Sandyhills Parish Church:Reaching out to the community.

Psalm 133 Reminds Us 'We Can Have Unity in Christ' He gave his life on the cross to pay the price for us to be forgiven of our sin, restored to unity with God, which then paves the way for the deepest kind of unity we could have with each other. In other words, the Gospel makes unity in God possible.

Chapter 2:1-10

First, salvation is entirely dependent on the grace of God, not human efforts.
Second, this means all Christians are part of the same family, Jew and Gentile alike.

Ephesians 2:10 tells us why: "…God prepared [our good works] beforehand, so that we would walk in them." Any and every good work that we have done has been prepared by God. It has been ordained by His sovereign will. All true good works are God-planned, God-empowered, and God-superintended.

Titus 2:11–15 explains the grace of God as something which encourages believers toward right behaviour and right thinking. The previous Scriptures gave instructions for proper behaviour of church members. Here, God's grace is shown as the foundation on which traits such as self-control, respect, and godliness are built.

Galations 5:16-26

Our Father in heaven, we rejoice to remember that hidden in the holiness of your Son, you count us holy in your sight. Not only as we pray, but as we live each day, you see us as saints, set apart by our Savior, for our Savior.

It's how we overcome our strong appetites to do what feels good even if that thing is sinful. In the Spirit's power, we can say no to ourselves. Context Summary. Galatians 5:16–26 focuses on how God's Spirit gives those in Christ the power to serve others in love. We must allow the Holy Spirit to lead, however.

Galatians 5: focuses on what those in Christ should do with our freedom in Christ. First, we must guard it, especially from those who would pressure us to follow the law. Paul was confident the Galatians would resist the one leading them in the wrong direction.

Galatians 5:1-18

John 7:37-39

The one who is thirsty is invited to come, meaning that he is encouraged to believe. Then, the one who believes is invited to drink. In other words, the one who believes is invited to receive. The end result is that Jesus invites the thirsty to believe and receive.

Today's passage (Eze 47:1-12) describes a marvelous river flowing from the temple to bring life and healing to the land. This vision reveals God's heart for a broken world and testifies about the gospel of Jesus

Lamentations 3:1-27

Lamentations 3 records Jeremiah's lamentation for the destruction of Jerusalem from the perspective of the people of Judah. In Lamentations 3:1–18 we learn how the wicked people of Judah described their relationship with God.

Luke 1: 46-56 - Mary's song of praise

Mary is saying that her soul proclaims the greatness of God. God's greatness is demonstrated as faithfulness and mercy especially towards the downtrodden. This image reflects Luke's admiration for the early Christian communities, in which all goods where shared in common and no one went hungry (Acts 2:44-45).