Luke 7:36-50 When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. AsContinue reading “Jesus anointed by a grateful woman”
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The Holy Spirit empowers you
Acts 1:1-9; Acts 2:1-21 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” At the start of the talk, there is a reference to a video from the start of theContinue reading “The Holy Spirit empowers you”
The Holy Spirit gives gifts
1 Corinthians 12:1-8 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the SpiritContinue reading “The Holy Spirit gives gifts”
The Holy Spirit brings unity
Ephesians 4:1-6 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one bodyContinue reading “The Holy Spirit brings unity”
The Holy Spirit transforms us
Galatians 5:13-26 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.Continue reading “The Holy Spirit transforms us”
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Hospitality (3rd Advent)
Matt 25:31-46 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came toContinue reading “Hospitality (3rd Advent)”
Feast (2nd Advent)
Luke 14:12-24 Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled,Continue reading “Feast (2nd Advent)”
Two great colleagues
Phil 2:19-30 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you. I have no one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare. For everyone looks out for their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. ButContinue reading “Two great colleagues”
Jesus’ humility is our example
Phil 1:27-2:18; 4:2-3 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And beingContinue reading “Jesus’ humility is our example”
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