Today’s Message… Life for Israel in the days of Ezra was not unlike our own day. Things were, humanly speaking, uncertain, but hopeful. Life was tough and hard-going, yet encouraging for the people of God. These were “grey times” and yet, Ezra chapter three seems to say that God’s people can live through these times […]
Ezra 2 – Roll Call
Today’s Message… In Ezra chapter two we snoop on the church roll and find it instructive, for it shows us what is – or should be – characteristic of the people of God. One in ten returnees was Priest. Worship was the reason for the return. To rebuild the altar and the Temple and to […]
Church Foundations – Part Six: Our Core Values (Rom 12:1-8)
As we have already said, all Communities exist on the basis of shared values and ours is no exception. Not only do we need to have our core values, they need to be coherent. We value faithful worship. It is a non-negotiable. We value godly community and that means, among other things that we will […]
Church Foundations – Part Five: Our Core Values (Rom 12:1-8)
All Communities exist on the basis of shared values. Ours is no exception. It is also true that we live among a culture that emphasises the individual. This means that, as a culture, the world is stuck. It can’t prosper without shared values, and yet, by and large we are told to, “do whatchya wanna […]