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Isn’t CS Lewis Great!?

Keith Waters Christian Comment 5th February 2018#newconnexions, communication, cross, discipline, eschatology, faith, Holy Spirit, hope, humility, Jesus, new connexions, power, prayer, redemption, repentance, scripture, second chance, Trinity, truth 0 Comment

Every now and then, in this crazy society we live, I think we need reminding of this:

“I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God. That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic — on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg — or else he would be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God, but let us not come with any patronising nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.”

C.S. Lewis

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The Sickness of Sin… a cure

Keith Waters Bible Studies 4th February 2018bible, discipleship, forgiveness, Grace, healing, hope, Jesus, redemption, repentance, second chance, sin, truth 0 Comment

This study is based on Mark 2:13-28. The sermon can be downloaded here: Sinners called to be Saints

Why was Levi being called by Jesus such a big deal?
What can we learn from all of the different characters (and their responses) mentioned in the account of Levi’s calling (verses 13 – 17).
Should Christians fast? explain the various answers.
What was wrong with the Pharisees approach to the Sabbath?
What can we learn from this, with respect to the way we spend our Sundays?
Spend some time in prayer for each other and the wider church, asking the Lord to have His way in our church life and our personal lives.

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You were put in this Church for a purpose – are you fulfilling it?

Keith Waters Bible Studies 7th January 2018bible, communication, discipline, eschatology, faith, faithfulness, family, Grace, new connexions, prayer, repentance, scripture, second chance, truth, unfaithfulness 0 Comment

A Study based on our verses for the year (Hebrews 10:23-25) and this Sermon: Your Church Needs You!

Take the passage and use it as a ‘sounding board’ to answer the following:
1. What is Christian hope and how does it differ from the way hope is often used?
2. The passage doesn’t talk about us doing what we want or getting what we want but focuses on other brothers and sisters in our church, why is that and what difference should that make to the way we relate to each other as a church?
3. Sometimes we get restless as individuals and decide that we want something else, maybe a different style or more going on, a bigger church or a smaller church. Why is acting on what we want almost certainly the wrong thing? (if there are any brave characters in the group they might share about past occasions when they have left churches for personal preference rather than because they were called for a purpose);
4. How can we motivate, encourage, and provoke (in a positive way) one another? And how might we demotivate, discourage and provoke (in a negative way) one another?
5. Should we expect Christ’s return soon?

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Wise or Foolish? A Study

Keith Waters Bible Studies 4th January 2018bible, discipline, faith, fool, forgiveness, Holy Spirit, hope, Jesus, new connexions, prayer, scripture, second chance, truth, wisdom 0 Comment

A study based on Proverbs 17:24

If you missed the sermon you cam pick it up here: Is that terribly wise?

How would you describe wisdom? Can anyone have wisdom or is it a gift for some?
What characterises a fool?
Can the group recall any other times wisdom and foolishness are mentioned in the Bible? Discuss what God is saying through each example.
How can we get wisdom?
Discussion on things like this can be a bit disconnected from real life. in the sermon we looked at a number of ways that we could and should apply this passage to our lives. Discuss those further as a group, and consider how we might encourage and challenge each other in this.

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