When You Need Reminding
Text: 1 Thessalonians 1:4-10 (Morning Service) Speaker: James Martin At this point in the letter, Paul begins to counteract some criticism levelled at him and his message. It’s evident the church feels the weight of...
Celebrate the Good
Text: 1 Thess 1:1-3 (Morning Service) Speaker: James Martin The thessalonian church is a model church. They are an inspiration. They are committed. They are unshakeable under pressure. In this series, we’ll look at this...
When You Speak (All-Age Service)
Text: James 3:1-12 (Morning Service) *All-Age Service Speaker: James Martin The Book of James is all about teaching us to live out our faith in Jesus in every day, practical ways. One of the topics...
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Contending for the Faith
Text: Jude 1-24 (Morning Service) Speaker: James Martin The Book of Jude is small, sharp and strange, but that doesn’t mean we gloss over it and miss what this punchy little letter has for us...
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Beauty of Redemption
Text: Ruth 4 (Morning Service) Speaker: James Martin In my mind, the best word to describe Ruth 4 is beautiful. It’s the pinnacle and culmination of an amazing story that has seen everything from grief...
God’s Global Grace
Text: Luke 4:16-30 (Morning Service) Speaker: James Martin The Bible is all about mission. Throughout the unfolding story of the Bible, we read about a God and a people on a grace-spreading mission. This morning...
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The Welcomed Outsider
Text: Ruth 3 (Morning Service) Speaker: James Martin If we were supposed to cry in chapter 1 and have a knowing smile in chapter 2, then in chapter 3, we’re supposed to feel tense. There...
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Meeting the Redeemer
Text: Ruth 2 (Morning Service) Speaker: James Martin If in Chapter 1 we were supposed to cry, then in Chapter 2 we’re supposed to have a small, knowing smile because it looks like the situation...
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Hurting, Honest, & Hopeful
Text: Ruth 1:19-22 (Morning Service) Speaker: James Martin We’re shifting our focus from the character of Ruth to Naomi, the one who hurts the most in this story. This morning we’ll see Naomi returning to...
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Anatomy of Conversion
Text: Ruth 1:1-18 (Morning Service) Speaker: James Martin Last week we saw Ruth’s defining moment as she had to make a decision between Bethlehem and Moab, following her sister-in-law or her mother-in-law. Her answer to...