Have you ever compared yourself to others or wanted something that someone else has? From an emotional, physical and spiritual perspective – I’m sure you can relate. Katherine digs deeper into how as followers of Jesus, how we deal with this.

Seven

It is easy to make distinctions when it comes to sin. Despite the obvious consequences of certain actions, ultimately the Bible doesn’t really categorise, but warns that doing whatever we feel like doing is not a free life. The business end of sin is death to our spirit. We will conclude each teach with a time of liturgy for confession as a chance for all to examine themselves.

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Louise digs deeper into our drivenness and how we can avoid motives of wrongful ambition and pride, suggesting that when these are at the heart or drive our decisions – love and unity is not always our true goal. This type of ambition, begins and ends with self, is often at the expense of others, can be destructive to you and other people, potentially is excused or dressed up as being driven, successful, achieving whilst also bringing discord & disunity. God is not in the business to harm us. He cares about you.He has come to give us life and life to the full! (John 10:10)

However, as good and positive as the outcome/result may be, if intentions & motivations driving us towards something aren’t the right ones (rooted in God), we may be in a cycle of sin without even realising it or it is in fact causing us or others harm.

This is Part 6 of our Seven series brought to you by Louise Lee.

Seven

It is easy to make distinctions when it comes to sin. Despite the obvious consequences of certain actions, ultimately the Bible doesn’t really categorise, but warns that doing whatever we feel like doing is not a free life. The business end of sin is death to our spirit. We will conclude each teach with a time of liturgy for confession as a chance for all to examine themselves. This is a 7 part teaching series on the less deadly sins.

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Our trouble is often because we excuse, or minimise our own sin— it is easy to make distinctions. Despite the obvious consequences of certain actions, ultimately the Bible doesn’t really categorise, but warns that doing whatever we feel like doing is not a free life. The business end of sin (the wages) is death to our spirit.

A great mistake is living for ease and happiness rather then seeing good things as a by product for both living well and from God’s goodness. Living for the weekend? Living for your family? What fills your heart?  What are you trying to get through? Relieve? Escape from? Deadly is that you believe it is your right, you deserve it.

This is Part 5 in our Seven series brought to you by Jonny Lee.

Seven

It is easy to make distinctions when it comes to sin. Despite the obvious consequences of certain actions, ultimately the Bible doesn’t really categorise, but warns that doing whatever we feel like doing is not a free life. The business end of sin is death to our spirit. We will conclude each teach with a time of liturgy for confession as a chance for all to examine themselves. This is a 7 part teaching series on the less deadly sins.

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Is Self – Reliance a sin? Often we are encouraged to be self-reliant and stand on our own two feet – and yet God said it is not good for us to be alone! In his letter to the Galatians, Paul unpacks how his need of their care, lead to the kingdom of God expanding amongst them, he was with them because of his illness, through his vulnerability God tested and grew them, and the relationship between him and the church became deep enough for him to later challenge them. Well, maybe try relying on others this week, and allow others to rely on you, and see how the Kingdom expands amongst us.

Seven

It is easy to make distinctions when it comes to sin. Despite the obvious consequences of certain actions, ultimately the Bible doesn’t really categorise, but warns that doing whatever we feel like doing is not a free life. The business end of sin is death to our spirit. We will conclude each teach with a time of liturgy for confession as a chance for all to examine themselves. This is a 7 part teaching series on the less deadly sins.

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Jesus tells a story of two men who go up to pray in the Temple at Jerusalem. One of them a Pharisee, stands apart thinking he is better, the other a Tax Collector stands at a distance, knowing he can’t stand in his own merit. Self-righteousness causes us to separate from others, look down on them and justify ourselves – however it never works – Jesus declares it is the Tax Collector who declares he is a sinner who goes home justified.

This is Part 3 of our Seven series brought to you by Justyn Towler

Seven

It is easy to make distinctions when it comes to sin. Despite the obvious consequences of certain actions, ultimately the Bible doesn’t really categorise, but warns that doing whatever we feel like doing is not a free life. The business end of sin is death to our spirit. We will conclude each teach with a time of liturgy for confession as a chance for all to examine themselves. This is a 7 part teaching series on the less deadly sins.

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To be the authentic witness to this world and become more like Jesus we are to recover, learn and practice an obedient spirit. We don’t enjoy discussing the issue of authority even though we deal with it every day. We translate it as being told what to do told how to live. Resentment and rebellion to authority is ironic because none of us know what to do all of the time! If you serve God you must handle any responsibility that he gives you, learning to be trustworthy is learning to be obedient and to be ‘In’ authority is learning how to be ‘Under’ authority.

Seven

It is easy to make distinctions when it comes to sin. Despite the obvious consequences of certain actions, ultimately the Bible doesn’t really categorise, but warns that doing whatever we feel like doing is not a free life. The business end of sin is death to our spirit. We will conclude each teach with a time of liturgy for confession as a chance for all to examine themselves.

This is Part 1 of the Seven series, delivered by Jonny Lee.

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Chat

In this message Jonny explores ‘Chatting’ and the layers of what we say – also, how it can be used both in a disciple way and sinful manner, in terms of ‘gossip’ and curse words.

We often excuse or minimise our own sin. Whatever WE commit WE must realise it is no less deadly. What are you making a practice of? Do you walk what you talk?  Jesus lives up to everything he says. What about us?

Seven

It is easy to make distinctions when it comes to sin. Despite the obvious consequences of certain actions, ultimately the Bible doesn’t really categorise, but warns that doing whatever we feel like doing is not a free life. The business end of sin is death to our spirit. We will conclude each teach with a time of liturgy for confession as a chance for all to examine themselves. 

This is Part 1 of the Seven series, delivered by Jonny Lee.

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