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Technology & the Glory of God.

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One of the greatest daily challenges a Christian faces in the modern world is to think clearly about his or her use of any technology. Does it help you achieve good ends in your heavenly calling and service to Christ, or is it an avenue of distraction and temptation? ...

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Obedient Discipleship - by Cole Daum & Gareth Franks

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Discipleship is not merely about accountability and behaviour modification. Jesus tells us to make disciples by teaching people to obey, but they cannot obey what they haven’t been taught...

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Fruitful Discipleship - by Cole Daum

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An environment in which a person can be comfortable in a dormant state is no good for anybody especially the Church of Jesus Christ. Jesus himself told us that we glorify His father by bearing fruit and so prove to be His disciples. Jesus not only told us to make disciples but also gave us a model to follow in doing so. ...

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Making Disciples Together - By Cole Daum

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The best way to glorify God is to focus our time, attention and resources on making disciples of Jesus Christ. This article suggests a needed strategy in order to fulfil this mission, given to us by God....

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The Triumph of Good.

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“The only thing necessary for the triumph of good is for the Church to be faithful.” - The local church was founded by God for the purposes of God and the glory of God. The local church exists so that the invisible reign of Christ will be made visible. It is the only hope of the world....

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A Wasted Life

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God created us to live with a single passion: to joyfully display his supreme excellence in all the spheres of life. The wasted life is the life without this passion. God calls us to pray and think and dream and plan and work not to be made much of, but to make much of him in every part of our lives....

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Boxes

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When God blesses us with possessions, it is our duty and privilege to use it wisely, to give back to God from what He has given to us, to help those who don’t have as much, and to look upon our possessions with humility. We are not the owners; we are simply the stewards of all that God has chosen to bless us with. We were designed for more than the trivial pursuit of pos...

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Daddy, are we home yet?

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As Christians, our identity is in Christ through faith, because of what Christ has accomplished on the Cross of Calvary. Our fellowship is based in the Father and our citizenship is in heaven!...

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Colossians Prayer

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Pastor Gareth's prayer for our church during Pastor Kevin's Colossians series....

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Update from the Franks family

A brief video from the Franks family about their recent travels and the next stage in their journey....

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