Sandyhills Parish Church:Reaching out to the community.

God's love shapes our : Idenity, Character, Gathering

1 John 2:28 - 3:10
The one who permanently lives and is grounded in Christ does not practice sin. Therefore whoever keeps on sinning has not seen him nor knows him. If we have sin in our lives that we continue to practice, then we do not live with Christ ruling our lives. Instead, we have no relationship at all with Christ.

Jesus, Our High Priest

Hebrews 4-10-5:10

The writer ends his thought on the concept of obedience. Jesus learned obedience through what he suffered. His obedience to the will of the Father made him the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him. The obedience of the Redeemer made salvation available to the obedient redeemed.

The perfect Son

Mark 1:1–13 rapidly introduces the ministry of Jesus, as introduced by John the Baptist. While other Gospels include many details, the Gospel of Mark briefly sets the stage for Jesus' baptism by John.

Who is this Jesus?

Matthew 21:1–11 follows Jesus on His final, "triumphal" entry into Jerusalem. He rides on a donkey for the final mile or so to intentionally fulfill a prophecy from Zechariah about the king arriving in Jerusalem. The crowds praise Him as the Messiah, lining His path with branches and their cloaks.

... But God .....

Acts 7:1-10

The Sanhedrin asks Stephen if he is an enemy against the Temple and Moses. He begins his defense by teaching the history of Israel to the Jewish leaders. God appeared to Abraham and told him to go to a land which He would give him. God told Abraham that before his descendants would inherit the land, they would be enslaved for 400 years. As commanded, Abraham circumcised his son, Isaac, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Freedom in Christ

John 8:31-36
Jesus sets us free for a reason – so that we can live freely as his followers. Just as the Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt in order to live as God's chosen people, we are freed from slavery to sin in order to live as God's freed and chosen people. We have been freed for this reason

The Kingdom of God (Part 3)

Scriptures various

Matthew 6:13 - 20

What does lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil mean?

When we pray “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one,” we pray asking God to keep us aware of the spiritual battle we are in, mindful of our enemies and their tactics, and relying on God and the weapons he has given us to fight.

 

The Kingdom of God (Part 2)

Scripture Various

Matthew 6:26-33

In this passage, Jesus taught that worry is unproductive. Worry keeps us from fulfilling the kingdom purposes to which He has called us. God uses all situations to accomplish His purposes, and He wants us to trust Him and join Him in that.

The Kingdom of God (Part 1)

The Kingdom of God

Scriptures various
Luke 17:20-21
Luke 17:21 is one of the key verses in the New Testament about the kingdom. . . . It is best … to take verse 21 as teaching that the initial manifestation of the kingdom has come with Jesus' ministry. The Pharisees do not need to look for the kingdom's coming in the sky, because it is already here in him!

God of the generations

Psalm 145:1-7
verse 4
“one generation to another” will “laud (make known)” God's “mighty acts.” In verse 5, the psalm singer says, “I will meditate” on God's majesty and works. The generations and the psalmist will “proclaim” and “declare” in verse 6; and they will “celebrate” and “sing aloud” in verse 7

Verse 7

It is applied to words as poured forth in praise. The meaning is, that the heart is full, as a fountain is full of water, and that it naturally overflows, or seeks to discharge itself. The thought of the goodness of God fills the heart, and makes it overflow with gratitude.