October 2018

Abuse in the church goes right back. 1 Samuel 2: 12-7 and 22. 12 Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard for the Lord. 13 Now it was the

Children are precious to Jesus. Matthew 18:1-9 18 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom

Jesus promises to remove abuse both within the church and beyond, using the metaphor of a good shepherd, laying down his life for the sheep.

Family Growth Term 2018 WEEK 3 – What Does God Say About People Who Hurt Others? Big idea People hurt each other in many different

: Israel’s leaders are pictured as shepherds who abuse their sheep – with Jesus as our good Shepherd, we need to consider how we can

God provides for our every need. Psalm 23 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2     He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside

We can always trust the Bible to explain Jesus’ place in God’s plan as well as our own place in God’s plan. Luke 24:44-49 44 He

It’s worth trusting things that are true. Passage: Luke 1:1-4 1 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled[a] among

In today’s Bible reading we see Jesus’ enemies reject him even though the evidence of his words and miracles supported his claims. John 10:22-39 22 Then

Trusting the Bible is a question of trusting Jesus. Do you trust him? Hebrews 1:1-5 1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at