Sandyhills Parish Church:Reaching out to the community.

Saved for ....?

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.

The fruit of the spirit PT2

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.

The fruit of the spirit

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.

Walk in the spirit

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

Living in the river

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.

You can have it all

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

Carried by his mercy

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.

A child is born

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).

Christmas imPossible.The Incarnate

John 1:1-14

God became incarnate in Jesus, but Jesus—though uniquely God's child and God's incarnate Word—makes it possible for all of us to become God's children who embody God's word. Through Christ, our ordinary human lives can become places where God's glory shines. The Word became flesh to bring us all into God's family.

Christmas imPossible - TheVirgin Birth

Matthew 1:18–25 
.....tells the story of the birth of Christ from the perspective of Joseph. This man is betrothed to be married to Mary, but finds out she is pregnant. He does not realize, yet, that this child is Christ, and that she is pregnant by a miracle of the Holy Spirit.