King's Church Hastings

We cannot flee from God - He is everywhere. There's no physical space where He is not. God is always present with us and wanting to speak to us. But are we listening?

We cannot flee from God - He is everywhere. There's no physical space where He is not. God is always present with us and wanting to speak to us. But are we listening?

After some exciting announcements about changes to the church leadership team, Paul spoke on seven things we can learn from Joshua 5.

In session 6 we look at John's Gospel. When compared with the Synoptics, John seems quite distinctive. We explore some of these distinctives and the rich theology of John's Gospel.

Baptism symbolises that, for the Christian, everything has changed...

Session 5 looks at Luke's Gospel. We see how Luke has written his account of Jesus' life, death and resurrection to present Jesus as the Son of Man who came to seek and save the lost and how he uses the life of Jesus to teach us about how to live as a Christian.

God "dwells in unapproachable light" and "in him is no darkness at all". That is why holiness and purity is important. We are called to a wonderful relationship with Jesus, which means we take off the things of darkness and are clothed in light. It effects every area of our lives. When we want to see how we're doing in terms of holiness, we like to look at people around us and feel like we're doing ok, rather than looking at God, who is perfect in holiness. The closer we walk with Jesus, the more aware we become of how much we need a saviour. But Jesus' blood cleanses us from all of our sin; the mercy of God gives us the wonderful gift of Jesus' righteousness. When we confess our sins, God is faithful to forgive us because we have an advocate in Jesus Christ, who is our guarantee of salvation!

The greatest privilege we have as Christians is that we have been adopted into God's family. We too can offer adoption and fostering to the many children who need homes in the UK today.

In session 4 we explore Matthew's Gospel. Through looking at four key elements of the Gospel (the infancy narratives, the Sermon on the Mount, the parables and the resurrection account) we see how Matthew has presented Jesus as the obedient Son of God who comes to continue and complete the story of Israel.

If you have given your life to Christ, you have been made brand new! You've been reconciled to God, who has given you a message to carry as an ambassador for Christ.

Session 3 focuses on Mark's Gospel. By walking through the Gospel we explore the journey that Mark wants his readers to go on. This journey reveals the true meaning of Jesus' identity as the Son of God and what it means to be a disciple of Jesus.

Through the story of Ruth and her kinsman-redeemer, Boaz, we learn much about the extraordinary redemption Jesus has given us.

In session 2 we explore some of the contexts which are vital to a good understanding of the Gospels. We start with the scriptural context, asking what has come before the Gospels in the Bible story, before considering the religious context of Jesus' day. Placing Jesus and the Gospels' accounts of him in these contexts helps us to appreciate more of what they are saying about who he is, why he came and what he achieved.

In the gospels we read that Jesus marvelled at the centurion's faith (Matt. 8), but he also marvelled at the unbelief in his hometown (Mark 6). Three things that attack our faith are disappointment, fear and offence. But we can grow our faith by knowing who God is, who we are, and what we carry.

In this first session of 'Going Deeper: The Gospels' we explore four key questions which help us to read and understand the Gospels: What are the Gospels? How were they written? How should we read them? Why are there four?

God has given us the resources we need so that we can stand strong in the fight. We have a real enemy, but we're not to hide in a bunker but to stand and fight. We're to be prepared by putting on spiritual armour and to be prayerful because it makes a difference.

Being a parent is one of the hardest thing. It's a huge area for comparison and condemnation. How can parents require obedience from their kids? And children are told to honour their parents, but what does this look like as a child and as an adult?

Our attitudes to work are shaped by many things. We worship a God who works and who created us to work. Work benefits us and it also benefits society.

What is God's design for marriage? We react strongly to words such as 'submission' and 'headship', but what do they actually look like according to the Bible?

Our motivation to walk and talk in a Christ-like way is based on who our Father is, the wrath of God that we've been saved from, and how we are now the light of the world called to reflect God's glory.