Christ speaks with authority like none other, we need to obey what we hear from Him. The great news is, building our life on obedience to his word is the safest thing to do! And when the storms of life blow against us, Christ’s words prove to be a rock that can support us.

Scriptures Referenced: Matthew 7:24-27; John 3:36; Rom 1:5; 1Pet 2:25

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Nov 22 2021

PP042 Better Than the Dollar Store

Anger, Honesty, Marriage, Righteousness, Sex

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We can all fall into the bad habit of priding ourselves in not having actually committed an outrageous sin… but the Lord is looking for something deeper. Kingdom righteousness is not only seen in avoiding the big, public, obvious offences, but in pursuing Christ’s standard from our hearts.

Scriptures Referenced: Mat 5:6, 20-37; Php 3:4-9; Jam 1:20; 1Tim 5:2

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Nov 14 2021

PP041 This Little Light of Mine

Christ, Christian Living, Evangelism, Gospel, Sanctification, Service, Testimony, Will of God, Work

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When Christ calls us to be his salt and light to the world, he’s calling us to do this together. Don’t let the seeming insignificance of your little light paralyze you from being faithful in the ordinary good works the Lord has given you to do. We are to be individual and communal, radical and ordinary. Our Father providentially takes our ordinary service and adds it to that of all his people to produce a global net effect to his glory.

Scriptures Referenced: Mat 5:13-16

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Nov 7 2021

PP040 Salt AND Light Christians

Christian Living, Evangelism, God, Gospel, Sanctification, Testimony, World

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As Christians we are prone to veering into ditches. We focus on befriending the lost, but end up losing our Christian distinctiveness. So we start pursuing personal holiness, but in doing so cut off contact with the world. In his sermon on the mountain, Jesus lines our path with two rumble strips: (1) you are the salt of the earth, and (2) you are the light of the world. Together these rumble strips corral us into the radical centre–we are to be utterly separate, in close proximity to the world.

Scriptures Referenced: Mat 5:13-15; Joh 1:5, 8:12; Titus 2:14

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Oct 31 2021

PP039 Unity is Possible

Bible, Christ, Christian Living, Family, Union with Christ, Unity

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How many disagreements could be overcome if Christians really understood that their own faction and the one they are fighting with are both fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God? In this second half of Vincent Kember’s discussion on Christian unity, we consider some of the threats to unity and the way to enjoy unity. While unity is not something we can conjure, it is something we can nurture. Listen for Vincent’s three practical, concrete ways in which we can do that.

Scriptures Referenced:Mat 5:9; Rom 16:17-18; Eph 2:14-22; Ep 4:1-13; Php 2:3-5; Col 3:12-14; Jam 4:1-3; 1Pet 3:8-10

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Oct 24 2021

PP038 God’s Good Conspiracy in a World of Conspiracy Theories

Bible, Christ, Conspiracy, God, Goodness of God, Gospel, Trinity

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What are Christians to do with all the conspiracy theories swirling around? Obsess over them? Research them to death? Lose sleep over them all? The gospel teaches us to make three moves: First, we try level the playing field and see that all of us believe in at least one conspiracy theory. Second, we diagnose our heart’s attractions to conspiracy theories. Third, we go to the cross of Christ and the gospel. Learn how to overcome our fears of conspiracy theories, not by obsessing over them, but by seeing how all of them are swallowed up by the Triune God’s conspiracy for our good.

Scriptures Referenced:1Cor 2:6-10, 12; Ps 2:1-2; 1Tim 1:4; Titus 3:9

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Oct 17 2021

PP037 United by…?

Bible, Christ, Christian Living, Glory of God, Union with Christ, Unity

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It is easy to mistake uniformity for unity, but true Christian unity isn’t dependent on wearing the same color tie or reading the same type of literature in your spare time. Biblical unity is centered on Jesus Christ. And sometimes the external differences that initially catch the eye of man can even serve to amplify true Christian unity.

Scriptures Referenced: Ac 2:1-11; Ac 11:23; Rom 15:5-6; 1Cor 12:12-13

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